Punk'd

Want to see Ashton Kutcher, of MTV and That 70's Show fame, get serious about something?

He knows his stuff when it comes to child sex trafficking, and he and Demi are speaking out about it whenever they can--whether that's with Lisa Ling on this Oprah video or Tweeting stats from his Twitter account while meeting with the founder of GEMs.  

From reading other blog/media commentary on the celebrity duo's proclaimed commitment to end slavery within their lifetimes, it's apparent that a lot of people are pretty cynical about their involvement in the cause.  But I think they're legit--and to be perfectly frank, I don't really care even if it does turn out to 

be a flash-in-the-pan publicity stunt.  Like they say in Hollywood, no publicity is bad publicity.  

I see more and more people getting in line to care about something other than themselves, and in my mind, children being trafficked and exploited are one of the most important and pressing issues out there.  As Demi notes while speaking with Lisa Ling, 

"There's something very timely about this... Not that this hasn't been talked about, not that people haven't done incredible documentaries and exposed us to this information... but I think that now there's a readiness to really make a change, and really end this." 

Picture of Ashton Kutcher by Eugene.