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Louisa

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I've seen lots of references on social media in recent weeks regarding the so called "Ice Bucket challenge". It's for a fabulous cause, and I totally support the idea of doing something fun if it's raising money for charities. I believe it's raising money for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a debilitating disease. I think Macmillan Cancer charities have also encouraged donations for something similar. However, I have noticed a lot of people doing it for fun without realising that it's for charitable causes. This makes me extremely angry and these people should be forced to do the "pi$$ bucket challenge" for being totally ignorant self indulgent scum bags. If I see one more video of people doing it for fun without any references to fund raising for charity, I shall be nominating you for this special challenge. Be warned. Idiots.


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LadyNorwood Wrote:

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> I use water to wash, cook and clean and I'm

> eternally grateful....



However I don't condemn anyone for doing this and I think Louisa's comment is a bi'shi' - I walk to the shops every day but I don't do it for charity.......

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I hate everything about it (other than the fact that it's apparently earning money for a charity).


The look-at-me attention seeking nature of it. The fact that these dorks putting their vids up on facebook usually seem oblivious to the charity. And also... pouring a bucket of cold water over yourself (in the summer) is hardly the most difficult or unpleasant task I can think of.

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Absolutely Jeremy. It's a purely self indulgent thing with charity and donations apparently an after thought. If you really cared, you'd donate without doing the challenge, and post the screen shot of your donation onto social media to shame the vain attention seekers.


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I'm torn on this. I wouldn't do it, and agree it's more about the attention for a lot of people, but as miga says, it's led to a lot of money being donated including by a lot of very wealthy celebrities.


And a couple of the vids have made me laugh, most notably Dave Grohl's Carrie tribute, and a rather buxom ex colleague who probably with hindsight would have chosen not to wear the bright red bra under her white t-shirt.

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Louisa Wrote:

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> I agree miga, but why in today's society do we

> need self indulgence band wagon jumping before we

> care to donate? Can't people donate anyway because

> they care?

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> Louisa.



But it will have made a lot of people donate who wouldn't have donated. It's like they're paying a few quid for their moment of vanity.


I've also seen people doing it who I think are doing it more out of keeping face with their mates than actual vanity.

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Otta yes it will have done, and any way to make money for charity is a good thing, but it will also have led to a large number of people doing the challenge and not donating at all. I'd love to see a donation screen capture of every person who's done it after they've completed the challenge. Many people aren't even making reference to the charity in their videos. These are the people I'm talking about.


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The root cause of the charity is of course sad, but if you're taking part not knowing or even referencing the root cause that's equally as sad because it means you're not donating or understanding the reasons behind the 'challenge'.


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> All the facebook videos I've seen explicitly say

> they will donate.

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Exactly. Generally people are doing both. I quite like watching them except when they drone an about their nominees for 5 minutes first - just get on with the bucket bit :)

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> FFS - I've just been nominated to do this. Really

> don't like this BS, but I'm going to look like a

> real miserablist if I don't take up 'the

> challenge'. Any advice?



I've already decided that if I get nominated (I hope I don't because I'm skint) I am going to make a video of me making my donation via text, and post that.

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rahrahrah Wrote:

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> FFS - I've just been nominated to do this. Really

> don't like this BS, but I'm going to look like a

> real miserablist if I don't take up 'the

> challenge'. Any advice?


Pretend you're going to do it, then throw the water over the camera and give your viewers the finger.

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