Kony 2012: Activism or Slacktivism?

Around a decade ago, one of the first “viral” moments of the social media age took place. This involved American men launching a campaign to make Joseph Kony the most famous man in the world. Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) (which had existed for decades prior), had been indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. But was this a case of activism, slacktivism, or white saviourism on a global scale? Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on itsacontinent.com/book   We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Visit our website: itsacontinent.com Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee Astrid: IG: astrid_mbx Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: Not a Click Away: Joseph Kony in the Real World | Warscapes Kony 2012 quickly became a punch line. But what if it did more good than harm? Comic Relief to stop producing 'white saviour' appeal films | Third Sector The Problem With Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" | HuffPost Impact Northern Ugandans React to the Kony 2012 Video Kony's rebels remain a threat, but they're also selling honey to get by | African Arguments Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices