Kony 2012: More harm than help? | Dark Dives

iilluminaughtii

Blair Zoń

Documentary, Education, Business, Society & Culture

4.4 • 961 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Go to http://mintmobile.com/darkdives to get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month and the plan shipped to your door for free. Go to http://hellofresh.com/darkdives60 and use code darkdives60 for 60% off plus free shipping! Welcome to Dark Dives, a new series where we explore the murky and devious depths of humanity. In 2012 the Kony 2012 video and hashtag, meant to pressure the United States to intervene in the search for war criminal Joseph Kony, went absolutely viral. Out of seemingly nowhere, everyone seemed to be buying souvenirs to stop a war criminal they had likely never heard of before the video emerged. But, while some patted themselves on the back for their newfound activist spirit, others criticized the movement and the creators of the viral moment in history. Soon, concepts like aid to Africa, the white savior complex, and more were under fire. Were these types of campaigns helping, or just doing more harm? Connect With Me: https://linktr.ee/iilluminaughtii’ Sources: https://justpaste.it/50vkw Writers/Researchers/Helpers: Jess Hubbert This episode was edited and mixed by: G. Thomas Craig Album cover art created by: Betsy Primes Intro Song Credits: Last to Fall- Will Van De Crommert Outro Song Credits: Sacred and Profane- Nicholas Rowe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I cannot believe it. This has been going on for years?
0:05.0	If that happened one night in America,
0:08.0	to be on the cover of Newsweek.
0:10.0	What is it that you want to When Jason Russell, an aspiring filmmaker went to
0:15.0	to Uganda in 2006, he met a young boy named Jacob.
0:22.0	Meeting him, he claims claims changed his life. The young boy told him a horrifying
0:26.4	story about the rebels in Uganda. He was scared for his life and had already lost his brother to the
0:32.3	violence. The story moved
0:33.7	Jason so much that he made the boy a promise. We're going to stop them.
0:37.7	We are. We're going to stop them.
0:40.6	In 2012 he decided to harness the new power of social media to try and keep that
0:48.4	promise. One day he and his organization Invisible Invisible Children, released a 30 minute documentary detailing
0:55.3	the horrors of the guerrilla leader Joseph Koney and the Lord Resistance Army, otherwise known as
1:00.1	the LRA. Optimistically, they'd hoped a few thousand people would see it and maybe
1:07.0	try to join in on the cause. But what happened next shocked the world and the organization
1:11.8	alike. The video spread like wildfire and the hashtag
1:15.5	Koni 2012 was retweeted by the likes of Justin Bieber, Oprah Winfrey, and Kim Kardashian.
1:21.8	Everyone who had likely never heard of the war criminal Joseph Koney before seeing the video
1:26.5	was now screaming for the United States to get involved in the hunt to capture him.
1:31.1	Invisible children after harnessing the true strength of social media decided to take it one step further, and they began a tour around middle class predominantly white schools to spread their message and of course sell their souvenirs.
1:44.9	After watching the video, students had the opportunity to take $30 and spend it on an action
1:49.7	kit containing a t-shirt, maybe a mug, and bracelets to support the cause.
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