The Senegal-born Soul Singer

The Senegal-born Soul Singer
Allaune Thiam, known as Akon, is featured in my backdrop

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Harmless Humor AND Humanitarianism



This year’s Red Nose Day, held on March 16, has everyone talking. Multi-award-winning writer and comedian Ricky Gervais is the fresh topic for bloggers for his comic relief act on saving Africa.

In his video, he pokes fun at celebrity endorsements—how they are only concerned with promoting themselves instead of actually helping—while he stages a trip to Africa. He pretends to be in an African village shadowing one of the poor residents.

The video is posted on many websites, and yes, of course it is on www.youtube.com.

Gervais has a way of making jokes out a serious situation, but it is no more than safe humor. He is not hurting Africans, and he is only speaking truthfully about celebrities who do not have their hearts in the right place.

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