“Socialite Paris Hilton is living up to her promise to be more charitable - she's planning a trip to Rwanda,” says the news on IMDb. Sorry, but when has going on a bad holiday been ‘doing charity work'. Organisations fly stars round the world and show them how fucked up it is and for what. Oh, Paris knows: “There's so much need in that area, and I feel like if I go, it will bring more attention to what people can do to help.”
Really, is that it? Maybe you could go and, say, spend a week of hard graft looking after the many orphans, or try and help educate the farmers away from subsistence farming. Maybe you could just stay at home and send some money, save the patronising visit. Haven’t they suffered enough already.
“I know there's a lot of good I can do just by getting involved and bringing attention to these issues,” she says. We doubt anything will sink in from her visit, nor will there be any lasting effect on Rwanda. Still, at least it’s good PR for Ms Hilton. “I want to visit more countries where poverty and children's issues are a big concern,” the vapid, self-interested waste of natural resources says. Oh, she’s amazing, isn’t she!
James Kendall
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