How Can We Let Darfur Know How Much We're Doing For Them?

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16 жыл бұрын

Panelists discuss the tragic lack of media access in Darfur and how we can help Darfurians realize how much we're helping them.
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@WhisperingDeath 5 жыл бұрын

I swear these onion videos are 11 years old and somehow still ahead of our time.

@JackDuripper 4 жыл бұрын

That ending is just perfect. 11 years later everybody knows about The Dark Knight. Nobody knows about the 300,000 people killed in Darfur. Hell I had to look that up.

@rrock2025 4 жыл бұрын

Your comment is ahead of our time. We need to get the word out.

@samuelrs5138 3 жыл бұрын

The more things change the more they stay the same. Plus, it's not like 11 years is a long time.

@antfish6761 2 жыл бұрын

your comment is 2 years old now. And you are still right

@andythefork 2 жыл бұрын

We were spoiled with a modern golden age of comedy in 2008

@perskills11 12 жыл бұрын

Man, these actors must be great poker players.

@neilrusling3438 4 жыл бұрын

The canons facing the wrong way....didnt it go the other way?

@cinemaparadiso5402 3 жыл бұрын

They probably had to tape several takes .. 3 minutes video can take hours to several days tape! ..

@theguyof360 2 жыл бұрын

@@cinemaparadiso5402 nope it's all in one take only improv

@yeezuschrist420 2 жыл бұрын

Go arsenal!

@christopherleckenby3494 2 жыл бұрын

@@neilrusling3438 I believe you're thinking of the old crest.

@adh0c468 3 жыл бұрын

Good job that they started talking about something culturally relevant at the end. It’s been 12 years and who remembers Darfur? The Dark Knight, on the other hand...

@mineduck3050 2 жыл бұрын

It's literally true haha

@wom_Bat 2 жыл бұрын

They need a Darfur movie like hotel Rwanda. Thanks to that movie title i booked a trip for my family to the famous hotel Rwanda....

@account3m Жыл бұрын

What's a Darfur?

@rubenjapp7626 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I don't think we'll soon forget "The Dark Night," the masterful superhero film by Nistopher Colon.

@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword 5 ай бұрын

The Darfur genocide is still going on now.

@zeigbert1743 4 жыл бұрын

I hope celebrities finally get the recognition they deserve.

@TCt83067695 2 жыл бұрын

It's the least the people of Dafur can do to show their appreciation

@johnorson6907 2 жыл бұрын

@@TCt83067695 I’m sick of them not taking responsibility

@ifitis22 5 жыл бұрын

I hope clifford had a nice well deserved break

@manicabawse2867 4 жыл бұрын

From what the guy never shows up..a real slacker legend

@deaj8450 4 жыл бұрын

@@manicabawse2867 He was there once wearing a perfect latex mask of Juliana McKannis.

@Quintusblake 4 жыл бұрын

That guy hasn’t done shit.

@Nutricidal 16 жыл бұрын

"to keep out the cries from the starving" is PAINFULLY funny. Brutal and honest commentary TheOnion...bravo.

@goodstuff8156 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for ruining this joke, I thought no one would ruin it. I salute you.

@theexcaliburone5933 Жыл бұрын

@@goodstuff8156 ?

@ronan7695 8 ай бұрын

@@goodstuff8156thats what comments were like in the 2000s… People often just quoted the funny parts of the video

@Nickt121111 12 жыл бұрын

Someone needs to make a playlist of video's with Nancy

@wdai03 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite panelist too

@SuperMoodyyy 4 жыл бұрын

Alien Doge link it then

@SuperMoodyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Alien Doge still waiting asshole

@thecyuber558 3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperMoodyyy kzfaq.info/sun/PLaXUAscgjGCV_yjrEZbi_avv_XG9pALTW found it

@SuperMoodyyy 3 жыл бұрын

TheCyuber thanks mate appreciated

@billvolk4236 5 жыл бұрын

Every time I research pottery in a Civilization game, since 2007, I tell myself, "I would like a clay pot!"

@Richard-jm3um 5 жыл бұрын

I'll Go Research Some Pottery Right Now! XD

@TheMurrmursonbottle 4 жыл бұрын

Literally playing Civ as I watch this, I will remember this forever

@Vingul 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMurrmursonbottle you must have multitasking power levels exceeding 9000

@TheMurrmursonbottle 3 жыл бұрын

Vingul when i’m not in class my attention span is abysmal, so if i’m just bored sitting down i need like two things running at the same time, all the time

@Vingul 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMurrmursonbottle My attention span isn't great either, right now I was supposed to sit down and read a book (at least I told myself so earlier), but got stuck browsing random youtube vids. With civ it's a different matter though, I get sucked right into it and devote pretty much 100% of my attention to it for hours on end.

@Death_by_Inches 9 жыл бұрын

I want a clay pot

@hotseventyfive 5 жыл бұрын

Bound Dragons Clifford Banes is a conspiracy created by the government

@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods 4 жыл бұрын

I love Nancy.

@Cjnw 3 жыл бұрын

I just want pot!

@inseki_j 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Same level as "I like lamp."

@breakingbacon658 3 жыл бұрын

The dark knight makes good clay pots

@strangastrange 16 жыл бұрын

"A nice card goes a long way..." "I would like a clay pot!"

@caoimhinleonhard9883 7 жыл бұрын

They don't understand the significance of Matt Damon worrying about them!! Hahahha, nice!!

@lordturtle8735 3 жыл бұрын

"They don't know the significance of the fact that Matt Damon is worried about them."

@LeviForWaifu 2 жыл бұрын

MATT DAMON

@homemadecringeycontent6363 Жыл бұрын

HAIL MATT DAMON

@whitneymacdonald4396 3 жыл бұрын

"...and the crying from the starvation..." Too much. These people are geniuses.

@bernardomello842 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing who Matt Damon is and what he is doing is just the most crucial thing people from Darfur need.

@someguitarphreak 16 жыл бұрын

i love how they just randomly start talking about the dark knight at the end.

@chaoticrealm777 2 жыл бұрын

Why did the Onion stop doing skits like this? This is hilarious 🤣

@maybrypascoe2255 3 жыл бұрын

“I would love a clay pot.” Comedy gold 🤣

@livefreest 12 жыл бұрын

the onion writers are the real heroes

@Azrael__ 5 жыл бұрын

The Onion had me thinking that Darfur was a fictional place. I couldn't believe anyone would be this dark about a real place in turmoil, until I Googled Darfur. Still funny though.

@marksman314 5 жыл бұрын

Point proven.

@jonathangiese5727 5 жыл бұрын

I’m glad I scrolled down to the comments, if I had not I too would have gone away from the video thinking Darfur was an invention of the Onion.

@bobobsen 4 жыл бұрын

America.

@viljamtheninja 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathangiese5727 The media makes everyone stupid! Don't listen to them! People that don't read newspapers:

@johngalbicsek5567 3 жыл бұрын

Funny thing is I remembered Darfur going into this but forgot all about the Aurora shooting years later until they brought up the Dark Knight and the news cycle

@matthiasweiss1144 5 жыл бұрын

Jeezus - the timing of those people is impeccable! Respect!!

@dustinwebb7720 3 жыл бұрын

How does this not have more views....

@TMoney53 5 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of a few years ago when France has those terror attacks and everybody made their Facebook profile picture the flag of France just so they could say that they’re conscientious people

@viljamtheninja 3 жыл бұрын

And now, people in France are trying to make religious satire illegal. Terrorists won.

@zant2146 3 жыл бұрын

@@viljamtheninja Yeah no, I don't know where you get your info from but you're objectively wrong.

@zant2146 3 жыл бұрын

@@voidofspaceandtime4684 It's literally not but go off

@manuelsputnik 3 жыл бұрын

The Onion is timeless, they can see beyond the present day.

@arizonabusinessleague918 3 жыл бұрын

That's Islam for you

@billtalent1 3 жыл бұрын

this is easily my favorite skit they've done

@theohuioiesin6519 2 жыл бұрын

It is surely right up there. I am in pain laughing

@notashot 16 жыл бұрын

That woman is priceless. "I want a clay pot!"

@mightyvoovoo 4 жыл бұрын

They're right! The Dark Knight movie was SOOOOOOO good.

@Albert_RIP 3 жыл бұрын

This seems pretty accurate to current events

@InterviewInterrogations 5 ай бұрын

This is the greatest of the many great Onion News videos. Nobody is able or willing to send out anything of this quality these days.

@wesmaly 3 жыл бұрын

"they don't know the significance of the fact that Matt Damon is worried about them" LMAO

@GoofyNewf 16 жыл бұрын

"Music loud enough to drown out the sounds of gunfire." "And Cries of starvation." haha funny stuff

@Boobalopbop 15 жыл бұрын

Me too!!! The black lady and the fat lady are my favorite.... And whatever Juliana McKannis says when introducing... "I'm Julianna McKannis filling in for Clifford Baines, who hooked up with the wrong people and got caught up in some serious shit" She's not here this time for some reason. This is a fave tho! :)

@gamerblood8364 13 жыл бұрын

You never really get the genius behind In the Know until you go to the Onion's channel and hit "Shows". "In the Know: Hosted by: Clifford Banes" which is hysterical since he NEVER ONCE appears in any episode.

@Bertelhauch 14 жыл бұрын

You Sir, are brilliant! This puts the whole thing in a new perspective for me and clearly illuminates the most likely outcome for Europe.

@yodellikeyoumeanit09 13 жыл бұрын

Im not surprised they still havent thanked us. Were still waiting for a big thank you from Rwanda

@bobfreddy4473 Жыл бұрын

I love the running joke of clifford banes having some weird reason for being out every time

@tesytes318 Жыл бұрын

I am wondering when it started .

@taintwasher3703 2 жыл бұрын

The year is 2022. A Batman movie just came out and I have no idea what a Darfur is

@bdlog6092 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Two opposite takeaways: The Cynic- Matt Damon’s talking about Darfur achieves nothing but to annoy, OR… The Bleeding Heart - Matt Damon’s talking about Darfur achieves nothing unless we take action. I’m with the hearts. In battle, do we criticize the radio operator for doing comm’s when he could be shooting instead?

@garruscuriosity9791 2 жыл бұрын

OMG even the new batman movie is mentioned.

@Rich-bb5gp Жыл бұрын

Best Onion sketch ever. If I'd been in it I wouldn't have been able to stop laughing. If I was a socially aware, campaigning celebrity I wouldn't have been able to watch it😂

@martinfiedler4317 Жыл бұрын

0:47 LOL. "Help Others For Profit" Seen this skid a couple of times now. One always notices new, delightful details. Thanks The Onion. You are/were the peak of satire!

@JustAdude291 2 жыл бұрын

this has aged beautifully

@sovietspyguy 15 жыл бұрын

Totally agreed. She just looks so legitimate, and she does deliver lines very well. Love her!

@andrewhofmann5453 11 ай бұрын

Yes, we need to make sure EVERYONE in Darfur knows we support them! Its like getting coffee and leaving a tip in the tip jar when the barista isn't looking..... You know you have to take the tip out and make sure you put it in when they are looking so you know you did a good thing!

@southeat92 16 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. It is this kind of sarcastic hilarity that I LIVE FOR.

@Putrid_foetal_corpse 2 жыл бұрын

I love how one of the tags for this video is recently uploaded lol.

@Avaricumstudios Жыл бұрын

This just became very relevant. ...with the recent conflict

@RyanTDean 16 жыл бұрын

I love you onion, one of the only things I watch on youtube anymore

@Varian-Killbot 3 жыл бұрын

13 years later, do you still only watch The Onion?

@JoshSlinkard 16 жыл бұрын

"I would like a clay pot!" lol

@ynotsammy 2 жыл бұрын

Now it's "How Can We Let Ukraine Know How Much We're Doing For Them?" did they not see the slam poem on Putin?

@stinkyham9050 2 жыл бұрын

The funniest part is I bet if college kids saw this video they wouldn't realize how on point this is.

@fireashes 16 жыл бұрын

we need to show them the photos, billbords and show them save darfur.....love it... Onion is my new source of the news.

@samhudson8836 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this is what people in the future will see and think about how strange the news was in the past

@stephaniecarrow4898 Жыл бұрын

The way Nancy says, "I want a clay pot!" 😄😄 "Help Others For Profit" must be Duncan Birch's bestselling book so far.

@matenzo 15 жыл бұрын

I LOVE the black woman! She cracks me up every time she opens her mouth haha She can deliver a line better than anyone XD

@ZombieX13 16 жыл бұрын

I love these guys!

@solidaritytime3650 3 жыл бұрын

This might be my all time favorite

@Dreamagain11 2 жыл бұрын

Crazy how perfect this fits even down to a new batman movie

@okcomputer1982 Жыл бұрын

I hear it’s a much darker movie…

@TylerOakley 14 жыл бұрын

I WOULD LIKE A CLAY POT.

@OwO-de4pl 6 жыл бұрын

8 years ago, back when you were cute

@HACUNA89 6 жыл бұрын

DotTV what is he now?

@Chillinlikeavilll 4 жыл бұрын

Omg

@siyacer 3 жыл бұрын

You devolved.

@laurafrakinroslin 3 жыл бұрын

Huh, this is the lowest amount of upvotes I’ve ever seen for a checkmarked comment

@8is 2 ай бұрын

The Onion, ahead of its time yet again.

@dwightmartincampbell7973 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 21, so when this video came out I was 8, and my god I didn’t even know where Darfur was

@ColorfulBoxOfCrayons 3 жыл бұрын

I was at the one where George Clooney showed up at the National Mall. This is too funny

@Mineav 9 жыл бұрын

What is a "darfur"?

@zumis1011 9 жыл бұрын

Mineav a region of East Africa comprised of several countries that experiences constant hardship due to territorial disputes, genocidal attackers, drought, famine, disease... it's basically all the shitty things we here about Africa super concentrated

@thuranira9423 9 жыл бұрын

Eddie Parada what is this ignorant nonsense you speak of? Dafur is a region in The Sudan, a SINGLE COUNTRY in East Africa

@zumis1011 9 жыл бұрын

Mervin Kilima My bad, looked at a misleading map, not like it matters or I was way off. You from Africa by any chance? Because that would make sense of your attitude, since I took a shit on your country, if your are from Africa.

@dannya1854 9 жыл бұрын

Mineav you could've saved yourself a lot of embarrassment by just googling "Darfur"

@Mineav 9 жыл бұрын

Comrade Danny What's a "google"?

@babysingstheblues 16 жыл бұрын

The actors are so good at keeping straight faces. They play their roles quite convincingly. A benefit concert to drown out the gunfire ... priceless.

@izaks14 14 жыл бұрын

omg this video is one of my favorite out of the onion

@rabidfish02 16 жыл бұрын

I could give a flying shit about celebrities and their needs. Emotional or tangible. The closest I have ever come to caring when a famous person died was when Steve Irwin was killed. That was actully sad. But then again, he was a real person.

@doobtribe 16 жыл бұрын

Excelent work!

@TimeForTimer 16 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTE! CLASSIC!

@Boobalopbop 14 жыл бұрын

"Tell them what Matt Damon has been doing... The man works hard!" :)

@jfuite 16 жыл бұрын

Why don't most of these Onion videos get more views - this is funny stuff.

@RonaldMoD 3 жыл бұрын

OMG this is one of the best

@Statsy10 Жыл бұрын

I remember Ali G interviewing someone and asking the question "What is the NEXT Darfur? What is Darfive?" 😂

@garycrowder 4 жыл бұрын

I hope they watched this video in Darfur.

@soccrsnipe 16 жыл бұрын

I wanted to let you know - I love you The Onion.

@dustinwebb7720 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome !!

@user-vp1pd5yo3v 2 ай бұрын

Gaza Israel college protests in 2024. The Onion never misses.

@colonelmatterson 15 жыл бұрын

I love the suggestion about aid organizations entering Darfur only to put up billboards that say "SAVE DARFUR"

@jazznjava 16 жыл бұрын

Genius. Talking about subtext in the media today.

@biofusion 16 жыл бұрын

That was ridiciously hilarious. Excellent job.

@chickydoe7728 4 жыл бұрын

Whats really amusing is they are very much informed about the facts of real life and its walk in the park for them making fun about literally anything.

@Blixamix 7 ай бұрын

"Well they have the ones that have the music on it when you open it up. It might as well be that kind" HAHAHA comedy gold

@DIAMONDBACKBANDCT 16 жыл бұрын

"I would like a clay pot" I luv these guys !!!!

@jefgain 16 жыл бұрын

This is better than Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show'. Very funny. I am subscribing.

@sarahc357 12 жыл бұрын

I love, love, love the black lady. She makes me laugh every single time!

@oofoof4875 11 ай бұрын

who else stumbled upon this after fighting erupted in darfur again

@buccos2324 3 жыл бұрын

This aged extremely well

@thedailyenglishshow 16 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@hotdogbottom 16 жыл бұрын

love the Onion! :D

@stray-wolf 3 жыл бұрын

"Oh, I would like a clay pot!"

@helmsplinter 15 жыл бұрын

LOL love the ending

@animal245533 2 жыл бұрын

With a new batman out who even remembers covid, this one is even darker!

@appended1 12 жыл бұрын

People who try to argue the subject matter should realize they've been preemptively pwned by The Onion.

@kandy1399 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the comments on onion's videos that are more that 10 years old or 10 years old are verified channels

@Boobalopbop 14 жыл бұрын

@Freenetnow The man works hard!

@tinyspeaker 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know they know how important 'raising awareness' is?

@zanebrant 12 жыл бұрын

I love the black lady haha

@r0b0t805 16 жыл бұрын

wow. brilliant.

@fokii9880 2 жыл бұрын

If you just switch out Darfur for Ukraine this could’ve been written today

@lberghaus Жыл бұрын

We’re sending Ukraine weapons and vehicles and providing intelligence and rallying all of NATO for additional resources to help fight the Russians. We also put sanctions on them. I think that’s not just raising awareness.

@FireEverLiving 4 ай бұрын

"Before long, I'm not sure anyone's going to know what a Ukraine even is."