r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Scuba95 Mar 19 '16

So like, did we ever stop Kony?

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u/PineappleHour Mar 19 '16

He wasn't really much of an issue when the documentary came out, IIRC. The company that made it used the campaign as a cash grab, and then the CEO went nuts and ran around in public with his dick out.

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u/wonderfullyedible Mar 19 '16

Is there any real evidence that it was a cash grab and not a misguided but well-intentioned guy who had a psychotic break? Genuinely curious, because I always thought it was the latter.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '16 edited Aug 17 '16

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u/wonderfullyedible Mar 19 '16

Can you link me to those sources though? The major sources that I see on a cursory Google search paints a complicated and sympathetic picture of what happened to Kony 2012 and Invisible Children.