Santigold explains why she decided to join the climb on Killimanjaro to fight the clean water crisis and explains the impact one individual can have to relieve the matter. In her climber blog she says she feels that issues like this are deemed not as important compared to stupid matters like the kardashians or octomom.
"Another reason that it’s appealing to me to do something like this is because the state of American culture is so upsetting to me right now, especially as an entertainer. The stupid shit that takes up so much of your time…the menial things that don’t mean anything. If I had it my way, I wouldn’t deal with all the extra. People are famous for sex tapes and having too many kids. Red carpets create an atmosphere where people feel they have to have plastic surgery to be beautiful or feel awful if they don’t. And if you’re a kid growing up in that world, you don’t know to have any interest or initiative to find out about things other than Octomom, Sweet 16 and the Kardashians. "
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