Take pity on celebrities
In Western society, particularly in America, people tend to tout an artificial supremacy over other cultures because we have “free will” and “liberty.” Although institutional forms of slavery still exists through sexual slavery, the prison system and forced labor, state-sanctioned slavery is no longer in existence. People have rights and privileges protected by constitutions, law enforcement agencies and judicial courts.
Reality versus Pop Culture
You may have seen a picture circulating on the Internet recently. The message of the picture is pretty important: Why do we care about trivial things like the Miley Cyrus scandal when the situation in Fukushima is going critical?