I mean absolutely no offense to anyone who has done this. I understand people are only trying to help, but I have a problem with the concept behind it. I know I'd get the warm fuzzies if I did things of this sort, and I won't say that I have never done anything like this before.
The title of this blog is my Facebook status update. I don't understand how people believe this is going to help in a fight against child abuse. In this instance it is more of a "fight" rather than an actual contribution to the cause of child abuse prevention. Child abuse is an issue everyone should already be aware of. Actions as simple as this might temporarily bring people to a heightened state of awareness via the momentary confusion it causes and the inevitable question it will illicit from the confused. That question being, "Why has everyone turned to toons?" But this heightened state of awareness is temporary and probably will do very little to effect the situation. The only reasons I perceive for why anyone would want to participate in this are the following: it is fun, it requires little effort, and it gives the participants the warm fuzzies. When I say warm fuzzies, I mean it allows people to feel as if they contributed to a good cause. Best bet to fighting child abuse? Try posting the link at the bottom of this blog, convince others to read it, and suggest they follow your example. It's not fun, it requires effort, and I doubt anyone will actually do it. But regardless of what anyone else does, you should still try.
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