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"The actor Rainn Wilson says he has changed his name to Rainnfall Heat Wave
Extreme Winter Wilson to protest against the climate crisis.
In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Wilson said: “as a cheap little
stunt to help save planet Earth, I’ve changed my name on Twitter, Instagram and
even on my fancy writing paper.” It is not clear if Wilson has legally changed
his name.
As for why, he said: “I changed my name … to help tell the world leaders and
influencers that we need to act now.”
The star of
The Office (US version) has changed his display name on Instagram
but not his username. He has not changed either on Twitter, where he said: “PS
They won’t let me change my name because, Elon!”
He suggested alternate names for other notable figures in the entertainment
industry, including “Cardi The Arctic B Melting”, “Amy Poehler Bears Are
Endangered”, “Harrison Why Not Drive An Electric Ford”, and “Leonardo Di-Polar
Ice Caprio Are Melting”.
Wilson is a board member of Arctic Basecamp. He said their mission “is to raise
awareness of the global risks of Arctic weather change.” The effort to mobilise
people to change their names is being launched as world leaders gather for
Cop27 in Egypt."
Via Doug Senko.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
