Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Haiti and Haitian People Need Respect and Real Help- Not Constant Visit From Celebrities

First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, visited Haiti briefly and unexpectedly yesterday have risen some critics and I have critics on my own as well:

Haiti does not need anymore ongoing visit from celebrities, but Haiti needs mostly RESPECT AND REAL HELP!

Note that this is not about her visiting Haiti specifically, but taking opportunity to address the fact that many people believe that when a popular, rich individual go to Haiti, that would help Haiti getting better, so I want to denounce that as FALSE!

Because the only people that benefits from that are the subjects themselves, not the Haitian people or Haiti. The whole good talk would be about them, and Haiti would just stay the same or even worse. It has been proven!

In the past years, Haiti has had several hundreds of visits from all kind of celebrities range from movies actors, musicians, writers, etc...but none of that helped Haiti gets REAL HELP, and it has not helped Haitians reputation get better as well.

In fact, I think this kind of visits from celebrities biases are hurting Haiti more than helping, because of their presents in Haiti that draw lot of attention and the media that will soon start posting videos on TV and online, and taking and showing pictures of children of Haiti ( sometimes, naked picture). Hence, Haitians' reputation in the eyes and mind of the world is degrading.

One good example of that is Haiti last visit few weeks ago by two former U.S. president, who obviously one of the worst weirdo, ignorant racist man anyone can see, after shaking hands with some Haitian people in Haiti had to wiped off his hands on his best friend in front of the public and the cameras. No wonder that caused some more damages for Haiti and Haitians reputation because the world keep seeing that video on the internet and some making fun of it, especially when you have some Haitians in U.S. who would kill another Haitian for a U.S.. But as for him, his country media look at him as a good humanitarian. http://ping.fm/LX6eO

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