Hypocrisy In Haiti

While surfing social media, whether regularly or irregularly, one most likely stumbles across a picture with the text “Like this picture to support Haiti” or “Show you care about (insert cause here) by liking and sharing this picture with all of your friends.” On the surface, these types of images seem harmless and actually beneficial. People gain the mindset that if they provide support for the icon in the form of “likes,” then they directly help those that the image shows the cause for. The producer of the photo however believes that this type of mindset causes deeper problems than what the social media poster actually intends. People stop volunteering and start liking pictures on social media to show what they call “solidarity” with those
However, this particular person carries a strong ethos because of the trustworthy web sight producing the image. A volunteer who works for Chris Relief associated with Crimea receives credit for this photo. Chris Relief is a nonprofit, Christian run organization, which strives to aid those in need during times of war and after disastrous events such as earthquakes, floods, and terrorism. Since this foundation is nonprofit, the author’s career does not revolve around the pictures he or she chooses to produce. The author decided to actually take action and expose a type of hypocrisy commonly found on social media. Hypocrisy being when one tells followers to like the post to advocate understanding, then follows by performing no action to aid the situation explained in the image. This particular picture emphasise dread and discomfort. A primary example of imagery representing dread for this picture is the one legged child lying in a hospital bed as a consequence of either malnutrition or violence. While the child grieves, people surround him with their thumbs up which shows how out of touch with reality some social media users are. Another example of imagery comes from the color, or lack thereof, in the photo. Only two colors, black and white, appear in the photo, which symbolizes the troubles faced by groups of people during conflicts. The volunteer seems well educated on this matter of social media although he/she appears to have a slight bias against social media. Some social media posts actually do benefit a charity or cause. For example, the ice bucket challenge, although silly, raised tremendous awareness for ALS patients throughout the country. The credibility of the author stays in tact despite the slight