Soda Jerk Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Obviously nobody has an issue with anyone doing anything for charity, but the correlation between a "no-makeup-selfie" and Cancer is very unclear. I don't see the link between the two. The majority of these photographs I have seen don't even mention anything about raising awareness for Cancer, so I can only assume plenty are missing the point as this trend starts to spread. If people are going to do it, and post info about raising awareness and where folk can donate, then I see no issue with that. But a lot of these pictures seem to be just bait for their mates to comment, to tell them how gawjus they look with no slap on, or something. I proper can't stand the word "selfie". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 The majority are just jumping on the latest FB bandwagon and in doing so actually trivialising what they proclaim to promote. Of course this is just my opinion and I'm as entitled to opinion that as anyone else is to make broad assumptions about folk by what they post on FB and displaying strangely inflated self-opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 If people are going to do it, and post info about raising awareness and where folk can donate, then I see no issue with that. But a lot of these pictures seem to be just bait for their mates to comment, to tell them how gawjus they look with no slap on, or something.This is three people that have done it on my newsfeed: No make up selfie - I almost never wear make up anyway Thanks XXXX for my bare faced nomination in order to support cancer awareness week. I nominate Thank you for the nomination xxx heres me with no make up for breast cancer awareness none of them had a link to a cancer charity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 At least they mentioned the word Cancer. That counts for something. From my Facebook friends, I've only seen one, out of maybe 10 or so that mentioned that it was for Cancer awareness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Michael Scott's Dunder Mifflin Scranton Meredith Palmer Memorial Celebrity Breast Cancer Awareness Pro-Am Selfie for the Cure? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 To be fair, I think that if one person sees one of these no-make up photos and donates money to charity, then it's worthwhile. However, I do prefer it if people were more inclined to post photos of their dinner/pets, as that is what Facebook is really about. I find my newsfeed being clogged up with constant links to articles about Scottish independence much more irritating than this current selfie campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Some of my friends are well tidy without makeup. Especially those of them that normally wear too much. Fuck charity, I'll be wanking tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Post a vinegar strokes face selfie to raise awareness about testicular cancer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 Some of my friends are well tidy without makeup. Especially those of them that normally wear too much. Fuck charity, I'll be wanking tonight. OK, I back down, all worthwhile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've only seen a couple of these selfies on my facebook but it looks like a backlash to the backlash has led to some people donating money to try and prove it was worthwhile. So it looks like it has turned out okay even if I find the original premise quite strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Selfies = annoyingMoaning about selfies = annoyingJustifying selfies = annoyingBoasting about donating instead of taking a selfie = annoyingMaking jokes about everyone talking about charity and selfies = annoying ... wedding hashtags = acceptable Edited March 19, 2014 by ca_gere 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've only seen a couple of these selfies on my facebook but it looks like a backlash to the backlash has led to some people donating money to try and prove it was worthwhile. So it looks like it has turned out okay even if I find the original premise quite strange.This and claiming some sort of justification due to actual cancer survivors posting pics of their scars. Now thats brave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 It'l be #masectomyscarmonday soon. As with anything on social networks it always inevitably comes full circle back to narcissism. Yes raising awareness is good but the majority of people posting pictures of themselves are doing it for their own feeling of self-worth. Then those on the other side who feel the need to comment on the phenomenon are mostly doing so to try distance themselves from the masses, in the hope that people see them as superior in some way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 It'l be #masectomyscarmonday soon. As with anything on social networks it always inevitably comes full circle back to narcissism. Yes raising awareness is good but the majority of people posting pictures of themselves are doing it for their own feeling of self-worth. Then those on the other side who feel the need to comment on the phenomenon are mostly doing so to try distance themselves from the masses, in the hope that people see them as superior in some way.The worst ones are the people who want to look that little bit more superior by using pop psychology to have a dig at both sides.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted March 19, 2014 Report Share Posted March 19, 2014 "Cant believe im posting this, I look dead" #nomakeupselfieforcancerawareness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/10710519/No-make-up-selfie-trend-helps-cancer-research-charity-raise-1million-in-24-hours.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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James Broonbreed Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Was there as much uproar when loads of dudes grew cock dusters in November? #paedotash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyboy Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 The no-make-up-selfie thing was pretty depressing (srsly? it's a big deal to not wear make-up? That's not indeed the default?) but did indeed appear to work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 The no-make-up-selfie thing was pretty depressing (srsly? it's a big deal to not wear make-up? That's not indeed the default?) but did indeed appear to work... I think the backlash to the original selfies did most of the work as far as raising cash goes. However, everyone gets to feel good about this one - the seekers and their photos, the misanthropes that moaned about it - and most importantly the Cancer Research people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 If you wear make up every day, it probably would feel strange not having it on, much like clothes, the default would be to be naked every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 the default would be to be naked every day. the difference is that when I post up a picture of me in the buff every morning and say "donate y'all" Facebook deletes it and my Mum phones to tell me off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Your such a cock gobbler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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