Victim.
Obviously this event contains many similarities with the struggle of Nelson Mandela. Both are victims of a corrupt system and have been incarcerated before becoming figureheads of a movement of change. Both have suffered tragedy, Mandela has recently pulled out of many public appearances- including the World Cup- due to the death of his Great Granddaughter in a car accident, and Lohan got a bit sunburnt once because she is fair skinned.
Though not as bad as Kim Kardashian.
Both are considered figureheads of change and both of them have appeared in the hilarious comedy the Parent Trap... or maybe it was only one of them, I can't remember.
Yes there are differences, Mandela struggled against Apartheid and stood to unify and create equality in South Africa, and Lohan did lots of coke and drove into a lamp post. Mandela resorted to terrorism in the fight against a government which didn't represent a majority and Lohan got papped without underwear.
In the name of freedom, obviously.
Perhaps it would be natural for Lohan to make the move into politics and follow in Mandela's footsteps, it would be a natural choice for someone who can quote an article from the UN declaration of human rights on twitter or in deed any other social networking site. But would this be the right thing to do, as it stands the film Machete which she acts in might be affected by her entry into politics, perhaps even as the President of South Africa.
The only association I make mentally when people mention South Africa.
Okay there is one more association I make with South Africa.
Lohans release is set to have many ramifications, one of which is that I have learned what the word ramification actually means, a ramification is a consequence of an action or event.
There will probably be other ramifications to her release but until they occur we probably wont know what they are and even if they have already occured we will probably recognise them with clearer distinction with the benefit of hindsight.
Hindsight is an equally important tool because it may take some time for all the events connecting to this event to occur, after which a period of time may help make sense of the events in a clearer manner.
"Comprende sugartits?"
None of this can sum up the magnitude and importance of an occaision as momentous of Lohans release from jail.
Of Course Lohan has her detractors, Chella Cara said "Lindsay Lohan in rehab again? What does she have, a season pass?"Comediene Joan Rivers said "“Lindsay Lohan is so dumb. Her idea of being sworn in is cursing at the judge. I was just reading about the new Lindsay Lohan diet,
which is all liquid. 80 Proof.” and "Lindsay Lohan said she wouldn't mind being under oath because she thought Oath was a Norwegian ski instructor." But Mandela had his critics too. Fade to black said:
"He is supposedly a "champion of freedom and democracy", the "hero of oppressed people everywhere" but considers dictatorships like Cuba and Libya shining beacons of freedom and justice... "
PW Botha was also an outspoken critic of Mandela and fought against the changes he was trying to achieve. but it is also well known that Botha was a racist...
It stands to reason that if any critics of Mandela are racist, then by extention any of the critics of Lohan (Including Rivers and millions of Twitterers) are also, by association, racist and corrupt and looking to preserve the corrupt regime.
It remains to be seen whether she can do for the united states what Mandela did for South Africa, but judging by her performance in Mean Girls and I Know Who Killed Me it would be mad to put anything past her... except maybe for her career.
Peeling back the curtains of oppresion, even if she won't go topless in a film.
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