A homophobic, Christian group of TV producers got over half a million dollars from the Canadian government to help out in Uganda—a place where homosexuals may soon face the death penalty.
Uganda ranks 139 out of 170 in press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders, which must be some sort of French counting error because they publish the single greatest newspaper in the world, Red Pepper. If you think the New York Post gets a little intense whenever we bomb some guy from Al Qaeda, check out how the Ugandan “Newspaper of the Year” (Which year you smugly ask? THE year, smartass) responds to 18 of their countrymen dying from the Ebola virus
So you probably woke up this morning to discover that something called Kony 2012 had taken over the internet. In case you haven’t worked it out yet, Kony 2012 is a film produced by the charity Invisible Children, raising awareness about the child soldiers of Uganda. Since it was released on YouTube on March 5, it’s been viewed several million times. Here it is:
Read the rest: Should I Donate Money to Kony 2012 or Not?
Uganda’s president only recently learned about hip-hop, which is surprising because he’s actually pretty damn good at it. Yes, while Sweden has to deal with a king who has a team of men paying women to hang out with him, President Museveni let loose a real panty-dropper of a rhyme at a rally in Uganda a few days ago. You don’t need cash when you’ve got rhymes like that.
Read the rest at Vice Magazine: OUR PRESIDENT IS A HIP-HOP GOD - Viceland Today
Last week, a Ugandan newspaper called Rolling Stone (nothing to do with the other Rolling Stone, though I bet they have a better Photoshop guy for their cover) published a list of 100 Ugandan gays next to a little banner which read “hang them”.
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