Bordertown USA

On average more than 3 women a month have gone missing or been murdered in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua areas in Mexico. That’s bad, and people can do something about it from their lounge rooms and offices by going to this Amnesty website.

As usual, the first steps are about raising awareness and putting the issue in front of people. And apparently everyone’s favourite table dancer is now embarking on a film called “Bordertown” about these poor women.

Strangely the people making it are downplaying the political side of the story; From J.Lo’s website comes this: "It's a thriller, a drama, a story about people. It's not a political piece at all," says Nava, the film's writer and director. "That stuff is best left for books and essays and newspapers.”

It’s strange how people seem embarrassed about saying important things and doing socially valuable work. Or maybe it‘s just that in the US being political is seen as being corrupt. Maybe it’s time we take politics back from the politicians.

Anyhow – it’s terrible that this situation has gone on for more than a decade.

When the people responsible are eventually found out it’s gonna make a nightmarish TV movie of the week. At least way too scary for me.