I know this is old news, but it bothers me so i must speak on it. There's alot of Dickheads in this world who think they understand us "Po Folks", and you know how Celebs and there associates do the charity thing?, well in know you all have heard about madonna, and the adoption scandal going on, and her putting money into this little African village, or about the many Celebs who are sending aid to africa, pouringh out lots of cash, and at the same time, getting lots of press. Normally, i would applaud them in their efforts, but the whole thing, just stinks all to hell to me. First i think it is a publicity thing of course, but second and most importantly, We have alot of people here in the US who are suffering, no Jobs, Homelessness, Aids HIV, The Hurricane, and a host of other home-grown issues. Why the hell would you go thousands of miles away to do charity work, When you might have folks sleeping under the freeway bridge right around the corner from you , or you pass Homeless folks on the street everyday, on your way to the studio, or press conference or whatever. That is the biggest load of crap i've seen in a long time, but i think i might know why. See it's easy to detach yourself from some african kid you send money to, or to feel bad on a journey to a war torn village there, but at the end of the day, you can go back home to your cushy lives, and multi million dollar jobs. The fact that you Have the same shit under your noses (Especially in L.A.) Right here. But that is where the selfishness and denial come in. If you are poor or Homeless, you simply do not exist, people don't see you, and act like there is no such thing as gentrification.This is my messege to you people out there with the power to make a difference in your own city, your own country, but choose to aid others thousands of miles away. Make sure your own house is in order before you even attempt to clean somebody elses. The USA has had this problem for years, and they never learn. Don't get me wrong, i feel for the folks in africa, and the suffering that goes on there, but with all due respect, we have kids here dying in the streets, Families Sleeping on those same streets,child molesters, people who can't feed their families, and shitty schools, as well as piss poor jobs. Act like you Give a damn about your own back yard, then carry the banner to other countries, Damn! People think homelessness is a crime here, and goes hand in hand with stupidity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Don't every let somebody tell you you ,"Can't. There is nothing in this world you can't do, but it is up to YOU to want it. Profiting off the suffering of the poor and homeless is big business in this country, i don't give a fuck what anybody says about that, you can look at it and see it, and untril folks stop using these people for their own gain, the cycle will continue