He was one of the screenwriters and the director of Where The Wild Things Are, director of Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, and a producer and sometimes cast member for all of the Jackass movies (including the third one that comes out in October and is also in 3-D). I unapologetically love all of those things, so there’s a load of points for Spike Jonze already.
Then I heard that he was producing a documentary called The Lazarus Effect about the issues in Africa with AIDS and the cost and availability of treatment. I know a documentary won’t solve the problem, but it will help raise awareness, and awareness is something that is sorely lacking. The president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, defends his practice of unsafe sex with his five wives, several girlfriends, and an alleged rape victim by saying he showers after sex, so there’s no way he could be spreading any diseases. In the U.S., many people think that living with HIV is similar to living with diabetes, and it’s nothing to worry about. Ignorance is a big part of the problem, so hopefully Spike Jonze and his crew can help a little in educating people.
Sorry that wasn’t particularly funny or snarky. Here’s a video of a lovely commercial Spike Jonze did for Ikea to make up for it.
This has nothing to do with the article but he’s hot
If people think living with HIV is the same as living with diabetes and therefore nothing to worry about, they are vastly underestimating the deadliness of both diseases. Diabetes is no small problem either.
This has nothing to do with the article, but Where The Wild Things Are majorly blew.
Agreed. It was terrible.
Right on. I like most of what Spike Jonze does, but WTWTA was a flaming turd.
yeah, something has to be done – yet when the leader of the country is turning a blind eye and screwing everything on sight without protection it really doesn’t set a good example. and its south africa! i would have expected it more from other neighbouring african countries-but not the most developed country in all of africa.
“but it will help raise awareness, and awareness is something that is sorely lacking.”
yes you are right you fucking moron. If I recall, ever since aids raised its ugly fucking head in the states, all any one has ever fucking talked about is how it originated in Africa, and how it is so fucking bad over there. Emily, just stick to shit you know about. Stop trying to act so fucking worldly when you are all of 21 years old.
“sorely lacking.” Give me a fucking break!
Here we go again with the aids speech. Wait a sec and let me go get my violin.
Oh my fucking Lord! I know what you are saying is all in reference to the sad, and weepy little tale I wrote last week in my rebuttal to the Elton John story. I’m sorry to have to piss on the little bon fire of joy you have kindled in your heart now that you think you are hurting me with your comments about
my brother who passed away;ostensibly from AIDS.
IT WAS ALL A BUNCH OF FUCKING BULLSHIT!
LOL! I swear to fucking Christ! I have never laughed so hard in my life, picturing you sitting in your basement thinking you’re so smart remembering what I said last week and thinking of some smart ass comment you’re going to make to try and hurt me. You are without a doubt the biggest fucking retard
I have encountered on the net. Nothing, absolutely NOTHING, anyone says on some stupid Blog is real. NEVER. You can’t even get the truth from a relative if they were standing in front of your face, and yet you expect it is going to materialize in
text from deep within the unknown? Mysterious fingers in some celestial realm pounding out the truth to give your stupid ass guidance while you make your way in the world.
LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL! Oh God! My nuts are aching. I think I have a hernia.
You had to have known it was a bunch of crap. You had to.
What am I? Who am I? One post I write something, and I sound as if I’m a girl, a boy the next, married, not married, family, no family, religious, not religious, on, and on, and on.
It is all there, right in front of your face.
What is even more bizarre is that you do it as well. Everybody does. There are no constants out here. It is all fucking make believe. Anonymity is the key though, and when you have that you then have zero accountability. That is why the world is going down the toilet. People make shit up and the majority believes them. That is why Democrats/ Liberals/ Progressives love the internet. It is free from the truth.
Sad.
Jacob Zuma. The HEAD of a country. Well, it was a country. It only sort of is now. What a moooaaah raaaauuun. Give me P.W. Botha or F.W. DeKlerk over this imbecile any day.
I know all about diabetes, as I am an insulin dependent one, and poorly controlled at that, despite my best efforts. All caused by hereditary hemochromatosis. Well, actually, not screening for it at any time in my life. 100% preventable damage from it. Only if caught soon enough, which is trivial to do.
Wikipedia it and be very frightened.
THe stats listed are no way true. The real rate is much, much, much higher.
So is everyone in Africa going to see this film? Because I’m fairly certain that almost every single person not living in a third world country KNOWS what the fuck AIDS is and how to prevent its transmission. USE A FUCKING CONDOM, AND IF YOU DON’T HAVE ONE, DON’T HAVE SEX.