NAACP exploits toddlers to protest results of "C-Murder" trial

Caption from Nola.com: "3-year-old Kalik Miller, center and 2-year-old Micah Wilkerson, left hold up supporting signs on the steps of the Louisiana Supreme Court building as the president of the Louisiana NAACP Ernest Johnson holds a press conference in New Orleans' French Quarter, Thursday, August 26, 2009. The purpose of the press conference was to discuss the letter sent to the court, asking it to intervene in the Cory "C-Murder" Miller case."

Does anyone else see the inherent flaw within this photo?

I don't care what position you hold regarding Corey "C-Murder" Miller, the results of his murder trial, or race relations in general. Frankly, I think the hoopla surrounding this event is way overblown and not worthy of anyone's time or interest. But I also find it rather appalling that the people in this photo (who I presume to be the parents, please don't lash at me for making an ill-conceived judgment call) would enlist the aid of a two- and three-year old to champion this cause. That's a hell of an early age to engage in false idol worship for actors, athletes and rap performers, if you want my personal opinion. I have a two-year old, and the only celebrities she "worships" are Elmo and Big Bird, still not old enough to appreciate Daddy's musical interests. So I find it a bit far-fetched to believe that these two little kids are hardcore "C-Murder" fans who are outraged by the results of his murder trial. And I honestly find it equally appalling that the parents would engage in this cause, when they rightfully should be participating in more worthwhile activities with their children than worrying about the fate of "C-Murder". My general attitude toward celebrity culture is: why should I worry about their hardships, if they're obviously unaware and unconcerned about mine?

But the bottom line is that these parents aren't doing the favors for their children that they think they are. Most three-year olds don't have a concept of what words like "Constitution" and "fundamental" mean. Notice, by the way, that I corrected the spelling of "fundamental", instead of typing it the way it appears on the sign held by the three-year old, a glaring enough error to make this photo look even more sad than it needs to be. Worse, is the two-year old standing alone in the background looking like a pint-sized version of Norma Rae. "Stand Up" is right, as in "Stand up and educate your children so they can have a better future, instead of centering their lives around celebrity culture and allowing them to go nowhere in life."