To think me taking a picture with no makeup on

[softlysoftly]

isn't going to cure breast cancer?

Correct me if i'm wrong of course.

YABU

To be honest I can't even be arsed to rant away on the reasons why you are all being miserable professionally offended cunts.

Have a little read of the way people are coming together and the money thats been raised on this twitter page.

Cancer research

YABU.
What a bunch of miserable bastards.

I don't think disagreeing really calls for calling people cunts,Cock . It's great that some money has been raised, but as usual with these Facebook campaigns some people will use it as an ego trip. I'm a bit lost as to why you felt the need to write that? Each to their own I suppose.

I think as a way of raising awareness it's had a phenomenal effect.

However, a lot of people have done the sheep thing and not bothered donating. My cousin has aggressive cancer and has just been measured for a wig.

She was in bits this morning, and said that seeing so many women pouting for the camera, with their fresh, healthy faces all over her fb feed just hammered home to her how tired and sad she felt, with no hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes. She was so upset, she's sick, exhausted and vulnerable, and she was really affected by how insensitive she thought it was.

I know that not all cancer sufferers will feel the same way as her, but how the hell could I argue and tell her that her feelings weren't valid? Looking at it that way, I completely understood her point.

Yes allthatglistens a friend of mine who is in remission said a very similar thing to your cousin.

It's hard isn't it?

I know a lot of people are doing it with good intentions, but I'm really uncomfortable with the thought that even one cancer sufferer has been distressed by it all.

Naturally I got flamed on fb by daring to gently raise that point

If it's any consolation I'm taking a battering over a similar stance and also for gently pointing out people haven't bothered to explain it properly on their picture.

I'm just getting a load of skinny, flawless beautiful people getting told how lovely they look without makeup interspersed with people who are blatantly wearing makeup but saying they're not

All it's doing is making me want to tell them to fuck off

It bloody infuriates me! I've found the 'hide poster/post' function really useful today

I haven't put anything offensive on Facebook, just pointed out that some people may find the whole thing very insensitive or offensive and there are much better and more effective ways to raise awareness and show support.

I've been called thick, judgey, a bitch and now on here I've been called a cunt!!

I'm getting so many people putting up selfies, claiming to be 'barefaced for cancer' when it's obvious they're wearing makeup

Anyway, aside from that, I've had a number of sensible people either putting up the pictures, alongside a screenshot of their text to donate £3.

or

No picture and explaining that this is not something they understand/believe in etc but they'll donate because that's the important bit.

I won't put a picture up, I don't wear make up anyway so I'm always 'barefaced' and I don't do selfies, I think their ridiculously vain.

I do occasionally have a to back and forth of picture texts to my friend of us looking like death first thing in the morning though

A friend of mine deliberately posted a selfie in full slap with a description of how to self check and the donation text. As she's survived breast cancer she's my moral compass on these matters.

I don't think anyone is thinking that posting a selfie will cure cancer or raise money for cancer... But it gets people talking about. It's happening on Facebook, it's happening on here- surely that's what promotion is all about.

no one Is saying people werent aware of cancer, but its a way of reminding people 'what about cancer' when everydat life gets in the way of thinking about 'heavy' stuff. You may not agree with the method, but you are talking about it, therefore it IS working!!

If it prompts just one woman to check her breasts when she wouldn't have and she finds an abnormality sooner than she would have done then it has worked, and potentially saved a life. I don't care HOW awareness is raised, so long as it is.

FWIW, I have 3/4 people who have had cancer on my friends list- they have all done it, so it's not offending them!!

I've read the hash tag #savealife on several selfies today so it seems some people think they are saving lives

And its great that it hasent offended your friends porkpie but it has offended some.

these facebook stunts are a fucking crock of SHIT, I hate them so much and I think they are offensive actually

But that's my point porkpie, the awareness is brilliant, and no one is suggesting that all cancer sufferers are offended.

But.

My cousin is right in the middle of really intensive chemo atm, and she was deeply distressed and offended. How could I argue that she's wrong to feel that way?

Like other have said: My problem with it is that I've seen many, many of these "nominations" with not one thing being mentioned about cancer...

Just "Harharhar no makeup hope I don't scare anyone I nominate 'soandso'" with lots of replies of "No hunni you look great!"

In fact it took a few mentioning the Beat thing for me to even clock it had anything to do with cancer.

It's become a fishing for compliments thing rather than an awareness thing.

Firstly, calling some people on here the most vulgar of names over this topic is provocative and inflammatory and unnecessary. I don't mind the word cunt, I'm not a prude, but it really should only be used when it is completely necessary. It loses it's effectiveness and unnecessary offends people.
Any sort of name calling is completely childish, be a grown up and explain why there action has offended you rather than resulting in name calling like a 10 year old.

Anyway, I've got a confession. Because I will not take a photo of myself without make up and I already contribute regularly to a cancer charity I have felt the need to text a donation just so I have proof that I'm not a stick in the mud when I get my nomination (already been warned it's coming).

By no means is this stressing me out or making steam come out of my ears, but it's seems too many people are taking it all too literally. Because you've been nominated, it's the law?! And I really don't think people should have to justify their decisions. Donating to a charity is a voluntary deed, which charity people choose, is there own decision.

I wonder how the charities ambassadors feel about some individuals being berated over something so small?

Lots of ???????s and I have no answers!

Same as many of the others on here, my newfeed is full off "my bare faced selfie" or "here's my cancer selfie". Mostly accompanied by "can't believe I'm doing this lol" and a bazillion, "aww your georgeous hun!" comments.

only one of them mentioned donating. None have mentioned checking yourself.

I havent been nominated, maybe because I never wear makeup and rarely take.selfies!

joysmum and daisy finally some positive attitudes.

Well I've just donated and I wouldn't have if I hadn't seen this on FB.

Yeah absolutely pointless eh???

news.uk.msn.com/selfie-windfall-for-cancer-charity

Or not......

news.uk.msn.com/selfie-windfall-for-cancer-charity

You could never underestimate how vain and self absorbed the average Facebook user is and to harness all that vanity and self absorbtion 'for charity' is marketing genius.

Kudos to them.

I appreciate it has actually raised awareness, and of course thats a great thing. My point was that it has offended people in the process and lots of people have still missed the point completely.

I could make a very good guess that the people on my Facebook that have donated arnt the ones who have posted a selfie.