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2:53 pm - 01/23/2013

Barely Relevant White Boy Goes To Africa

British actor Tom Hiddleston has embarked on a trip to West Africa to witness how projects by the United Nations CHildren's Fund (Unicef) have helped locals.

none for saladfingers

The Avengers star travelled to Guinea this week (21 Jan 13) to visit communities which have been given a boost by the organisation.

Hiddleston met with youngsters at a school in the capital city of Conakry, and he took to his Twitter.com page to upload a photograph of his visit.

In an accompanying post, he writes, "Children at Tinafan, Unicef-supported school for the circus arts in Conakry, who put on an incredible show."

The actor has promised to document his whole trip in posts on Twitter.


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Tom Hiddleston and Solemn Looking Africans

tom hiddleston in a sea solemn africans

Tom Hiddleston and Jazz Handing Africans

tom hiddleston in a sea of jazz handing africans


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joyeuxcherie 23rd-Jan-2013 02:57 pm (UTC)
I hate to say that Twitter/Tumblr ruined him for me. I admire him as an actor and he's very charming but his fans on Twitter and Tumblr like...I don't even want to cross into that territory.
melizzzzard 23rd-Jan-2013 03:45 pm (UTC)
yeah i totally get what you mean, same thing happened with me.
soph_b 23rd-Jan-2013 03:55 pm (UTC)
Yeah, the same thing happened to me.
celtic_thistle 23rd-Jan-2013 04:21 pm (UTC)
I steer clear of them, tbh. I enjoy him and think he's adorable but some of the stans...Jesus.
winegums 23rd-Jan-2013 05:01 pm (UTC)
mte

I'm quite glad to not be on twitter or tumblr and just stan for him from the safety of lj, it's saner that way.

And before anyone gets sneery about ontd, at least no one here's tried to hoax him or got his initials tattooed on them.
tinurix 23rd-Jan-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
This. He seems like a sweetheart and it's not him that bothers me. It's his fans, and it's grown very difficult to separate the two.
yurasama_love 23rd-Jan-2013 05:03 pm (UTC)
That's why I don't have a tumblr.
age_of_green 23rd-Jan-2013 05:31 pm (UTC)
I ignore them. Tbh I don't get their love of average looking British actors who play the misunderstood/bad guy.
wicky_wicky 23rd-Jan-2013 06:02 pm (UTC)
lolll your icon
bohemianvixen 24th-Jan-2013 02:55 am (UTC)
ONTD is my safe stanning haven. I can't deal with Twitter and esp. Tumblr.
liberateourtime 23rd-Jan-2013 02:58 pm (UTC)
gettin real tired of famous white people going to africa and expecting us common folk to congratulate them
deltabean 23rd-Jan-2013 03:20 pm (UTC)
Really?? I think it's great if they're actually helping people.
kurtvonnegut 23rd-Jan-2013 03:23 pm (UTC)
week long trips to africa by celebs doesn't help people
liberateourtime 23rd-Jan-2013 03:29 pm (UTC)
i see no need to congratulate random celebrities that expect us to suck their dicks over a photo of them handing a water bottle to a child. what the fuck qualifies tom hiddleston to ~oversee~ unicef? he raised money from what i understand, which okay, good i guess, but this entire trip is just a "look at what a good person i am!!!" trip and as a result he's using the people that actually live in guinea as props just to show off.

i have nothing against helping others. i have everything against helping others for pr.
babydiego 23rd-Jan-2013 03:34 pm (UTC)
white devils you know
jello404 23rd-Jan-2013 04:55 pm (UTC)
They're actually doing more harm than good.
winniechili 23rd-Jan-2013 03:31 pm (UTC)
I don't pay much attention to him, but I remember someone posting something here about how he's raised thousands of dollars for this org? So it's not necessarily JUST going to Africa
la_petite_singe 23rd-Jan-2013 03:00 pm (UTC)
UGH, so is this gonna be ONTD's excuse to hate him? Because he's trying to be a ~white savior? Because that is determined entirely by his attitude and we all know he's way too nice and humble to be like 'look how awesome I am for helping these poor black people,' so just don't even start. iajs.

(does that mean he's done on Thor 2 already??)
kwikimart 23rd-Jan-2013 03:16 pm (UTC)
Do 'we' know that really?
And most of that white saviour stuff is people with the best intentions so...
ninjacandy 23rd-Jan-2013 11:43 pm (UTC)
It's not white saviour if Hiddles does it but it is if 1D does it.

1D stans need to up their game. Seriously.
emmakinney 23rd-Jan-2013 03:18 pm (UTC)
Think he finished up around Christmas, or a little afterwards, if I'm not mistaken? I can't say for sure though.

You know that there was bound to be something to make ontd hate him, it was just a matter of time.

I don't really care tbh, he seems super excited about it and aware enough about his surroundings, hopefully, not to portray himself as a ~white saviour.
ninjacandy 23rd-Jan-2013 03:33 pm (UTC)
Why get so antsy about ONTDs feelings towards Cumberbatch and Hiddles?
zoaster_toaster 23rd-Jan-2013 04:00 pm (UTC)
I think Thor 2 wrapped in mid-December, so yeah, he's done filming. And IA with your comment - Tom seems way too excited to be meeting with these people to put on some "white savior" bs for being involved with UNICEF.
daddyissues 23rd-Jan-2013 04:37 pm (UTC)
someone on here once called freida pinto a white savior in a post where she went to africa lol it was really bizarre
dubiously 23rd-Jan-2013 05:47 pm (UTC)
No ONTD's excuse to hate him is his annoying fans.
manubibi 25th-Jan-2013 12:01 am (UTC)
I think the fact that he's white is enough for most of ontd to hate him at this point.
isntdaveone 23rd-Jan-2013 03:00 pm (UTC)
yuck/trash.
lanavis 23rd-Jan-2013 05:01 pm (UTC)
Glass icons shouldn't throw stones
deltabean 23rd-Jan-2013 05:54 pm (UTC)
+1
xpirate_queenx 23rd-Jan-2013 08:24 pm (UTC)
hisjulliet 24th-Jan-2013 04:33 am (UTC)
exactly
mjspice 24th-Jan-2013 10:59 am (UTC)
PREACH!
imnotasquirrel 23rd-Jan-2013 03:00 pm (UTC)
i hope his trip has let him know that poverty is real
liberateourtime 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
he didn't believe those same direction children, but now that he's seen it with his own eyes - my god!!!
kwikimart 23rd-Jan-2013 03:15 pm (UTC)
lololol
ladysherlock 23rd-Jan-2013 03:25 pm (UTC)
hahaha
wicky_wicky 23rd-Jan-2013 06:15 pm (UTC)
lmaooo
crazyspaced 23rd-Jan-2013 03:01 pm (UTC)
eaux

that's nice

Edited at 2013-01-23 03:03 pm (UTC)
kurtvonnegut 23rd-Jan-2013 03:02 pm (UTC)
he went to africa to witness how they're being helped?

cool i guess
ninjacandy 23rd-Jan-2013 03:04 pm (UTC)
see, this is what i don't get.

did they need to send a barely relevant celebrity over there to see that the project was going well?
imnotasquirrel 23rd-Jan-2013 03:06 pm (UTC)
on the bright side, at least he (and the charity) seems to be focusing on things that are going well instead of the more common "EVERYTHING IN AFRICA SUX AND OMG POVERTY" narrative?
tomhiddleston 23rd-Jan-2013 03:13 pm (UTC)
it's his chosen charity & his fans raised over £17k on his behalf
blazinguns 23rd-Jan-2013 03:23 pm (UTC)
Obviously they didn't NEED to but the point is to garner media attention for the projects. Which clearly worked since there is a post about the project on an entertainment blog as well.
tomhiddleston 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
omg pls don't start hating me
grotesque_xxx 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
great :)
goldengal1193 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
Why do they always have to post photos? Why can't they just keep it private? Maybe I'm just really modest about things like that, but it irritates me when people post photos of them helping others.


Example A:

liberateourtime 23rd-Jan-2013 03:04 pm (UTC)
it's purely to show off imo
goldengal1193 23rd-Jan-2013 03:05 pm (UTC)
Katherine Webb seems like a nice girl, but this irritated me.
kurtvonnegut 23rd-Jan-2013 03:06 pm (UTC)
i like how they always have to interrupt their lives to be herded together to pose for white people's pictures too. all these people look like they have things to be doing.
ourferocity 23rd-Jan-2013 03:06 pm (UTC)
holy shit is she from the land of the amazon women? this looks shopped.
milkchokolate 23rd-Jan-2013 03:20 pm (UTC)
lol seriously. wtf is going on with her arms? she looks like an alien.
imnotasquirrel 23rd-Jan-2013 03:09 pm (UTC)
it especially bothers me when the pic shows the celebrity looking like they're getting ready for a magazine spread with hair perfectly done and makeup applied, etc. like how transparent can you get.
deltabean 23rd-Jan-2013 03:22 pm (UTC)
It's probably a PR thing.
winegums 23rd-Jan-2013 03:33 pm (UTC)
that's partly the point - the charities want the attention and awareness that a celeb would bring them, which is why you see so many pics of Angelina Jolie doing her thing for the UN even if she's known to also do things without the cameras around.
missedith17 23rd-Jan-2013 04:49 pm (UTC)
I'm pretty sure Unicef or whatever organization foots the bill so for it to be worthwhile for them they need the celebrity to post as many pictures on twitter/whatever, do as many photo-ops, as many interviews as possible to raise awareness of their organization and generate as many donations as possible.
treebraids 23rd-Jan-2013 04:58 pm (UTC)
White saviour bowing ....building a shrine to her.








who is she btw?

Edited at 2013-01-23 04:58 pm (UTC)
jello404 23rd-Jan-2013 04:58 pm (UTC)
Look at that beautiful white woman in a sea of refugees. Inspiring. Thought provoking. Please save us white woman!!
madam_red 23rd-Jan-2013 09:06 pm (UTC)
She looks photoshopped into that picture what
slashgordon 24th-Jan-2013 06:26 am (UTC)
I feel the same way. Maybe it's just my age, but I was raised that you do your good deeds in secret, and maybe casually mention your charity to get others to donate, but keep the details of your own involvement private.
cabernet 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
omg lol that code
ballooon 23rd-Jan-2013 03:03 pm (UTC)
he looks like shit always
imnotasquirrel 23rd-Jan-2013 03:04 pm (UTC)
lol op what happened
ninjacandy 23rd-Jan-2013 03:06 pm (UTC)
my computer is terrible because the html always messes up ;w;

i honestly don't get why.

i had a catchy title and everything.

1) tom hiddleston and jazz handing african!

2) tom hiddleston and solemn africans~
hecubus 23rd-Jan-2013 07:21 pm (UTC)
ha! when i first saw that pic, i was like, why are they all doing jazz hands? what does that mean?
miwa201 23rd-Jan-2013 03:04 pm (UTC)
I seriously don't understand why people flock to Africa for things like this. Does he realize that there are poor children in Britain too? Either way, I hope he doesn't post stuff like "poverty is real".
ninjacandy 23rd-Jan-2013 03:10 pm (UTC)
Well, lbr, they ain't as poor as poor African children so it doesn't bother me at all.

However, what would help African nations better is if celebrities (even if their publicists like to plant dating stories about Chastain) visit tourist sights and encourage people to visit Africa~
treebraids 23rd-Jan-2013 05:06 pm (UTC)
Well, lbr, they ain't as poor as poor African children so it doesn't bother me at all.

That is not a good way of looking at things. Yes, they are not suffering from kwashiorkor. but, they are poor in relation to their country - if that makes sense. There was a doc on BBC called poor kids and another one about food banks which both shed light on the issue. There is a clip of poor kids online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00hfbk4 - I think there is more on youtube.

And the food bank one: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nqcbm


grapefruitzzz 23rd-Jan-2013 09:23 pm (UTC)
A non-doomy tourist story would be brilliant.

therearewords 23rd-Jan-2013 03:32 pm (UTC)
The people want to be assured in their not-white people = poor people beliefs. To discover that there's poverty in your backyard ..yikes.
die2nitelive4ev 23rd-Jan-2013 03:32 pm (UTC)
Yes those poor British children who dont have broadband and just have plain old dial up. African children are weeping for them and their Iphone4.
captfine 23rd-Jan-2013 03:40 pm (UTC)
bc if they didn't they'd be chewed out for only helping ~their own kind~ and that even if there are poor kids in first world countries there are kids in third world countries who have it much worse off so they should help them.

aka it's one of those situations that can't be won.
evridis 23rd-Jan-2013 04:31 pm (UTC)
Does he realize that there are poor children in Britain too?

i don't understand this argument. Poor people in Britain live in council flats and get government assistance. Poverty there means that the children may have to settle for a second hand iPhone 4 instead of getting the new 5.
dumpyfledgling 23rd-Jan-2013 03:06 pm (UTC)
OT: I just wanted an excuse to use my Eddie Redmayne icon.
winegums 23rd-Jan-2013 03:16 pm (UTC)
UNF my ginger prince

He was good in Les Mis, fingers crossed that he'll be at the Oscars/more visible now.
dumpyfledgling 23rd-Jan-2013 03:35 pm (UTC)
He's just got to stay away from the YA stuff. I don't want him to go down the RPatz route.
copa_cetic 23rd-Jan-2013 06:00 pm (UTC)
I'm pretty sure he'll be a the Oscars bb, the Les Miz cast is performing
babydiego 23rd-Jan-2013 03:36 pm (UTC)
groce
dovecage 23rd-Jan-2013 05:44 pm (UTC)
Redmeme!
copa_cetic 23rd-Jan-2013 05:59 pm (UTC)
beautiful big-lipped prince
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