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Kill The Messenger, Not The Message

Submitted by FearTheReaper

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: Burma, Jim Carrey, Rambo, Aung San Suu Kyi



Burma is going through a rough patch. By “rough patch” I mean they have one of the most fucked up governments on the face of the Earth. In 1962, the military staged a coup and took control of the country. In 1990, the opposition won an election, but has never been allowed to take power. Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent nearly every year since under house arrest. Her detention was recently extended another year.

Meanwhile, since 1990, the people of Burma have experienced the joy of torture, murder, torture, rape, detention without trial, massive forced relocations, and forced labor. Good fucking times.

And now Burma is experiencing a severe gas crisis.


The fuel price rise, in the case of cooking gas by 500%, has enraged a population already living in poverty.


People are protesting in the streets and the government has responded with the usual violence.


In addition to deploying soldiers and armed police, the government has sent gangs of thugs, some allegedly recently released criminals, to attack the protestors and drag away their leaders.


Thankfully, Jim Carrey has stepped forward in what is either a sincere message or another pathetic attempt to win an Oscar. Either way, it is fucking weird.



It is a great message; I just don’t want to hear it from Jim Carrey. First of all, cut the long hair, Greystoke. Secondly, I can’t take anything he says seriously. NOTHING. As much as he wants to be taken seriously and hopefully win a meaningless acting statue, he is the world’s biggest clown. I think I can sum up why I don’t want Jim Carrey to deliver messages about human rights violations with one simple video.



I would actually prefer to hear about the imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi from Jim’s ass. But the video is popular, having been viewed over 135,000 in two days on YouTube. Still, his sincerity freaks me out.

I wish somebody else were delivering the message, like Rambo. Rambo is going to kick the shit out of the Burmese military in Rambo IV.



Now that is a fucking message! Hopefully it does not turn out like Rambo III, when he helped some guys who turned out to be al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.

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BRussu

BRussu

Brunswick, OH
April 2004

AUG 30, 2007 09:46 AM

Holy God, the preview for John Rambo is bloodier than all of the first three Rambo's put together.

Cigarette

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH
April 2004

AUG 30, 2007 09:53 AM

FTR, remind me to get yr approval on all acting projects that come my way so that if I become successful, people who can't differentiate between characters from actors will still respect me.

Admiral_Pants

Admiral_Pants

Austin, TX
May 2004

AUG 30, 2007 10:12 AM

Jesus, you're right. I was giggling all through that video.

Skydrol

skydrol

Saint-eustache, QC
February 2005

AUG 30, 2007 11:07 AM

The blood splatters really highlight Rambo's eyes surreal

I got to admit that Jim looks weird....

GRAK

GRAK

Iraq
February 2007

AUG 30, 2007 11:08 AM

Yeah, that was great.

Bronk

Bronk

Clearwater, FL
June 2007

AUG 30, 2007 11:13 AM

Who needs 300 Spartans when you've got John Rambo. Damn.

unfiltrator

unfiltrator

San Francisco, CA
April 2004

AUG 30, 2007 11:22 AM

FearTheReaper said:
Burma is going through a rough patch. By "rough patch" I mean they have one of the most fucked up governments on the face of the Earth.



By Burma you mean Australia?

ongoingnightmare

ongoingnightmare

Denver, CO
April 2003

AUG 30, 2007 11:42 AM

i liked the first part of the story but i think it got off topic in the second half

triskadekafobic

triskadekafobic

Germany
April 2006

AUG 30, 2007 11:56 AM

yeah, pretty accurate depiction of someone getting hit by a .50 cal machine gun at point blank range, it's really messy.

and yeah, I'm glad that Jim Carrey is trying to help, but it just seems really weird hearing that message from him.

TheCoolerKing

TheCoolerKing

NEWSWIRE

Los Angeles, CA

AUG 30, 2007 12:43 PM

Hahahaha! "Greystoke." Nice...

Um, that trailer looks awesome. And that chick he's helping is totally a vampire.

Rambo- "When yer pushed, killing is as easy as breathing."

Me- "But... I have asthma..."

nice_pun_bro

nice_pun_bro

Irvine, CA
January 2007

AUG 30, 2007 01:33 PM

Sly Stallone made Rocky Balboa an awkward movie because he made Rocky a big dumb religious zealot, and now he's make John Rambo an insane movie by making Rambo a big dumb religious zealot/guy who kills lots of people.

xazapdmytinu

xazapdmytinu

Fort Collins, CO
July 2007

AUG 30, 2007 04:39 PM

What they ought to have done is eliminate Carrey's face entirely...I think by now he has a recognizable enough voice to sound sincere...it's his face being sincere that so hard to get used to.

So...did Rambo just rip that guy's throat apart with his bare hands? I'm not versed in the rambo story so I wasn't aware this was one of his moves...

scotts0

scotts0

USA
November 2006

AUG 30, 2007 05:59 PM

First, John Rambo looks fuckin awesome!

Second, why is it that whenever there is a meaningfull video about world issues the person speaking is always positioned slightly offcenter? Its annoying and pompous. I actually think it'd be a better video if they had Carrey in the costume for the Mask and then give that message. Then at the end, he yells smokin...

Gringo

Gringo

Spokane, WA
May 2006

AUG 30, 2007 06:14 PM

So, if you have a sense of humor, you're not supposed to give messages about humanity?

No wonder we're so fucked.

Ridley

Ridley

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

AUG 30, 2007 06:35 PM

Thanks for trivializing a message that a lot of people haven't heard about yet.

I suggest next time just writing the article about Burma, instead of turning the conversation towards whether or not an American Actor is a good spokesperson.

Great way to bring and issue to the front, really...I applaud you and your sincerity towards the struggle in Burma.

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