A Mask of Comfort

 Hiding behind a comfort mask of a cartoon image will NOT save a helpless child or woman against violence and abuse.

A recent Facebook trend has become more popular than I thought it would. Thousands of online users have changed their profile pictures to that of a favourite childhood cartoon with the idea that this will somehow curb violence against women and children. While this seems to be a 'cute' and fun idea for Facebook user's who feel the need to speak up, let me be the first to tell you how futile and pathetic this is. 

The "16 Days of Activism Against Abuse Campaign" is a great initiative and effective, why? Because it actually does something proactive. If you follow the link you will find an abundance of information and helpful guides as to how one can actually become involved in the initiative. Making an alteration to your profile on a social networking website does anything but involve one in any way, shape, or form of a campaign against abuse. The word "social" does not exactly say "I am saving a child every time I log on to Facebook"; it says "I  will feel better about myself by changing my picture to childhood related symbol". After all, some pictures remain the same.