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Outstanding synopsis and observations. Thank you.What I find interesting, is how in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, you start to see bigger megaphones given to Hollywood activists who grew-up during the “Save the Planet” hippie movements of the late ‘60s, early ‘70s.
We know, now, that some of those movements were artificially created but during River’s period of fame, there’s less cynicism in some of these activists, less political side taking, more focused on goodwill problem solving for the sake of “just doing the right thing.”
You can tell corporations hadn’t quite gotten the idea yet to exploit this because stars were still willing to call out the actions of corporations.
You also hear the sincerity in River in this clip because it’s clear he really believes what he’s saying; however, he enters some danger zones with “The Powers That Be” and seemingly innocently starts exposing some of the early “humanitarian” scams the moneymakers were engaging in: Corporate contracts and promotion of their products (in this case, formula) in poorer regions and the prestige label attachment of “public aid”, the mainstreaming of shaming vaccine hesitancy and he offers honesty about the environmental impact of conglomerates.
Here’s a clip from a segment on “Donahue” clearly intended to highlight the new “Earth Day” popularity and mainstreaming of Environmentalism.
Today, “walking the walk” from pop culture activists doesn’t always go along with “talking the talk.”
What I find particularly fascinating is how during the period of this interview, the cultural “oddballs” were River, Lisa and Raul types but since then, corporations have figured out how to control politicians who were once for “alternative lifestyles”, dictate what that means now and own environmental messaging, too.
You also catch a glimpse of how the press would frame River’s death as evidence of a life of hypocrisy because so many in the public and media couldn’t make the distinction between vegetarianism as an ethical stance on slaughter vs. it as promoted as a “healthy lifestyle” public good.
He claimed it was healthier because he wasn’t exposed to artificial hormones but it’s pretty obvious he mentioned that because he was trying to persuade people towards vegetarianism, something he chose based on his ethical views towards animals and slaughter:
Remember this show / comic book in the 90s?What I find interesting, is how in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, you start to see bigger megaphones given to Hollywood activists who grew-up during the “Save the Planet” hippie movements of the late ‘60s, early ‘70s.
We know, now, that some of those movements were artificially created but during River’s period of fame, there’s less cynicism in some of these activists, less political side taking, more focused on goodwill problem solving for the sake of “just doing the right thing.”
You can tell corporations hadn’t quite gotten the idea yet to exploit this because stars were still willing to call out the actions of corporations.
You also hear the sincerity in River in this clip because it’s clear he really believes what he’s saying; however, he enters some danger zones with “The Powers That Be” and seemingly innocently starts exposing some of the early “humanitarian” scams the moneymakers were engaging in: Corporate contracts and promotion of their products (in this case, formula) in poorer regions and the prestige label attachment of “public aid”, the mainstreaming of shaming vaccine hesitancy and he offers honesty about the environmental impact of conglomerates.
Here’s a clip from a segment on “Donahue” clearly intended to highlight the new “Earth Day” popularity and mainstreaming of Environmentalism.
Today, “walking the walk” from pop culture activists doesn’t always go along with “talking the talk.”
What I find particularly fascinating is how during the period of this interview, the cultural “oddballs” were River, Lisa and Raul types but since then, corporations have figured out how to control politicians who were once for “alternative lifestyles”, dictate what that means now and own environmental messaging, too.
You also catch a glimpse of how the press would frame River’s death as evidence of a life of hypocrisy because so many in the public and media couldn’t make the distinction between vegetarianism as an ethical stance on slaughter vs. it as promoted as a “healthy lifestyle” public good.
He claimed it was healthier because he wasn’t exposed to artificial hormones but it’s pretty obvious he mentioned that because he was trying to persuade people towards vegetarianism, something he chose based on his ethical views towards animals and slaughter:
Seeing Rocket from Colors playing CP is kind of creepy, but generally I think Captain Planet was a good thing. Aint it?Remember this show / comic book in the 90s?
Every episode is followed up with at least one "Planeteer Alert" clip, often connected to the plot, where environmental-political and other social-political issues are discussed and how the viewer can contribute and be part of "the solution" rather than "the pollution"
"Our world is in peril. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. She sends five magic rings to five special young people: Kwame, from Africa, with the power of Earth... From North America, Wheeler, with the power of Fire... From Eastern Europe, Linka, with the power of Wind. From Asia, Gi, with the power of Water... and from South America, Ma-Ti, with the power of Heart. When the five powers combine, they summon Earth's greatest champion, Captain Planet. The power is yours!"
The Eco-Villains are a small group of antagonists who cause danger to the planet through pollution, deforestation, poaching, and other environmentally unsafe activities. They enjoy the destruction they cause to the planet and the harm they bring to obtain wealth, land, or power.
Character Gaia "Spirit / goddess of the Earth" voiced by Whoopi Goldberg
A watch that is powered by water
Don Cheadle as Captain Planet
It was good but also a corporate vehicle for the save the planet movement in the 80's/90's @ARose was talking about and aimed for kids.Seeing Rocket from Colors playing CP is kind of creepy, but generally I think Captain Planet was a good thing. Aint it?
I think how Rose points out some of the individual activism was real (R. Phoenix for example) before it was coopted also holds true for stuff like Captain Planet. Just my opinion though...It was good but also a corporate vehicle for the save the planet movement in the 80's/90's @ARose was talking about and aimed for kids.
he looks like if the Incredible Hulk after the show was canceled (one of my all time favorite tv shows of all time along with space 1999 and the six million dollar man) spiraled into a deep existential crisis and lost tons of weight and decided to become trans.Remember this show / comic book in the 90s?
Every episode is followed up with at least one "Planeteer Alert" clip, often connected to the plot, where environmental-political and other social-political issues are discussed and how the viewer can contribute and be part of "the solution" rather than "the pollution"
"Our world is in peril. Gaia, the spirit of the Earth, can no longer stand the terrible destruction plaguing our planet. She sends five magic rings to five special young people: Kwame, from Africa, with the power of Earth... From North America, Wheeler, with the power of Fire... From Eastern Europe, Linka, with the power of Wind. From Asia, Gi, with the power of Water... and from South America, Ma-Ti, with the power of Heart. When the five powers combine, they summon Earth's greatest champion, Captain Planet. The power is yours!"
The Eco-Villains are a small group of antagonists who cause danger to the planet through pollution, deforestation, poaching, and other environmentally unsafe activities. They enjoy the destruction they cause to the planet and the harm they bring to obtain wealth, land, or power.
Character Gaia "Spirit / goddess of the Earth" voiced by Whoopi Goldberg
A watch that is powered by water
Don Cheadle as Captain Planet
his father sitting in the middle with his predator smirking…uggh… ick factor exploded in the camera crew’s control room…his self important, smugness is truly revolting.yeah just keep listening to the father and the mother when they talk. They are disturbing people. The mother sounds and acts like she’s in a trance. The father is the scariest looking one though. He looks pretty sinister. They were making money off of their kids. I get it if a parents let one of their kids get into movies but all of them? That makes zero sense.
This has been normalized in today’s climate of ultra permissive sexuality but when you think about it, these industry men should have gotten cops and human services assistants to protect vulnerable involved, when coming upon underage prostitutes not invited them to hang out with the crew.So many shady comments from strange grown ass men. The part where he did a lot of drugs went to "Vaseline alley" picked up call boys and would interview them back at his hotel room and recorded it.