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To think that if my Facebook "friends" really cared about Breast Cancer Awareness they would have liked & shared my status?

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Balletgirlmum · 21/08/2016 12:20

My feed is full of these obscure 'I'm getting married/going on Masterchef/using my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket statuses" at the moment that are supposed to be raising awareness of breast cancer. You like & comment thinking the status is real then you get sent a PM asking you to do the same.

The very first time this went around years ago with the bra colours it was unique & a bit humourous but it's getting ridiculous now.

So I posted a status stating I'm not getting married & I quite like wearing underwear but I was paying a link to a website showing you how to check your breasts for lumps etc.

So far not one person has liked, commented or shared. If they really cared about raising awareness surely they would promote this and the importance of recognising the early symptoms etc?

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WannaBeDifferent · 21/08/2016 12:30

Sharing something on FB bears no resemblance to real life . I wonder how many people that did the ice bucket challenge actually donated? Not many I bet.

I can't beat all these stupid posts that say if you don't share , you don't care. Those that don't share are probably out raising money without the need for recognition and back slapping from fellow FBers .

MadHattersWineParty · 21/08/2016 12:28

So you don't want to share their status but you're pissed off as they don't want to share yours? Confused

I ignore all stuff like that. Doesn't mean I don't give a shit or am not unaware of a vast array of causes, ta very much.

Chippednailvarnishing · 21/08/2016 12:28

Theres nothing duller than shite on FB telling you what to do.

Pray for this, share for that, read this and you'll be blown away, you will not believe your eyes if you click here, say amen if you don't want this kid to die of a horrible disease. It goes on and on.

It's just FB, not anything life changing

TheNewSchmoo · 21/08/2016 12:26

I ignore stuff like that, my Facebook is mine. A close friend of mine is a breast cancer survivor. I don't love her or understand what she went through any less because I don't share Facebook spam. (Which is what I consider it).

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Balletgirlmum · 21/08/2016 12:26

I havnt told anyone to do anything. They are the ones filling my feed up with these statuses & private messages telling me what to do.

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NeedACleverNN · 21/08/2016 12:26

If anyone posted a status asking me to share on behalf of xxx it immediately gets ignored

I don't take notice of chain mail statuses.

AliceInUnderpants · 21/08/2016 12:25
Hmm
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Balletgirlmum · 21/08/2016 12:24

That's fine if you are also not one of those people sharing these daft "I'm using my socks for toilet paper statuses".

They can share that to allegedly promote awareness but not something that may actually make a difference.

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Amelie10 · 21/08/2016 12:24

You sound controlling to think adults should do as you say.

Thefitfatty · 21/08/2016 12:24

I don't think any of them do it because they care about breast cancer awareness, they do it for attention.

ABloodyDifficultWoman · 21/08/2016 12:24

A couple of points.

The bra colours one was not funny.

Any status update requiring me to publicly declare my awareness of or sympathy to ANY cause gets immediately hidden and the poster goes in the Cunt Book.

Maybe that's just me.

idontlikealdi · 21/08/2016 12:23

I don't get involved with anything like that on Facebook.

MadHattersWineParty · 21/08/2016 12:22

Honestly? I don't like people telling me what to do with my Facebook.