Call to Johnny Depp and Disney -- Launch PSA pressuring U.N. to take action against Pirates
Since Johnny Depp and Disney have earned tons of income off their "Pirates of the Carribean" movie series, I wondered if they had anything to say about the current situation off the Somali Coast, where 80 Filipino Seafarers are being held hostage by Somali pirates.
The only thing I could find on a page-1 Google search was this, from ABC News (owned by Disney):
I decided to try different searches on Johnny Depp and Disney on Google, to see if either had come out and said anything about real-life piracy. They didn't. Here's what I found instead:
I am calling for Johnny Depp and Walt Disney Co. to speak out against modern-day Piracy, and to use their connections to put pressure on the U.N. to defeat the pirate criminals off the Somali Coast and elsewhere. I am hopeful that this blog-post will eventually reach the ears of Johnny and the execs at Walt Disney, and that they will act to help the 80 hostages currently held by these criminals.
The only thing I could find on a page-1 Google search was this, from ABC News (owned by Disney):
Real-Life
Pirates Can't Match 'Capt. Jack Sparrow'
Bandits Nabbed, Yacht Hostages
Rescued in Somalian High-Seas Adventure
I decided to try different searches on Johnny Depp and Disney on Google, to see if either had come out and said anything about real-life piracy. They didn't. Here's what I found instead:
The Real Jack Sparrow: He would have eaten Johnny Depp for breakfast
Pirates May Be Popular in Movies, But Piracy Remains a Threat
Disney Caught Pirating from Public Domain -- and Children!
Johnny Depp: U.S. is like a stupid puppy
The Pirates Are Back….but no Johnny Depp this time
I am calling for Johnny Depp and Walt Disney Co. to speak out against modern-day Piracy, and to use their connections to put pressure on the U.N. to defeat the pirate criminals off the Somali Coast and elsewhere. I am hopeful that this blog-post will eventually reach the ears of Johnny and the execs at Walt Disney, and that they will act to help the 80 hostages currently held by these criminals.
Labels: disney, johnny Depp, LME, pirates
posted by Skew | Saturday, September 20, 2008
4 Comments:
My sentiments exactly, Tony. Thanks for doing the searches because I had the same thoughts.
Pirates have been romanticized in Western literature for years and years, even after the The First Barbary War ended in 1805.
Disney has exploited piracy. I have no doubt they can help raise awareness and lobby for better policies to prevent hijacking.
Disney needs to FREE JOLAN and the 80+ that are held against their will.
G. told me a story about one of her classes: they were doing introductions, and one guy said that he used to be a "Pirate."
"Was he joking?" I asked.
"Couldn't tell. He didn't go into details ... something didn't seem right about him."
Either way -- what a clueless jerk. He should be investigated by the proper authorities for potential criminal activiites.
I hope that Johnny Depp, Disney, and anyone else associated with the Pirates of the Caribbean movies are embarrassed into ACTION.
Imagine if that guys in G's class said he was a "terrorist".
[canned laughter]
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