It’s a slow weekend so let’s talk Clay Aiken. For those of you who don’t have an idea of who he is (millions of you probably don’t), Clay Aiken was a runner-up in season 2 of American Idol, has a long history of anonymous sex with male strangers he meets on the Internet, and has been touted by his fans as being the greatest humanitarian since Gandhi and Mother Teresa. LALate named him 2008 Humanitarian of the Year- Al Gore eat your heart out. This leads one to wonder, at least this world renown blogger, how Clay Aiken has used his standing as one of the “world’s best humanitarian” to bring awareness and help to the people of Haiti who are facing the worst human disaster in a century.
Claymates have reported that Clay Aiken was spotted in the Caribbean- no not in Port-au-Prince , but on the island of St. Lucia vacationing last week with his male friend Reed Kelly.
The humanitarian of 2008 and UNICEF Ambassador has not commented on the human disaster in Haiti nor has he attempted to bring awareness to the plight of its suffering people.
Adam Lambert, who Clay last year criticized for “making his ears bleed”, tweeted to his fans to donate to the relief effort and put out a public service announcement (PSA), asking for help. Other celebrities who have not been recognized as “humanitarians”, have all used their voices and their wallets to help in this human disaster. Even disgraced former Senator John Edwards traveled to Haiti to lend a hand with the relief efforts.
In Clay’s defense, some Claymates have argued that Clay’s ambassadorship with UNICEF centers only around “education” and when the search and rescue effort is complete, Clay will play his part. Unfortunately for the orphans, the amputees, the hungry, and the suffering, having a book read to them is the furthest thing from their minds. They need food, medicine, blankets- they need the world “educated” about their plight so that the world can provide them the items they need just to survive.
Clay Aiken April 2007:
What is the mission of UNICEF and why is it important to you?
In my opinion, there are very few issues in the world that are as important—and solvable—as saving the world’s children. For 60 years, working in more than 150 countries, UNICEF has been the world’s leader for children’s rights, saving more young lives than any other humanitarian organization.
So what has the “Humanitarian of 2008″ and UNICEF “education” ambassador said about the earthquake in Haiti– nothing that I’m aware of. In fact, the same Clay Aiken who took time to blog his outrage over the duly elected Wake County School Board (for which he voted in a county he did not reside), has not blogged a word to his fans pleading for their support for the children of Haiti. But, Clay has been blogging. In fact, he’s been blogging prolifically regarding some surprise; January 19th, January 22nd, and January 23rd. No word whether that surprise is another charity event for his family run charity, NIPI, or some self-promotional career event.
Perhaps one of his fans, who recently spotted the 2008 Humanitarian of the Year enjoying the musical, ‘Memphis the Musical‘, can asked him why he’s been missing in action for the women and children of Haiti or when the UNICEF education ambassador might lend his voice.
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