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Share if you are a parent who loves your kids and hates cancer

28 replies

StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:21

I KNOW WHO WILL AND WON'T SHARE

Who dreams up this crap and why do people share it? What is it intended to achieve? If anyone is keeping score of my likes I am evil incarnate.

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AnneLovesGilbert · 02/08/2019 20:22

Virtue signalling. Yawn.

StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:22

Share if you love innocent puppies and kittens and disagree with hurting them

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wichitalinemanswoman · 02/08/2019 20:23

It just makes me think the posters are thick as shit

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StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:24

Yes but I thought virtues signalling was I think Johnson is dreadful and support immigration. Where there are at least people who disagree. Is anyone ever going to say they hate their children or love cancer?

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StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:26

The worrying thing is one had just popped up for me and I went to see who had shared it. No one, it was a suggested post for me. Do I act like the sort of person who needs to affirm my respect for all the old people around who fought in the WAR.

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Redcrayons · 02/08/2019 20:27

I know also who'll share them. Gullible fools.

See also 'a footballer gets paid a bazillion pounds a week and a nurse gets 25p and a lollipop.. share if you think the nurse should get footballers wages'.
Actually no I don't. Because we could only afford one nurse who would retire after 2 weeks to live the good life on their £2bazillion.

ALemonyPea · 02/08/2019 20:28

5 of my true friends will share this if you're against bullying/support children with ASD/want to legalise cannabis

They're all a grabby context, a lot are used for getting FB user accounts to duplicate.

My mam is forever sharing shit like that.

StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:29

It's the I KNOW WHO WON'T that makes me feel guilty (when they're genuinely on my feed rather than suggested). I'm usually thinking "what a pile of crap" and then when I get to that line it's like they're reading my mind and saying ahhh ha!

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Phoebesgift · 02/08/2019 20:38

I just unfollow/unfriend any one who shares shit like this on social media.

iVampire · 02/08/2019 20:40

I have cancer, and if anyone attempted to tell me what I should share on social media I would tell them to fuck right off.

Fortunately no-one has ever been thick enough to send me any crap like that.

Dlpdep · 02/08/2019 20:44

Isn’t there something to do with getting a certain amount of likes / shares and then selling the page? Older people are the ones who share all the time. I particular like the ‘can I get an Amen?’ ones!

StealthPolarBear · 02/08/2019 20:45

This child thinks they're not beautiful. Like if you think they are.
I can see the intent behind that type but what kind of idiot does that to a child

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DappledThings · 02/08/2019 20:50

The other type are just as bad. The ones where every woman is meant to change their status just to a colour which is the colour of their pants that day and that raises awareness of breast cancer or some such utter bollocks.

Pipandmum · 02/08/2019 20:51

Remember the awful chain letters? You got a letter, and you were supposed to write and send it to ten more friends adding your name in a list taking the top one off (or something like that) and if you didn’t you’d have bad luck for life or some other tragedy. These stupid ‘share if you care’ remind me of that.
Also the silly ‘you have one day to tell Facebook not to share your details’ cut and paste thing which is meaningless.

Soola · 02/08/2019 20:54

I hate the ones where there is baby with a ginormous head and the caption is, ‘I bet she won’t get any likes’!

Bloody awful crap.

FusionChefGeoff · 02/08/2019 20:54

It's more sinister than that - they are used by hackers / scammers can suss out who is most likely to fall for a more lucrative scam and create a hit list.

Likethebattle · 02/08/2019 21:19

They make me really peed off. I also hate the way it always says ‘copy and paste don’t share!’ Then tells the hard of thinking how to copy. There is a function right there that shares it straight onto my page why would you not use that if you were up for sharing this shire, why do they need to be copied?

Every time those breast cancer ones come up and say ‘keep the men guessing!’ Nope I post it on my wall with the signs and symptoms of breast cancer and how to check your breasts. I don’t understand why writing ‘satsuma’ raises awareness, i’d rather people check themselves and men were also aware in case they notice something off. Men also get breast cancer!Angry

StealthPolarBear · 07/08/2019 19:31

Copy and paste hun

Share if you are a parent who loves your kids and hates cancer
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PickAChew · 07/08/2019 19:36

I've unfollowed people on twitter for this sort of crap. Same with nauseating memes and any trite reference to welcome to fucking Holland.

Venger · 07/08/2019 19:44

Holland can fuck right off, I automatically ignore anyone who tries to tag me in that shit.

"Children with autism don't want to be treated like they're weird or different, they just want to be included and treated like a normal child. Can I get a share for autism awareness?" I always want to reply that I've checked with DS and what he actually wants is for everyone to leave him alone and also a sandwich.

fortheloveofPete · 07/08/2019 19:46

Those used to be answered with "🖕" before I delete them, then got rid of Facebook completely.

StealthPolarBear · 07/08/2019 19:49

I'm smiling so loudly at that last message I posted

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Bezalelle · 07/08/2019 20:15

I can't stand those whimsical "women" quotes, which make the poster out to be some sort of misunderstood femme fatale, when in reality she's a lass named Gemma from Barnsley.

formerbabe · 07/08/2019 20:17

I always think people who share this sort of shit are a bit thick.

ByeByeNarcissist · 07/08/2019 20:19

Lol

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