The Kony 2012 debate in my opinion is a serious issue however i believe that their taking it a bit too far. Raising awareness and such is a good thing but their making it out to be that capturing Kony is the only way to solve child soldiers and issues in Uganda. People probably don't realize that after the fact of obtaining Kony that these kids need help and mental care to help them recover into the world; otherwise they could become violent and lash out in their homes and schools. Yes, Kony needs to be captured, but it doesn't just stop there.
I think that Kony 2012 is real but some of the things about it in the video are over exaggerated and not true. Jason uses his kid as an example of how people do not know or understand Kony 2012. This makes people want to learn more and buy all of the merchandise and do the April 20th thing. Kony needs to be captured and some sort of deal needs to be made. If we just simply kill Joseph Kony, he has an army of more than 30,000 children that will not be happy. Someone might take his place and the cycle would start over again. We are taking the wrong approach if we kill him.
I believe that this is Western Propaganda. The morally decadent west is attempting to vilify the opponents of Western-backed governments. The West should not continue to intervene in these unstable and artificial countries created by them.
I thought Kony 2012 was a good documentary. It really gets the point across that Kony needs to be stopped and how unfortunate Uganda is. However, it does over exaggerate on many points. Plus where does the money truely go when you buy the bracelets?
My main concern with the Kony 2012 video is where the blame is placed. One man may be the leader of the LRA, but how are they sure that the LRA will be stopped when they capture Joseph Kony? They can't. One man will not bring this entire problem to justice. Yes, it's a start, but the entire campaign should not be focused on just this one man. The focus should be more mainly on the children. I do believe that these children need to be rescued and their life should be changed for the better, but I think this issue goes deeper than one 30-minute video. On the plus side, I think that a 20-minute video is a good start, and raising awareness of this major issue in Africa is the best way to end this problem.
The Kony 2012 video has been extremely effective at motivating people to share the issue of child soldiers in Africa, but I believe there is both a strong negative and positive effect caused by the video. The negative is how simplified the situation is in the Kony 2012 video, and how brainwashed people are by it. Many believe that catching Kony and sharing the video will magically solve the problem presented by the LRA. As any politician will say, the situation of child soldiers is extremely complex and cannot be easily solved. The strong positive outcome is the fact that more people are realizing the horrible problem children face in Africa, having to constantly battle the fear that they may be abducted and forced to kill innocents. Overall, I think that the video was extremely effective in bringing to light an issue, but their solution is unrealistic does not address the long-term parts of the child soldier situation.
The whole idea of the Kony 2012 video was to fight the issue of child soldiers in Africa with awareness. With the extreme emphasis on social networking, it has become easier than ever to spread awareness on a topic that would have otherwise been unknown. The problem with this, however, is that people just begin to re-post and re-post without really understanding what the organization is about, and even what the issue really is. All the information they are getting is what they are fed in the video, which can be extremely biased. Not to say there isn't a terrible occurance going on in Africa, but this just is not the right way to go about solving it. Utilizing social media to spread awareness is a good idea in concept, but it has to be partnered with other ways to solve the issue that can really educate people on what is going on. -Luke Gault
While kony 2012 did a good job of shedding light on the use of child soldiers in other countries it put to much emphasis on America doing something about it. It is not our job niether our place to be fixing other countries problems. All we can do pronounce our distaste for what is happening. Under no circumstance should we get involved in the actual tracking and finding of Kony.
I believe that what's happened in Africa with Kony is true, and actually has happened. I think it is a horrible thing, but I also believe that the press has blown it way out of proportion, like most "high-quality" news stories. During the entire video of Kony 2012, I felt like I was being quite literally brain-washed. With fancy-shmancy video editing, well-placed video clips, and some hard work, the maker of this video was able to make it so it hit your inner core when you watched it, that you felt all your deep, touchy emotions being strung. It's actually quite impressive uses of logical falacies and ethos tactics. What's happened with Kony is horrible, and we should try and reach out to the rest of the world to help, but we need to evaluate the facts of the situation, and really think about what's the smartest move to take based on those, rather than a high-tech home movie.
In my opinoin Kony 2012 was a good documentary. He got his point across to almost 90 million people. But most of the people in that 90 million just saw it and figured it was the cool thing to do so they reposted it. They really dont understand the seriousness in what he's trying to do. Watching the video you see the terrible things Kony has done to Uganda which makes you compassionate and at the perfect moment they ask you pruchase this kit. Right when they asked that I felt like this was a scam. Where does the money even go?-Kellie Koren
The video was presented very well. it brainwashed you into feeling that you need to help. but it also over simplified the problem. if Kony is killed, some of his followers would just pick up where he left off and continue what he was doing. Killing Kony won't solve the whole problem, it will only put a new leader in charge, just as bad as Kony. the other part of the video i have issue with, is how it just wants you to buy something. the video doesn't show how to completely solve the problem, and for this reason, it is just a well planed advertisement.
The Kony 2012 video appeals to your emotions which makes you want to take action, but most people don't stop and use their brains first. If you actually think about the video you will see that it is well put together to persuade in his direction. However taking a closer look it gives false encouragement, the world isn't as easy to fix as he claims. Instead of putting all the money toward catching Kony what about, food and shelter and education, if Kony isn't causing any harm for now.
The Kony video attempts to play to your emotions in an attempt to get you to take action against Kony. When watching the video, you feel compelled to take action and help in any way you can... but when you take a step back and think about what you just watched you realize that he basically tried to brainwash you into helping his cause.
The video in question uses emotional appeals much more than logic and is effective in inspiring those who watch it without thinking about it but if someone were to actually think about the message it is flawed in many ways. Kony 2012 somehow suggests that stopping Kony will change the world be a positive influence without really saying how it will become this. While abundant in emotion the video lacks good information and inspiring people without them really knowing what they are doing is wrong. In conclusion this video is good if you simply watch it but if you give it some thought the idea quickly unravels.
I thought the Kony 2012 video was very informative and appealed to most of the audience. The topics the video covered were all very serious and appealed to my emotions, but i feel like capturing Kony is not going to solve the problem completely. The issue of child soldiers goes beyond one person's actions. Although capturing Kony would help the problem immensely, there are still many other steps we need to take in order to get the child soldiers to safety.
Kony 2012 the video is a very well made video, and they know that. The video is made to play on your emotions and make you WANT to take part in the fight. Because of this, people are starting to join, although some of the information may not be completely correct. As you watch the video the pictures they show of children all beaten up compel the watcher to take action. The video also makes the watcher believe that you could just buy a kit, or graffiti your town.. and that you would be saving the world. They do not give all of the facts.
Overall i think that the Kony video was very well researched and backed up but it also played on people's emotions. Obviously, those images are going to get people's attention and i think it made people realize there are still child soldiers and terrible things happening in other countries. I understand the whole concept of "world peace" and helping other countries but people need to also realize there are bad things happening regarding our own country. Granted not child soldiers but still. I think it is awesome to see people come together for a good cause but the video doesn't give all the facts. There is a bigger problem than just Kony.
I believe the video succeeded at its core idea, get Kony out there, whether it will solve the child soldier problem of the area or not. I think critics locked in too much on his "simple solution" while not seeing the real idea. Whether he wanted Kony alone to stand justice, this topic is now on the news stands internationally. Tasks don't get accomplished in this country until there is enough motivation and/or enough publicity and that's what I felt this video demanded and succeeded at doing. I didn't feel motivated to go after Kony or his cohorts, i felt motivated to help the cause whether it be via Invisible Children or not.
The idea behind Kony 2012 is exactly as officials are saying, simplistic. There is a bigger issue than just sending money to the Ugandan army and hoping they stop Kony. Kony is just the leader, what about his followers? The children are his army so in order to get Kony won't they have to harm them? There are many different factors to the situation other than donating thirty dollars to basically end the war thats been going on for a long time.
The basic idea is a good one. And Kony's face has gotten plastered all over everywhere. However, the issue is oversimplified. I don't believe wearing a little bracelet for a small donation is going to fix such a big problem. The video does use pathos to make you want to support, but there is just not enough factual information to back it up.
In my point of view I believe that the Kony 2012 was a well explained documentation. Kony 2012 can put your feelings on another level. This made many finally understand the meaning of how horribly children are treated all around the world. However, capturing one man won't resolve the issue, Kony is not the only problem there is.
I believe the Kony 2012 video is for such a great cause regardless of all that is happening behind the scenes that the public doesn't know of. Many people don't realize what is happening outside the walls of our pretty darn perfect society and this video did a great job of getting millions of peoples attention and planting the seed in order to do something about it. I feel like critics are looking too far into it and don't understand their use of simplicity. It's only thirty minutes for a reason, no one has time.
Kony 2012 appeals to our emotions so it makes us feel like we need to help. The video makes it seem like this is affecting the world in such a big way but there is not a lot of facts in the video. The video just convinces you to help, so you end up helping because you were convinced to, not because you want to.
Kony 2012 focuses on playing with your emotions, forcing you to feel bad for the children, and want to help. Although the video is moving, they're plan is too flawed. They work on getting your hopes up about catching Kony, yet once he's caught, the world would not suddenly become a perfect place.
Kony 2012 has great intentions but they only address the first layer of this issue. They are leaving out so much else that needs to be covered. The video tricks you into thinking you can stop atrocities out Africa by posting about it on Facebook and buying a bracelet. In reality you aren't doing much even though you feel like your're saving the world.
Kony 2012 toyed with our emotions with using innocent children being thrown into battle without a good cause. The video isn't telling the full story either, they leave out many crutial details, only focusing on one major point. This video also shows how easily you can be persuade. Just because a lot of people are supporting this, especially on social networking sites. Many other people were persuaded just by this 30 minute video, you need to reasearch the topic before taking a side. Even so, there isn't much one can do to help the cause.
The idea behind Kony 2012 is good however, just donating some money will not help the bigger issue as much as people think. Kony is the major problem but it's not only him, he has followers. The video hits the right note on people's emotions and people empathize with the children which is a large portion of having people ban together.
I feel like the idea of Kony 2012 is too good to be true. Spreading the word and making people aware of the issue is a good thing, although there isnt a whole lot we can do even after killing him. The war would still go on.
Kony 2012 is definatly a big problem but i think that it was not made famous or popular at the right time. If the guy made the video sooner, i think he would of had a better impact. I also think that vandalizing the world will not help anything. Neither will buying braclets to donate money. That money is probably not enough to make a difference. But after watching the video, it played with everyones emotions making all of them want to do something to help.
Kony 2012 is a huge problem that donating money is not going to solve. The video purposly targets the emotions causing one to not think twice about dontaing. But really where is this money going? To advertising, the "free gift" they send as a thank you, money for murder? Killing Kony is not the answer either there are other issues that could be more beneficial especially since Kony hasn't been seen in years.
This is blasphemy... This is just an excuse to get involved in foreign affairs.. More specifically Kony's affairs.. If the government tried to find and destroy Kony.. The western way of life could possibly descend into anarchy, chaos, and eternal darkness.. Just simple propaganda placing its silk tongue into the ears of the youth... Corrupting the young and beautiful minds of the west.. Playing them like puppets until one day they cut the strings and abandon them... Leaving them completely helpless... Ultimate destruction... Kony 2012.
Kony 2012 achieve its goal of spreading awarness of kony's crimes in a persuasive and proffesional manner. I find thier approach to the issue far over-simplified. Useing the supposed good guys (ugandan army) to overthrow the bad guy (kony) is only a fraction of the issue. Child soldeirs arent simply going to return home smiling after thier leader has been taken.
I noticed that throughout the video, emotions were used to get the viewer to donate instead of logical facts. Though at first this video sounded helpful towards the effort, watching it further made me wonder if their efforts were really going to make a substancial difference.
I found that the video used a lot of emotion to explain Kony's crimes. They use the emotion caused from the video to influence people to follow and support the cause. I also think that killing Kony is only a small portion of the problem. The child soldiers following Kony will not cease fire and their leader was just killed. This is a much larger and more complex problem that will take more than money and influence from the people of the USA
I thought that kony 2012 used a lot of emotions in the video, and i believed that it really caught the eye of the public. However, i still question how the donations are going to make a difference. I am all for raising awareness and stopping this horrible cause but i want to know if the donations play a strong role when trying to capture Kony.
Instead of using solid facts as to why people should donate to the cause and explaining where the money is going to, he uses emotions to attract viewers. He uses his cute little son and very emotional former boy soldiers. Of course I want to catch Kony and stop him from his evil doings but I don't understand how a couple dollars a day and emotional videos are going to stop us from catching him.
I feel that Kony 2012 is a big issue but they are just simplifying it. When you buy a bracelet or anything else from them only about 30% of the profits of Kony 2012 are going to actually help the children in Africa. The other 70% is going towards other things like advertising when it should be going towards helping them.
I believe that recieving additional money would not aid the situation. It is just a matter of finding Kony. Although, spreading awareness may possibly be affective. The video very well demonstrates the terror that Kony has caused.
I think the Kony 2012 video has really spread awareness and caught the common persons interest of the situation going on in Uganda, but just because we share a video on Facebook or buy a bracelet, it doesn't mean we're ending Kony's rampage. Also, the issue is really oversimplified. Towards the end, it says that once Kony is captured, children will be able to return home to their parents and live in harmony and innocence once again. However, as we read in A Long Way Gone, it took Ishmael and the other boy soldiers a long time to return to a state of stability and humanity. It may bring us to feel like we're making a difference and bettering the lives of helpless children and families that need it, but the truth is, we truly aren't doing anything. Capturing one man when thousands back him up is only one step and it will take many years to bring back peace.
I personally think that it is out of our hands. It doesn't matter how much money is dumped in children being used as soldiers will continue to happen. If we stop this one person from doing this there are others that will also use children, we can't stop it. We might as well spend the money petitioning to the UN who might be able to do something instead of this fund.
Kony 2012 has spread awareness about different situation in different places. It does explain how the money would go to the Uganda army but it does not explain what that money will be used for or how they will take Joseph Kony out. Kony's army is simply made up of children. Even though he does not explain this in the video it is kind of common sense, that if someone has to make a youtube video to get money to take out a man in another country, I personally think it is kind of sketchy.
Throughout the Kony 2012 video the creater appealed to the audience with the use of emotions. He showed us sad African children telling stories of their lives, and he also showed videos and pictures of his own child to draw us in. It's not completely known what the money that many people have been donating is really going towards. Maybe it is going to trying to catch Kony, maybe not. Even if, catching Kony isn't going to make the world a perfect place.
Kony 2012 informs many people around the world what is going on and how bad it really is. They are using emotional appeals to try and get you to donate to their organization. After watching it you want to try and help in any way you can. But the whole thing was just brainwashing you into making you donate. connor mccrory
I believe the issue raised in Kony 2012 is a serious issue, but i believe the issue is exaggerated in the video. People need to be aware of Kony, but they also need to realize that human trafficing was an issue before kony and will still happen after Kony, people are not aware or willing to help. People think its crazy no one knew about Kony, but they also did not know about the Holocaust until years after it started. They are using ethos,pathos, and logos to appeal to the audience to join the effort, or donate. Something needs to be done, but not in the ways suggested. It may result in a crazy outbreak. Also even after caputuring Kony, there will be other consequences created.
The Kony 2012 video is extremely well made. It uses several emotional appeals, makes you feel like you can make a difference by doing nothing, and even uses a cute little kid! When I first watched it, I was on board. The video had emotionally struck me and I wanted to help as much as I could. I couldn't believe that all of these people were coming together just to help these children. In fact, it was too good to be true. So I researched more into it and it turns out that the Ugandan Army, which we are teaming up with, is just as bad as Kony. They have killed countless children for no reason. Also, Kony has done his worst several years ago, he is no longer a leading threat. As I looked more into it I found out that Uganda has recently discovered large sums of oil on it's coast, which is probably why America has just now jumped into this issue. The video mentions that Kony already knows of America's plan to kill him. We automatically believe that the solution to all of the problems in Uganda is to kill Kony, but in reality, killing him would only spark conflict with his army and bring the United States into another war. So while all of the brainwashed followers of Jason Russell "Cover the Night" on April 20th, why don't we all Uncover the Truth and bring this elaborate scam to justice. Let's not go to war for no reason. PHONY 2012 (:
I think the intentions of Invisible Children were noble, but they make the issues in Africa sound so simple. We can't solve Afica's problems by buying a bracelet and posting banners. Even if we did find Kony, that would do next to nothing to stop the production of child soldiers. Just because the leader is gone doesn't mean the followers will stop fighting. In my opinion, Invisible Children should mainly focus on providing an education for the children in Africa, so they can make decisions and earn a living for themselves. We can't pretend to understand the situation in Africa because we don't live there, so we should just provide the opportunity to Africa to solve their own problems.
The Kony 2012 debate in my opinion is a serious issue however i believe that their taking it a bit too far. Raising awareness and such is a good thing but their making it out to be that capturing Kony is the only way to solve child soldiers and issues in Uganda. People probably don't realize that after the fact of obtaining Kony that these kids need help and mental care to help them recover into the world; otherwise they could become violent and lash out in their homes and schools. Yes, Kony needs to be captured, but it doesn't just stop there.
ReplyDeleteI think that Kony 2012 is real but some of the things about it in the video are over exaggerated and not true. Jason uses his kid as an example of how people do not know or understand Kony 2012. This makes people want to learn more and buy all of the merchandise and do the April 20th thing. Kony needs to be captured and some sort of deal needs to be made. If we just simply kill Joseph Kony, he has an army of more than 30,000 children that will not be happy. Someone might take his place and the cycle would start over again. We are taking the wrong approach if we kill him.
ReplyDeleteI believe that this is Western Propaganda. The morally decadent west is attempting to vilify the opponents of Western-backed governments. The West should not continue to intervene in these unstable and artificial countries created by them.
ReplyDeleteI thought Kony 2012 was a good documentary. It really gets the point across that Kony needs to be stopped and how unfortunate Uganda is. However, it does over exaggerate on many points. Plus where does the money truely go when you buy the bracelets?
ReplyDeleteMy main concern with the Kony 2012 video is where the blame is placed. One man may be the leader of the LRA, but how are they sure that the LRA will be stopped when they capture Joseph Kony? They can't. One man will not bring this entire problem to justice. Yes, it's a start, but the entire campaign should not be focused on just this one man. The focus should be more mainly on the children. I do believe that these children need to be rescued and their life should be changed for the better, but I think this issue goes deeper than one 30-minute video. On the plus side, I think that a 20-minute video is a good start, and raising awareness of this major issue in Africa is the best way to end this problem.
ReplyDeleteThe Kony 2012 video has been extremely effective at motivating people to share the issue of child soldiers in Africa, but I believe there is both a strong negative and positive effect caused by the video. The negative is how simplified the situation is in the Kony 2012 video, and how brainwashed people are by it. Many believe that catching Kony and sharing the video will magically solve the problem presented by the LRA. As any politician will say, the situation of child soldiers is extremely complex and cannot be easily solved. The strong positive outcome is the fact that more people are realizing the horrible problem children face in Africa, having to constantly battle the fear that they may be abducted and forced to kill innocents. Overall, I think that the video was extremely effective in bringing to light an issue, but their solution is unrealistic does not address the long-term parts of the child soldier situation.
ReplyDeleteThe whole idea of the Kony 2012 video was to fight the issue of child soldiers in Africa with awareness. With the extreme emphasis on social networking, it has become easier than ever to spread awareness on a topic that would have otherwise been unknown. The problem with this, however, is that people just begin to re-post and re-post without really understanding what the organization is about, and even what the issue really is. All the information they are getting is what they are fed in the video, which can be extremely biased. Not to say there isn't a terrible occurance going on in Africa, but this just is not the right way to go about solving it. Utilizing social media to spread awareness is a good idea in concept, but it has to be partnered with other ways to solve the issue that can really educate people on what is going on. -Luke Gault
ReplyDeleteWhile kony 2012 did a good job of shedding light on the use of child soldiers in other countries it put to much emphasis on America doing something about it. It is not our job niether our place to be fixing other countries problems. All we can do pronounce our distaste for what is happening. Under no circumstance should we get involved in the actual tracking and finding of Kony.
ReplyDeleteI believe that what's happened in Africa with Kony is true, and actually has happened. I think it is a horrible thing, but I also believe that the press has blown it way out of proportion, like most "high-quality" news stories. During the entire video of Kony 2012, I felt like I was being quite literally brain-washed. With fancy-shmancy video editing, well-placed video clips, and some hard work, the maker of this video was able to make it so it hit your inner core when you watched it, that you felt all your deep, touchy emotions being strung. It's actually quite impressive uses of logical falacies and ethos tactics. What's happened with Kony is horrible, and we should try and reach out to the rest of the world to help, but we need to evaluate the facts of the situation, and really think about what's the smartest move to take based on those, rather than a high-tech home movie.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinoin Kony 2012 was a good documentary. He got his point across to almost 90 million people. But most of the people in that 90 million just saw it and figured it was the cool thing to do so they reposted it. They really dont understand the seriousness in what he's trying to do. Watching the video you see the terrible things Kony has done to Uganda which makes you compassionate and at the perfect moment they ask you pruchase this kit. Right when they asked that I felt like this was a scam. Where does the money even go?-Kellie Koren
ReplyDeleteThe video was presented very well. it brainwashed you into feeling that you need to help. but it also over simplified the problem. if Kony is killed, some of his followers would just pick up where he left off and continue what he was doing. Killing Kony won't solve the whole problem, it will only put a new leader in charge, just as bad as Kony. the other part of the video i have issue with, is how it just wants you to buy something. the video doesn't show how to completely solve the problem, and for this reason, it is just a well planed advertisement.
ReplyDeleteThe Kony 2012 video appeals to your emotions which makes you want to take action, but most people don't stop and use their brains first. If you actually think about the video you will see that it is well put together to persuade in his direction. However taking a closer look it gives false encouragement, the world isn't as easy to fix as he claims. Instead of putting all the money toward catching Kony what about, food and shelter and education, if Kony isn't causing any harm for now.
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The Kony video attempts to play to your emotions in an attempt to get you to take action against Kony. When watching the video, you feel compelled to take action and help in any way you can... but when you take a step back and think about what you just watched you realize that he basically tried to brainwash you into helping his cause.
ReplyDeleteThe video in question uses emotional appeals much more than logic and is effective in inspiring those who watch it without thinking about it but if someone were to actually think about the message it is flawed in many ways. Kony 2012 somehow suggests that stopping Kony will change the world be a positive influence without really saying how it will become this. While abundant in emotion the video lacks good information and inspiring people without them really knowing what they are doing is wrong. In conclusion this video is good if you simply watch it but if you give it some thought the idea quickly unravels.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Kony 2012 video was very informative and appealed to most of the audience. The topics the video covered were all very serious and appealed to my emotions, but i feel like capturing Kony is not going to solve the problem completely. The issue of child soldiers goes beyond one person's actions. Although capturing Kony would help the problem immensely, there are still many other steps we need to take in order to get the child soldiers to safety.
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Kony 2012 the video is a very well made video, and they know that. The video is made to play on your emotions and make you WANT to take part in the fight. Because of this, people are starting to join, although some of the information may not be completely correct. As you watch the video the pictures they show of children all beaten up compel the watcher to take action. The video also makes the watcher believe that you could just buy a kit, or graffiti your town.. and that you would be saving the world. They do not give all of the facts.
ReplyDeleteOverall i think that the Kony video was very well researched and backed up but it also played on people's emotions. Obviously, those images are going to get people's attention and i think it made people realize there are still child soldiers and terrible things happening in other countries. I understand the whole concept of "world peace" and helping other countries but people need to also realize there are bad things happening regarding our own country. Granted not child soldiers but still. I think it is awesome to see people come together for a good cause but the video doesn't give all the facts. There is a bigger problem than just Kony.
ReplyDeleteI believe the video succeeded at its core idea, get Kony out there, whether it will solve the child soldier problem of the area or not. I think critics locked in too much on his "simple solution" while not seeing the real idea. Whether he wanted Kony alone to stand justice, this topic is now on the news stands internationally. Tasks don't get accomplished in this country until there is enough motivation and/or enough publicity and that's what I felt this video demanded and succeeded at doing. I didn't feel motivated to go after Kony or his cohorts, i felt motivated to help the cause whether it be via Invisible Children or not.
ReplyDeleteThe idea behind Kony 2012 is exactly as officials are saying, simplistic. There is a bigger issue than just sending money to the Ugandan army and hoping they stop Kony. Kony is just the leader, what about his followers? The children are his army so in order to get Kony won't they have to harm them? There are many different factors to the situation other than donating thirty dollars to basically end the war thats been going on for a long time.
ReplyDeleteThe basic idea is a good one. And Kony's face has gotten plastered all over everywhere. However, the issue is oversimplified. I don't believe wearing a little bracelet for a small donation is going to fix such a big problem. The video does use pathos to make you want to support, but there is just not enough factual information to back it up.
ReplyDeleteIn my point of view I believe that the Kony 2012 was a well explained documentation. Kony 2012 can put your feelings on another level. This made many finally understand the meaning of how horribly children are treated all around the world. However, capturing one man won't resolve the issue, Kony is not the only problem there is.
ReplyDeleteI believe the Kony 2012 video is for such a great cause regardless of all that is happening behind the scenes that the public doesn't know of. Many people don't realize what is happening outside the walls of our pretty darn perfect society and this video did a great job of getting millions of peoples attention and planting the seed in order to do something about it. I feel like critics are looking too far into it and don't understand their use of simplicity. It's only thirty minutes for a reason, no one has time.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 appeals to our emotions so it makes us feel like we need to help. The video makes it seem like this is affecting the world in such a big way but there is not a lot of facts in the video. The video just convinces you to help, so you end up helping because you were convinced to, not because you want to.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 focuses on playing with your emotions, forcing you to feel bad for the children, and want to help. Although the video is moving, they're plan is too flawed. They work on getting your hopes up about catching Kony, yet once he's caught, the world would not suddenly become a perfect place.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 has great intentions but they only address the first layer of this issue. They are leaving out so much else that needs to be covered. The video tricks you into thinking you can stop atrocities out Africa by posting about it on Facebook and buying a bracelet. In reality you aren't doing much even though you feel like your're saving the world.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 toyed with our emotions with using innocent children being thrown into battle without a good cause. The video isn't telling the full story either, they leave out many crutial details, only focusing on one major point. This video also shows how easily you can be persuade. Just because a lot of people are supporting this, especially on social networking sites. Many other people were persuaded just by this 30 minute video, you need to reasearch the topic before taking a side. Even so, there isn't much one can do to help the cause.
ReplyDeleteThe idea behind Kony 2012 is good however, just donating some money will not help the bigger issue as much as people think. Kony is the major problem but it's not only him, he has followers. The video hits the right note on people's emotions and people empathize with the children which is a large portion of having people ban together.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the idea of Kony 2012 is too good to be true. Spreading the word and making people aware of the issue is a good thing, although there isnt a whole lot we can do even after killing him. The war would still go on.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 is definatly a big problem but i think that it was not made famous or popular at the right time. If the guy made the video sooner, i think he would of had a better impact. I also think that vandalizing the world will not help anything. Neither will buying braclets to donate money. That money is probably not enough to make a difference. But after watching the video, it played with everyones emotions making all of them want to do something to help.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 is a huge problem that donating money is not going to solve. The video purposly targets the emotions causing one to not think twice about dontaing. But really where is this money going? To advertising, the "free gift" they send as a thank you, money for murder? Killing Kony is not the answer either there are other issues that could be more beneficial especially since Kony hasn't been seen in years.
ReplyDeleteThis is blasphemy... This is just an excuse to get involved in foreign affairs.. More specifically Kony's affairs.. If the government tried to find and destroy Kony.. The western way of life could possibly descend into anarchy, chaos, and eternal darkness.. Just simple propaganda placing its silk tongue into the ears of the youth... Corrupting the young and beautiful minds of the west.. Playing them like puppets until one day they cut the strings and abandon them... Leaving them completely helpless... Ultimate destruction... Kony 2012.
ReplyDeleteKony 2012 achieve its goal of spreading awarness of kony's crimes in a persuasive and proffesional manner. I find thier approach to the issue far over-simplified. Useing the supposed good guys (ugandan army) to overthrow the bad guy (kony) is only a fraction of the issue. Child soldeirs arent simply going to return home smiling after thier leader has been taken.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that throughout the video, emotions were used to get the viewer to donate instead of logical facts. Though at first this video sounded helpful towards the effort, watching it further made me wonder if their efforts were really going to make a substancial difference.
ReplyDeleteI found that the video used a lot of emotion to explain Kony's crimes. They use the emotion caused from the video to influence people to follow and support the cause. I also think that killing Kony is only a small portion of the problem. The child soldiers following Kony will not cease fire and their leader was just killed. This is a much larger and more complex problem that will take more than money and influence from the people of the USA
ReplyDeleteI thought that kony 2012 used a lot of emotions in the video, and i believed that it really caught the eye of the public. However, i still question how the donations are going to make a difference. I am all for raising awareness and stopping this horrible cause but i want to know if the donations play a strong role when trying to capture Kony.
ReplyDeleteInstead of using solid facts as to why people should donate to the cause and explaining where the money is going to, he uses emotions to attract viewers. He uses his cute little son and very emotional former boy soldiers. Of course I want to catch Kony and stop him from his evil doings but I don't understand how a couple dollars a day and emotional videos are going to stop us from catching him.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say I don't understand how a couple dollars a day and emotional videos are going to help us catch him.
DeleteI feel that Kony 2012 is a big issue but they are just simplifying it. When you buy a bracelet or anything else from them only about 30% of the profits of Kony 2012 are going to actually help the children in Africa. The other 70% is going towards other things like advertising when it should be going towards helping them.
ReplyDeleteI believe that recieving additional money would not aid the situation. It is just a matter of finding Kony. Although, spreading awareness may possibly be affective. The video very well demonstrates the terror that Kony has caused.
ReplyDeleteI think the Kony 2012 video has really spread awareness and caught the common persons interest of the situation going on in Uganda, but just because we share a video on Facebook or buy a bracelet, it doesn't mean we're ending Kony's rampage. Also, the issue is really oversimplified. Towards the end, it says that once Kony is captured, children will be able to return home to their parents and live in harmony and innocence once again. However, as we read in A Long Way Gone, it took Ishmael and the other boy soldiers a long time to return to a state of stability and humanity. It may bring us to feel like we're making a difference and bettering the lives of helpless children and families that need it, but the truth is, we truly aren't doing anything. Capturing one man when thousands back him up is only one step and it will take many years to bring back peace.
ReplyDeleteI personally think that it is out of our hands. It doesn't matter how much money is dumped in children being used as soldiers will continue to happen. If we stop this one person from doing this there are others that will also use children, we can't stop it. We might as well spend the money petitioning to the UN who might be able to do something instead of this fund.
DeleteKony 2012 has spread awareness about different situation in different places. It does explain how the money would go to the Uganda army but it does not explain what that money will be used for or how they will take Joseph Kony out. Kony's army is simply made up of children. Even though he does not explain this in the video it is kind of common sense, that if someone has to make a youtube video to get money to take out a man in another country, I personally think it is kind of sketchy.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the Kony 2012 video the creater appealed to the audience with the use of emotions. He showed us sad African children telling stories of their lives, and he also showed videos and pictures of his own child to draw us in.
ReplyDeleteIt's not completely known what the money that many people have been donating is really going towards. Maybe it is going to trying to catch Kony, maybe not. Even if, catching Kony isn't going to make the world a perfect place.
Kony 2012 informs many people around the world what is going on and how bad it really is. They are using emotional appeals to try and get you to donate to their organization. After watching it you want to try and help in any way you can. But the whole thing was just brainwashing you into making you donate. connor mccrory
ReplyDeleteI believe the issue raised in Kony 2012 is a serious issue, but i believe the issue is exaggerated in the video. People need to be aware of Kony, but they also need to realize that human trafficing was an issue before kony and will still happen after Kony, people are not aware or willing to help. People think its crazy no one knew about Kony, but they also did not know about the Holocaust until years after it started. They are using ethos,pathos, and logos to appeal to the audience to join the effort, or donate. Something needs to be done, but not in the ways suggested. It may result in a crazy outbreak. Also even after caputuring Kony, there will be other consequences created.
ReplyDeleteThe Kony 2012 video is extremely well made. It uses several emotional appeals, makes you feel like you can make a difference by doing nothing, and even uses a cute little kid! When I first watched it, I was on board. The video had emotionally struck me and I wanted to help as much as I could. I couldn't believe that all of these people were coming together just to help these children. In fact, it was too good to be true. So I researched more into it and it turns out that the Ugandan Army, which we are teaming up with, is just as bad as Kony. They have killed countless children for no reason. Also, Kony has done his worst several years ago, he is no longer a leading threat. As I looked more into it I found out that Uganda has recently discovered large sums of oil on it's coast, which is probably why America has just now jumped into this issue. The video mentions that Kony already knows of America's plan to kill him. We automatically believe that the solution to all of the problems in Uganda is to kill Kony, but in reality, killing him would only spark conflict with his army and bring the United States into another war. So while all of the brainwashed followers of Jason Russell "Cover the Night" on April 20th, why don't we all Uncover the Truth and bring this elaborate scam to justice. Let's not go to war for no reason. PHONY 2012 (:
ReplyDeleteI think the intentions of Invisible Children were noble, but they make the issues in Africa sound so simple. We can't solve Afica's problems by buying a bracelet and posting banners. Even if we did find Kony, that would do next to nothing to stop the production of child soldiers. Just because the leader is gone doesn't mean the followers will stop fighting. In my opinion, Invisible Children should mainly focus on providing an education for the children in Africa, so they can make decisions and earn a living for themselves. We can't pretend to understand the situation in Africa because we don't live there, so we should just provide the opportunity to Africa to solve their own problems.
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