Fuck Oxfam

Can't erase Hansard

I got an email today from someone at the ASA (she/her) saying my complaint was out of scope, which I think we'd already worked out.

Igneococcus · Today 13:33
I think that was mommyisbest
ScrollingLeaves

Thank you very much.

I think that was mommyisbest @ScrollingLeaves

Please could someone remind me of the name of the poster who wrote the wonderful letter saying that we live in a pluralistic society ? I think it was on this thread.

I just wanted to read it again.

Indeed - that's what the internet archive sites are for. We won't forget :o)

If, as it looks, we are starting to slowly emerge from this mass formation psychosis, it will be well worth making a note of people who were up to their necks in buying this. If there is one thing for sure it is there will be a lot of SM scrubbing going on. 🤔

All the rogue interns have been told not to tweet and no-one else knows how to?

Haha probably

@TrainedByCats it won't go away. Media outlets like the Times, Telegraph & Daily Mail will keep bringing it to the forefront. The boycott culture sweeping the USA has landed on our shores too & Oxfam is on the list! Doubt they'll recover from this.

All the rogue interns have been told not to tweet and no-one else knows how to?

The Oxfam international and GB twitter accounts have been very quiet since they posted the revised video do you suppose they are hoping this will just go away?

I've had no response at all yet apart from the automated one

I'd say your complaint fits into "fundraising efforts" @IwantToRetire . I assume the intention of the advert was to encourage people to give money to Oxfam so they can fight transphobia, however much it may have been misguided and counter productive.

Ahh I was right! Thank you 🙏

@Hoardasurass

I’ve had a follow up email: we made a mistake; we are inclusive; thanks for your support for the last 20 years 🤷‍♀️

That was me, Clymene. It's quite the mine of information!

Has anyone had a response from oxfam other than the automated email saying that they hope to respond in two days but are busy so may take longer?
I emailed my complaint on Monday and I've not heard back and am wondering if I need to follow up or not

Found the article. Still can't remember who posted it (poss resister Rex?). Anyway, it's an eye opener

thecritic.co.uk/issues/april-2023/radical-chic-charities/

It may not have been on this thread and I can't remember who posted it (how helpful!) but someone posted an article the other day about how what are effectively lobby groups are being awarded charitable status and how absolutely toothless the charity commission is.

Will have a look. I've always thought that stonewall is now effectively a political lobbying organisation which is not permitted by it seems that if you're advocating for a 'minority' group, then using cash to lobby for political change is now fine.

Apparenlty you cant make a complaint to the Charity Commission until you have made a complaint to the Charity itself and felt it wasn't dealt with.

According to the online form these are the areas of concern you can raise:

Raising concerns about a charity - What do you want to report?

• Fundraising methods
• The standard of service provided by a charity
• The charity owes me money
• Employment disputes
• Disputes within a charity involving members and/or trustees
• Significant financial loss to the charity
• Serious harm to beneficiaries and, in particular, vulnerable beneficiaries
• Threats to national security, particularly terrorism
• Criminality within or involving a charity
• Sham charities set up for illegal or improper purpose
• Charities deliberately being used for significant private advantage
• Where a charity's independence is seriously called into question
• Serious non-compliance in a charity that damages or has the potential to damage its reputation and/or the reputation of charities generally
• Serious non-compliance in a charity which, left unchecked, could damage public trust and confidence in the Charity Commission as an effective regulator

I thought there were rules about not having political campaigns?

Ellen Pages transformation scars are all over social media..

@ElAyuntamiento I've seen quite a few people mention the mastectomy image and the fact the edited version still shows this. As you say, it is really irresposible to be glorifying this.

Having a family member who had an unwanted mastectomy due to cancer, ave seeing the distress , physical pain and anguish this caused her, it makes me sick to my stomach to see mastectomy scars being glorified/ normalised like this to vulnerable kids. It's also fucking offensive to cancer survivors.

Breasts are part of your body; removing them is amputation. You can't get working ones put back in again. It's not like changing your hat!

I've mentioned the bilateral mastectomy image on twitter, but not had any responses. Interesting that was left in the video.

Almost no one truly believes that men can become women. It suits the Establishment to play along, to earn woke points, and because the main collateral damage is to women, who don't matter.

I have always thought, and there seems to be some signs of it now happening, that the pushback will only come when the impact on gay men is recognised.