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The Martin racism issues were entirely from me and were entirely from a U.S. POV. I’m from California and am also a criminal defense attorney. Yes, racism is alive and well. The comments off screen by the ladies at the restaurant are from an actual incident, but overheard by the black male in that case. There is in the States (some worse than others) an objectification of the black man sexually - not by all women, but enough that it is a pattern. As for the hotel, yes it still happens. It wasn’t to push a social agenda, but we added it to give Martin a different flavor than the other VN’s out there and to give him a vulnerability with D rather than having him be a non-descript male.The social commentary did feel kind of forced.
Outside of aboriginal issues in Australia involving Britain, I really only know about the indentured servitude, and slave issues post civil war where the decline of the cotton market moved to Australia for a short period. Australia is kind of known for it's acceptance where I have heard and that seemed a little out of place. If it were America, I might see it happening, MAYBE, but this doesn't take place in the US or "donutistan"... Even in the US if someone said something like that in public, especially loud enough for others to hear, someone woulda started some shit. Aside from being an asshat online, behaving that way in public would be very ballsy or very stupid.
PETA doesn't really help much in terms of animal rights and is kind of a running gag around here. Making me think this was a forced thing in where D has to/wants to do a nude/semi nude photoshoot. It felt uncomfortable that the nude photoshoot came so quickly, and I spent the whole time assuming C was going to try something on D, despite doing D path only with no sharing. Georgina's little speech as well was a bit off putting and kind of made me think she was a degenerate trying to get D naked. She kept mentioning the cause and how bodies are beautiful, but using a cause as a reason to do something seems stupid and arrogant. Do something because you want to and because you feel it is right or are comfortable with it. Not because of some good cause should have been what she said.
Both these scenarios seemed odd to me and felt like dots team were trying to say something in a not so conspicuous way.
Granted that dmd is in itself a sort of social commentary, these two things came a little out of left field, but I don't think it's a big deal. I still enjoy playing DMD
As for ETAP, again not a commentary on PETA, but we are seeking some cause that D can champion as we go from Chapter 3 to Chapter 4, and PETA has all those delightful nude model campaigns. Again, not a social issue press by us, but the way the modeling industry is moving away from the tradition supermodel career format to their new format (to be revealed in our story as we proceed), D needs a cause or focus that will drive the career past Chapter 3 - and I just see her as a champion Of stray dogs and orphans.
I‘d like to see her later years follow along with what Audrey Hepburn did (adding of course advocacy for animals):
Humanitarian recognition[
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]In recognition of her humanitarian work, Audrey Hepburn received the following honors:
1976
- Variety Club of New York's Humanitarian Award
- UNICEF's International Danny Kaye Award for Children
- Institute for Human Understanding's International Humanitarian Award
- UNICEF's seventh annual ball honored Hepburn
- Washington UNICEF Council's Children's Champion Award
- Certificate of Merit for UNICEF Ambassadorship
- Variety Clubs International's Humanitarian Award
- UNICEF's Sidaci per L'infanzia" (Mayors for Children) Award
- Children's Institute International's Champion of Children Award
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You must be registered to see the linksInternational Audrey Hepburn Award named after Hepburn, given to individuals in recognition for their international work on behalf of children
- Honorary Chair and Speaker at Alan Shawn Feinstein World Hunger Awards held at Brown University
- UNICEF
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- The Pearl S. Buck Foundation's Women's Award
- Women's International Center's Living Legacy Award for "stunning contributions to humanity and enduring legacies given to humankind"
- Bronze sculpture entitled "The Spirit of Audrey", by sculptor John Kennedy, installed at the public plaza at UNICEF headquarters in New York
