March 13, 2012
After the release of the Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 video in early March, social networks exploded with support in an attempt to make the unknown Joseph Kony famous. Through the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Tumblr, images of the mutilated faces spread along with the video encouraging people to donate their money to the Invisible Children’s organization. The Kony 2012 video has called an enormous amount of attention to the child soldiers in Africa for an extended time of less than a week. For many, this video has educated Americans on not only the location of Africa, but also that there are other countries experiencing poverty worse than their own. “ I never really thought of children being a danger until I watched this video,” said Jordan Welchier shortly after the release of the video. “I guess if you give anyone a gun they can be dangerous. I hope this will never occur in this country.” This groundbreaking video has spread not only through social media, but also by the endorsement of the celebrities and politicians featured in the video. The Invisible Children’s organization continues to thank their audience for taking the time out of their busy, hectic schedules to watch their inspirational video.
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