Reese Witherspoon Is a Global Citizen

When you live in the plush world of Brentwood mansions and designer gown cocktail parties, you need to find a way to keep yourself grounded lest you become truly Kris Jenner evil. In her latest movie, Reese Witherspoon plays a person who helps people in horrible conditions in Africa, so she decided she wanted to see some horrible African shit for herself. She booked a side trip with her teen daughter to a refuge camp in Kenya where you can see lots of dreadful human safari type activity:

They saw women giving birth on metal tables and little boys sleeping with several brothers and sisters on concrete slabs, all with very little food or healthcare.

That’s not exactly Meryl Streep and Robert Redford getting it on in the savannah while lions purr gently against the setting sun. But it definitely sounds pretty Africa street. I’m sure Reese’s daughter was super happy mom canceled Opryland for East Kenya.

What was really amazing was the joy of these people to rise above and their determination to have a better life for their children. Their spirit was just incredible. They’d greet you with smiles and laughter and hugs.

If you’re pushing out kids on a veterinarian exam table while a river of liquified shit flows just feet below you through the runnels, the good news is it won’t take much for your kids to have a better life. Maybe be he first one in the family to get a pair of shoes not fashioned out of plastic bags that floated across the ocean from littering moms in Montauk. Whoever hugged Reese and snatched her Gucci wallet certainly has a leg up on the new shoes. The entire moving experience will be documented in Reese’s daughters Powerpoint presentation at The Brentwood School when the kids get back from Humanitarian Break.

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