whats this BOLLOX all about? i dont want to know what fucking charity you support, fine support the fucking "big cunty wave charity" but i dont want to see you wearing ten fucking multi coloured cunt bands up your fuckin arm.



support charities,bt dont go around advertising it saying "look at me me, i gave a fucking quid to each of these cunts and i got a cool pink wrist band"









absolute, unconditional cunts

yeah people like coldplay and bono who try to get publiticy off their charity work.

I dont think they try and get publicty with it. I mean , they have the power to get people to give money to charity. yes maybe they do get publicity with it , but in the end , it only makes the charity better , cause mega coldplay fans see chris martin with " Make Trade Fair" on his hand and they send money to this charity's. So everybody gets better from it. So whats the point.

yeah. if it helps to support any charity programme i totally agree with those bands. even the chems do. fine!

i have no problem with artists supporting charites all well and good but when they try to publicise their new album at the same time it ain't right

irish fan Escribi�:

i have no problem with artists supporting charites all well and good but when they try to publicise their new album at the same time it ain't right

okay. *agreed*

i admit wearing a rist band for a quid is a bit pretentious as a charitable person, but then in another light well done to the charities for using fashion as a means of charitable income.

Exactly i mean, it doesn't really matter were they get their money from...in the end , it's more important were the money goes to.

i think its a lesser of 2 evils - yeah, the band might get some publicity for it and they might be promoting the charity for reasons other than honourable ones - but at the end of the day the charity gets more cash and more publicity, and thats the main thing.



i was having this debate with a mate of mine the other day - he was saying that rage against the machine sucked ass because they were promoting anti-capitalism but at the same time were signed to sony. my point was that in order for them to get global exposure sometimes u have to play the game - and think how many kids at least had thier eyes opened to alternative politics by RATM (like me!)



its all relative kids.......

I think that bands know that they can influence people alot therefore they can encorage them to support charity. However some bands/artists such a moby piss me off when they use there status to push political views on fans.



The thing that annoys me is when people sell wristbands on ebay and the charities make no profit. Its sad in a way that people will only give money to charity in exchange for a wristband so they look cool. Saying that the idea is good because it makes lots of money for charity and people who may not normal give money to charity make donations.



Saying all that I do own a 'stand up speak up' mainly because i support its cause and secondaly I wanna look cool.

I think they have really lost their meaning now because people just wear them as a fashion thing.

whenever i am in england -with my groups of children- i go to any charity shop i see and offer the kids to come with me. some of them do and are surprised what to find there! a group of girls went to all charity shops (about 13 or so) in the town we were as one of the girls was with us last year already and knew some of them.

u can make great bargains there so that -very often- i even donate my change given. found so much cool stuff there already...

many of "my" children bought wristbands there this year... okay. the money goes to good hands and if they think they are cool... why not? i got myself a new jacket and some records, fine.



need to say, old ladies at BHF look funny when a group of 20 kids is comin in, accompanied by a 2-meters-something groupleader :D

I've got a lot of respect for artists who put their money where their mouth is and spread awareness - knock bands like Coldplay or U2 all you want, but they've startled thousands upon thousands of their mass global fanbase into action and awareness. These artists are willing to put their careers on the line for the sake of what they believe in - that's taking a risk. Yes it can be a bombastic and puffed up way of going about things and sometimes there's the presumptious factor especially for someone like Bono, but I honestly don't think he would've stuck with his efforts for so long if he didn't honestly believe in what he was doing (whether or not the music has suffered as a result is purely subjective) I admire the artists who are vocal about their philanthropic efforts, and I have a quiet admiration for those who are less vocal when it comes to their pet charities.



Some people want to know if their favorite artists are charitable, it gives them something to relate to and maybe some good and inspiration can come of it in the end. I was a member of Amnesty International for a good long time, found out about the organization when I was 13 (through U2 big surprise) and it was something I could really believe in. Still do believe in human rights - how one cannot believe in it is beyond me but I'll save the lecture.



Imagine that - the Chems have even somewhat quietly supported a couple charity events - make a home in the UK, charity gig for Kosovan refugees, donating a tune to a charitable record, and now the white band on this site. Big respect for them and anyone else to do something good in this fucked up world.



The wristbands can be bandwagoning and annoying to the eye, I wouldn't wear one because I personally don't like the idea of wearing a charity on my sleeve - but that's me. On the other hand if it makes people more aware, if even for a split second while the wristband is trendy, then the point was made and some good was done.

i only wear mine cos i need something to go with my sweatband on my right arm. i do care about poverty but instead of aking little bands, surely they could just get money and give it to the people who need it, how much must they be losing when making the bands?

There's no unselfish good deeds.

Liquidfunk Escribi�:

i only wear mine cos i need something to go with my sweatband on my right arm. i do care about poverty but instead of aking little bands, surely they could just get money and give it to the people who need it, how much must they be losing when making the bands?

human nature is: give <-> get



so people get those bands if they give money. they might not give anything without receiving something

true true



man, people are bastards!

like i said, artists supporting charity-fine



people supporting charity-fine



people who feel the need to show everyone which charity they support- wankers

chemd'up Escribi�:

like i said, artists supporting charity-fine



people supporting charity-fine



people who feel the need to show everyone which charity they support- wankers

totally agree. but, most people are wankers. sad but true :(

chemd'up Escribi�:

like i said, artists supporting charity-fine



people supporting charity-fine



people who feel the need to show everyone which charity they support- wankers

Ah - gotcha! I see what you mean. I think a lot of people who wear these items have their heart in the right place but I can see how this advertising of charitable work can be taken as patting oneself on the back.



I saw 5 customers today who had those bands on - someone had a white one that said HEART on it, and 4 other people had the yellow Livestrong Lance Armstrong ones. Those bands are really big where I live. And so are the red ribbon pins for AIDS awareness, the pink ribbon pins for breast cancer awareness, and the yellow ribbon pins for troop support.