Recently, The Independent reported that Russell Brand said that he is “100 percent against” the techniques used by Julien Blanc, after fans questioned why he posed for a photograph with the controversial “pick-up artist”. The comedian and self-styled revolutionary spoke out about Blanc, whose paid dating seminars teach abusive techniques to attract women, in an episode of his daily YouTube show The Trews ...true news. Brand said a number of people had asked him what he thought of Blanc because of an image of the pair posted on Blanc's Instagram page 18 months ago.
While that one bit may not demonstrate why Russell Brand is monumental to millennials, keep reading! Here is an excerpt Brand shared on his website, featuring a look at his new book.
1) Are you happy with things the way they are?
2) Do you believe that things could be better?
I know most people want change. I know most people can’t be happy with the current regime. In any electoral process worth having, we might assume that the 3.5 billion people who have as much wealth collectively as the 85 richest people in the world are up for some amendments an’ all. I just used the calculator on my phone to subtract 85 from 3.5 billion and the answer had a letter in it. Even the calculator has gone berserk at this injustice.
That aside, a significant number of people are not happy with the way things are. I’m not, and I’ve done all right out of this system: I’ve a big house, a nice cat, and when I write books, they’re immediately put on the school curriculum. So this system has not been bad to me. I’ve been given everything I wanted. The problem is, I didn’t really want it. That desire was put there. Who put it there? And why?
People...are you listening? Brand is tweeting, writing, talking, actively demonstrating and inspiring on issues that hit politics, religion, society - the basics of write and wrong and the more passionate levels of exploring why and how and when. Brand talks about injustice. Brand tweets about travesties that impact not only small neighborhoods in the UK but the human condition throughout our world today. He's a voice for questioning - for evaluating and pondering what is "today" and what could be better "tomorrow" for all of us - all ages, all races, all genders, all economic levels. Just...all of us.
Russell Brand is monumental to #millennials because he inspires questioning. And questioning can be the most powerful tool of all when it comes to creating positive change in the world. As a millennial, I find Brand monumentally inspirational! He makes me laugh. He makes me think. He makes me angry. He makes me passionate about injustices. He motivates me to question and debate - not take things at face value and never believe that change is unfathomable. He may just be "Russell Brand" to you, but to millennials paying attention, he's an awesome big brother showing us that thinking, questioning and even confronting can lead to a beautiful shared awareness - and that can lead to changes we can all celebrate. Follow Millennial Bella on Twitter @MillennialBella.
