Homophobia, apartheid, and child labor. Three things so different yet similar, and all hated by many. All are connected by their kryptonite. And their kryptonite? Spreading awareness, whether it be by mouth or word. Of course, this can be an issue. Though there are many cities in modern Africa, not everyone has access to phones and free wifi. That’s where spreading information by mouth plays in. Though apartheid ended years agao, in 1989 to be specific, there was a tipping point. That tipping point was the murder of children by white officers, and everyone agreed, even those who benefited from the system, that this was a step too far. After that, people pressured the leader who allowed for this to happen to step down, and a new leader stepped in to right the wrongs that had been made. That’s where child labor and homophobia are heading. They both affect children in horrible ways. With child labor, it works them to the bone, even death. They don’t receive a proper education, proper healthcare, nothing. With gay teens, there aren’t many resources, especially in Africa, for them to contact. It isolates them, and makes them more likely to be a target of hate crime and suicide. Eventually, there’ll be a tipping point. Anyone in their right mind would never wish for this to be the tipping point, but that seems to be it. Children tend to be the climax, the final shove that people needed to get things done. Though the circumstances are horrid, people will get things done. They put on a positive spin, and beat the issue to death, all in the child’s name. And eventually, the curtains will close on that issue and open to a new one. And the issue the curtains closed on will be long dead and gone, never to see day again.