Angelina Jolie’s star power just broke a MAJOR Instagram record
and staying true to form, she joined the platform
to shed light on a heartbreaking ongoing situation — Let’s get into it
It’s true, Angelina Jolie has finally made her debut on Instagram and she did it with
a bang by setting a brand new record for fastest immediate growth on the app.
According to various media sources, Angie hit the 1 million followers mark within her first
hour on Instagram blowing previous record holders out of the water.
Angelina beat the likes of Rupert Grint and Jennifer Aniston who took over 4 hours and
5 hours respectively to reach that amount of followers when they first signed up.
At the time of reporting, Angelina just hit 9 million Instagram followers
and she’s been using her presence on the app to bring awareness to the plight of Afghan women
and refugees following the recent Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.
In her very first IG post, Angelina shared a letter sent from a teenage
girl in Afghanistan describing how people are currently being silenced in her country.
The letter in part read in limited English QUOTE, “I am a young girl,
I live in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban came in we all went to work,
school properly. We all had rights, we [were] able to defend our rights freely but when they came,
we are all afraid of them and we think our dreams are gone.”
Angelina also added a caption backing up this brave young girl’s message writing,
"Right now, the people of Afghanistan are losing their ability to communicate on social media
and to express themselves freely. So I’ve come on Instagram to share their stories
and the voices of those across the globe who are fighting for their basic human rights.”
Angelina further explained that she was on the border of Afghanistan
two weeks prior to 9/11, which is 20 years ago,
and that not much has changed as refugees were also fleeing the Taliban back then.
Which is why she finds it quote, “sickening to watch Afghans being displaced yet again”
especially after all the blood shed, lives lost and time and money spent in that region.
Angie highlighted that Afghans are very capable people but that they
just lack the tools and respect to prosper and she also praised the
women and young girls who have been fighting for an education.
She wrapped up her message writing, "Like others who are committed,
I will not turn away. I will continue to look for ways to help. And I hope you’ll join me."
Angelina became a United Nations special envoy for refugee and displacement matters in 2012,
and also dedicated her second post to provide information
about the current refugee crisis around the world.
One of the most shocking stats that she shared was the one that read, “Today, 1% of the world’s
population - 82.4 million people - is displaced. That’s nearly twice as many as a decade before.”
And one of the images she posted showed that the five countries from which the most refugees
are currently being displaced are Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Sudan and Myanmar.
Angelina also expertly explained what drives her to get involved in these global issues writing,
"I started working with displaced people because I believe passionately in human rights.
Not out of charity, but out of a deep respect for them and their families,
and all they continue to overcome, despite so much persecution, inequality and injustice."
Currently she only follows three IG accounts being Doctor Without Borders,
the NAACP and the UN Refugee Agency.
Angelina is set to make her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe this November
as Thena in the film Eternals but at the moment it’s unknown if Angelina
will only use her Instagram account to spread awareness on social issues or if
she’ll also share pictures of her day to day and promote her film projects…
We absolutely applaud Angelina’s efforts to provide a voice for those
who need it the most and we give her a warm welcome to Instagram…
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I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on socials
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