"Thank You!" Gary Sinise from (me!) sandra, tvgp
and i'll be watching a war movie..
simultaneously i'm trying not to say the same thing -again; out loud
primarily because I've already said it so many times
there is no reason -really- to repeat it; everyone around me already knows
but damn it, if it doesn't slip out anyway
like, every time, I end up saying the exact same thing:
"how wonderful it must be to get paid just to pretend"
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when I consider the very real service men and women
the very real danger
the very real pain and suffering
the very real loss..
and how much they get paid
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and then I consider actors...
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and how much they get paid to just pretend that they are facing danger
pretend they are in pain
pretend they have PTSD
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and how I then envision them collecting their paychecks,
treating their friends/family to dinner and drinks
perfectly healthy, safe, and good
celebrating at awards shows just how good they are at pretending..
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well, sometimes it blocks my ability to watch the movie properly
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and I think to myself -unless these producers/directors/actors of war movies
well, unless they are giving a percentage of the income earned back to the
actual
very real veterans
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that's like a form of rape.
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same, when you have movies about rape victims
-someone getting paid just to pretend...
wow.
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same with movies about domestic abuse
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I could go on, but the point has already been made:
anyone who profits from sharing the stories of real people who suffer
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unless you are giving a % back to real life sufferers..
unless you are giving back..
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that is just disgusting.
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and so, I am always very grateful, very happy, very pleased
when I see what saw on CBS Sunday Morning with Gary Sinise
and with
Michael Conner Humphrey's
"Thank You!"
In Jesus name, ~amen.
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 8:27 AM
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