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wristbands for charity - good or bad idea? - debate
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think they were a good idea but now people buy or make them just to make money. I feel the same way as you regarding the knock off ones. I think the people who sell them should be fined and stopped from doing so. And as for the people who buy/wear them because they're fashionable should get a life.
I was involved in a very brief debate about this here,
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with someone who was desperate to get a band. I admit to still being mystified by the logic of his argument.
However I have seen them in shops, with a long list of the colours and what each one stands for, but most of them have an asterisk beside them and when you look at the small print... oh yes *No money from the sale of this band will go to charity. they are just rip offs. Now THAT my friends I think is morally wrong.
My brother can't get over why his friends, intelligent well rounded lads of 20 - 23 are all wearing them... last night when we met them in the pub he asked them if they'd all been swimming together...! hahaha
I personally don't understand the logic of the argument against these bands.
The awareness of these charities has risen by a huge amount due to these bands. The financial contribution to these charities has risen a considerable amount due to the selling of these bands and the consequent increase in awareness.
There have always been people who piggy back charitable ideas/events in order to make money for themselves and sadly this will always be the case. Surely though the more peolpe that sell and wear these bands, real or fake the better off the charity is. Ok those people selling fake bands are imorally making money but they are also unwittingly helping the charity by increasing the overall awareness.
It is also wrong to criticise the use of these bands as a fashion accesory, it is peoples personal choice what they wear and again the main beneficiary will be the charity. If you don't want to wear one then fine but don't be so quick to criticise others for their choice to wear them.
What's next? Are you going to have a go at someone wearing a poppy in November because it looks smart with a suit??? I doubt it!!!
I agree with Gevs The profile of the causes involved has been raised hugely, as have their financial accounts. This can only be a good thing. That some are cashing in on this phenomenon is sadly predictable but it doesn't detract from the original idea behind the wrist bands.
If I'm wearing a breast cancer band because I want to show support for a charity that has meant a great deal to me, or a Stand-up Speak Out band because I want to let people know that I will not tolerate racism..... you guys would look at me as some sad fashion victim. Well, that's your prerogative, but you'd be wrong. You say the real meaning behind the bands has been lost, well not to me. I don't mind why people wear the (genuine) bands....the money has gone to the charity while keeping the whole thing high profile. These charities would not be so well known, particularly among young people, if they relied on charity shops and the more run of the mill fund raising methods. If just 1% of kids wearing these bands thinks about the message behind them, be it breast cancer awareness, anti-racism or whatever, then that's an added plus surely.
Other than con men on the take (which happens every day in every walk of life and cannot be laid at the door of the wrist band originators), I fail to see any real negatives to these bands, other than apparently offended sensibilities.
If adults want to show off about giving to charity then let them...at least they've given. Maybe it makes them feel better about themselves that folk know of their generosity....so what? After all babyshambles, you've indicated to us all that you give to charity.....oooooh, boasting are we? I'm being lighthearted here, not having a pop at you, but you see what I'm getting at.
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