Oh, that’s right. You just read that correctly. And it’s punk rock as f**k.
F**k the predatory and cannibalistic nature of the modern medical industry, f**k those greedy a**, CEOs, f**k those greedy a** insurance companies, who indirectly kill people, f**k all of them.
And yet here you are, a movie with a star cast, pledging portions of its profits into erasing medical debt. You can’t get more wholesome than that. Nobody forced them to do it, they have no help from the government, this is how you do good in the modern day. Goodness for goodness sake.
Continue reading to hear more about this awesome shit. It is absolutely legendary for real.
This article is sourced straight from the TOXICAVENGER site:
It’s the final week of marketing and promotion for The Toxic Avenger, and the teams here at Cineverse and Bloody Disgusting have decided to do something a little different. Rather than spending the rest of our marketing budget on a stunt or campaign, we’ve decided instead to join forces with the non-profit Undue Medical Debt for a much more important cause.
Hearing about this warms my heart. I originally heard about this in a random comment section where somebody pointed out that they were doing this and trhat lead me to actually finding out. Turns out sometimes the things you read online ARE true (but mostly not, heck, I'm not even sure if I'm a bot or not). My wife and I are gearing up to see this movie tomorrow and I'm pumped. I have nothing but fond memories of my buddy Nathan introducing me to old TROMA flicks when we were both getting into film. but yeah.......if you're interested in the actual article itself, click HERE to read it and if you're interested in learning more about UNDUE MEDICAL DEBT <----that right there is a link
“We spent hours brainstorming how to close out the campaign and, while sending Toxie to the moon was appealing, no idea came close to combating unexpected medical debt for families,” said Cineverse SVP of Marketing Lauren McCarthy. “The Toxic Avenger had his entire life upended by crushing medical costs so, as Toxie says, ‘Sometimes you have to do something’.”
“As the medical debt crisis continues to grow we’re grateful for this partnership with The Toxic Avenger film, which is not only funding debt relief but also shining a light on the human impact of a broken system,” said Marisa Clemente, Vice President of Philanthropy at Undue Medical Debt. “We are always looking to team up with real-life superheroes who support our mission — including movie lovers, who now have an easy way to enjoy a reimagined classic while supporting financially and emotionally burdened families."
The nonprofit leverages donations to purchase qualifying medical debt (for individuals four times or below the federal poverty level or who have medical debt that is 5% or more of annual income) in bulk from providers like hospitals and also collection agencies for pennies on the dollar meaning one dollar donated, on average, erases $100 of un-payable medical debt. Recipients of debt relief then receive an Undue branded envelope in the mail out of the blue with the good news: some or all of their medical debt has been erased.
Yanno at the end of the day ain't nobody coming to save us.....not any fairy god parents, no sky daddy, and certainly not the government (plus you always gotta be weary when they're "here to help"). At the end of the day alls we got is ourselves, well ourselves and those around us....aka each other. I truly believe in the goodness in humanity and I also believe that keeping evil at bay isn't a grand spectacle for cataclysmic event.... it is done with the small things in life. Like helping somebody when they're in need, or doing things without the expectation of anything. Maybe sometimes it's giving somebody who broke down a ride to the gas station, or helping somebody change a tire. Either way it is the little things and in those times and despite what cynicism might say, people show up. And things like this are a reminder of that. Heck this is still going to happen mostly unnoticed, who evens knows about this gesture of kindness outside of this article, their article and the word of mouth? Certainly not people who aren't even interested in this flick. DOESN'T MATTER THOUGH be cause goodness for goodness sake is what it is always about and that my friends.....is the REAL PUNK ROCK
"Cineverse is relieving at least $5 million in medical debt across the country, where needed most, with our own donation, with ticket sales leading to unlimited additional donations.
Undue Medical Debt is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 by former debt collectors. To date Undue has acquired — and abolished — over $22 billion of burdensome medical debt, helping over 14 million families and addressing a major social determinant of health. Undue purchases unpayable debts for a fraction of their face value in bundled portfolios and partners with individuals, faith-based organizations, local and state governments, foundations, corporations and many others to empower donors by converting every dollar contributed into $100 of medical debt relief on average."
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