to think if you dont donate to comic relief......

[LilaTheBrave]

You're a complete arsehole.

Lol! The OP called everyone who hasn't donated "arseholes" but it's other who've dragged it down a level?! Idiot!

"he OP made a silly comment, to show how moved she'd been by the stuff she'd seen on TV, which granted she could have put better"

No she said nothing of the sort - she said if we hadn't donated we were arseholes - even her later explanation is still .

I give to charity as and when I want not when someone else tells me too. If i see a childrens cancer charity in the town I will donate.If I see a charity pot in the pub I will donate.I also donate via school for children in need,comic relief and buy the red nose.But I don't donate via bbc as I think they're robbing bastards idiots

A 'silly comment' is one made and then either retracted or adjusted immediately afterwards. The OP did not do this. Instead, she continued to reiterate her comments and opinions in several more posts. That is why people responded in the way they did. Her tone all the way through her posts of last night, was inflammatory and nasty. Is it any wonder that she attracted responses of the same ilk?

I didnt donate.
I almost did.. but then didnt.
DD took her £1 into school

But im skint. Im a single parent with debts.
I also work for a charity myself, that helps families in the UK. So i do my bit for that. In the last few weeks ive given 2 days work for free. some on the weekend.. all my own time and baked cakes ( again, brought from my own skint situation) and donated to raffels for fundraising.. ( again from my own skint situation)

I know some people out in kenya at the momment and ive made sure that things were given to pass on, directly to those who needed it and a few small things for the children.

I do not donate to national charitys ever. [except when son does something at school and I feel obliged too]

I will give to local charities and local groups but not national ones.

I believe the government give enough to cover my lot and when up to 70% sometimes gets gobbled up in paying for the admin it puts me off even more.

23 years comic relief has been going for and I can see no real change, they churn out the same old type of film year after year.

So I will stay and give locally and thats it.

How much do the presenters get payed for comic relief and children in need.That's why i'd never give via bbc because I don't agree with it.I must be an arsehole lol

We already bought some of those comic relief crisps so technically we have already donated but I never donate as a result of watching the tv appeals.

I watch comic relief and children in need but not the appeal videos because they upset me and as an adult I can chose whether or not I want to be upset by something. I know what happens I just don't feel the need to be emotionally blackmailed into giving more than I can afford just because someone like the OP will think I'm an arsehole otherwise.

Think what you like.

I have a tiny bit of sympathy with the OP, but think she could have phrased her thoughts a lot better

I can understand if she felt after watching Comic Relief all evening, that we all ought to give something.

It's a simple point. And in a way she's right.

But I completely accept that a lot of people give helping others a lot of thought and support all year round.

If you don't ever give it any thought perhaps you are a bit of an ... ?

I thought there were some very moving reports this year. It really made me think.

I bought some red noses, and more importantly helped with a Red Nose day quiz at school to teach children about it.

But I didn't phone in as someone nicked my debit card a few days ago (or it otherwise went missing)
Otherwise I would have phoned in to give a fiver or so, as it's good to join in with something like this I feel. Rather than not.

Still time to donate .. If I go to the bank for some cash may give something then.

Already give regularly to Voluntary Services Overseas.

This thread actually made me donate.

Because I realized I could afford to and if I didn't I'd be an arsehole (I don't do marvellous charity works etc).

People who can't afford it and don't donate, fair enough. I don't think the OP was getting at you.

I was followed down the High St. one day last week by a chugger. I had politely declined signing up for a direct debit for his charity and he shouted after me "so you really really can't afford £5 a month?"

I doubled back and showed him my justgiving site on my phone, and asked him how much he would donate to my chosen cause (I'm running a marathon in three weeks time for the Child Bereavement Charity - not only have I paid for my place but have also made a pretty substantial three figure donation myself). Funny enough, he didn't seem to have anything spare .

To put it another way - there are ways of raising money that don't involve rudeness or guilt-tripping people. I find a smile and a polite request generally get you further than using words like "arsehole" in relation to potential donors.

OP, some people are struggling financially with overwhelming debts. Would you expect people to give to CR even if it means leaving themselves short of basic essentials (milk and bread etc) until next payday?

OPs a twat. I'll continue to donate to dog rescue and CLIC Sargent, thank you very much.

Ok, so people are now supposed to accept being called an 'arsehole' in the name of charity and take it? I don't think it is classed as bullying if you retaliate to such a nasty claim.

Maybe I should have replied with 'oh your so right OP I am an arsehole so what I will do is charge my ill patients for their treatments and then donate the money to charity. This may then release me from the arsehole capacity I have found myself in. Thank you so much for clearing up my morals'

I DON'T THINK SO!!!

This is not the playground, if someone hits me, I hit back.

I didn't watch it - was out with friends, rather than sitting in front of the TV on a Friday night.

I didn't donate. But I did donate to the Christchurch and Japanese earthquake appeals. Is that OK with you OP?!

Oooooooh - I've woken up this morning to find out I'm an arsehole!!! Good start to the day.

This could have been worded better if you can afford to and are slobbed out infront of the marathon programme and choose not to donate because its to much like getting up, then yes shame on you!

but some people are in dire straits now, charity starts at home we are in a recession.

I put £2 in a box for it and didn't even watch it.

Does that qualify me for a halo?

Quite frankly, I'm amazed that anybody can sit through it.

I donated £1 and I didn't watch it.

I give to other charities, that mean more to me, throughout the year.

People should be allowed to chose which charities they donate to and when. I do not like being told by the BBC that just because they're so great and wonderful (Ha!) I should give my money to their chairty.

I didn't watch it and haven't donated.

I'm an arsehole.

Whether i donate to other charities or not is my business and i won't wear my heart on my sleeve or be told who i have to give to.

I have never watched it or donated to it.

And I doubt that watching it would make me tbh.

It´s exactly the mawkish tugging at the strings stuff that I hate.

[hard hearted bitch]

LilatheBrave - how much did you give? Why didn't you give twice as much?

Arsehole.

5dollarshake.

You get that some of us have to stay in on a Friday night don't you?