Wednesday, December 7

Redefine Scandal


My passion is getting younger generations to participate –
which is selfish, in a way, because giving is the path to happiness. 

Every time I come back from Haiti, I’m really happy. If we can make giving cool, can make volunteering cool, we can start some kind of revolution. I’d like to refocus everyone’s attention away from the Kardashians and on to Doctors Without Borders or aid workers.

Let’s redefine scandal. 

Scandal is not who so-and-so is dating; scandal is the fact that 1.2 million people are still living in tents in Haiti, and cholera is rampant because the Nepalese U.N. soldiers dumped shit from their Porta-Potties into the river. That’s a f-icking scandal. 

If the average 15-year –old was hearing about that instead of so-and-so’s plastic surgery or cheating in Hollywood, I’d feel better about our future. 

[Olivia Wild]

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