diddy gripes about gas prices

Posted on | December 4, 2008 |

saw this youtube clip of diddy on eco-hustler’s blog, and was alarmed but not surprised. the video depicts the artist formerly known as puff daddy griping that he could no longer fly on his private jet because gas prices (at the time this video was filmed) were too high.

although i agree wholeheartedly with eco-hustler that i wish more celebrities (especially those who are role models for urban youth) would step up and promote green thought, i don’t blame diddy for being oblivious. no matter how obvious the green movement appears to us ecophiles, it is still relatively low-profile compared to other causes. i think this is because many celebrities (not all, because there are many out there who live and promote green) are so busy that they want to endorse one-shot deal causes. case in point: diddy was a key supporter of the vote or die campaign, but was not at the polls (or even registered to vote) as he preached we all should be! for celebrities who talk the green talk, like gwyneth paltrow, walking the green walk is something that takes constant care and effort everyday. all of this just reinforces the concept that being eco-friendly isn’t just a hyped up campaign, it is a lifestyle.

see more of what eco-hustler has to say here.

another thing that i found disturbing is that some people seem to think that being green somehow goes against rap’s hardcore image. true, the images the media often associates with eco-friendliness (grass, flowers, blue sky, green leaf), don’t mesh well with hip hop’s persona. perhaps we need to emphasize that eco-consciousness is not about gardening or making things pretty. the future of our planet is at stake. we’re fighting a war. for most of us, it is a quiet and peaceful war, but it was exactly this kind of war that the leaders that i admire most, martin luther king jr. and mahatma ghandi, waged on hatred and intolerance, and i think they made amazing progress that continues to touch our lives today.

even though most of us are not celebrities, it is just as important for us to use the influence you have on your friends, family and especially kids to promote a change in the way that we think and act. yoroshiku ne.

Category: Confessions of a Former Urban Piggy
Tags: diddy > eco-conscious > eco-hustler > gas > green > hip > hop > jet > p > rap > thought > war

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