To not do the ice bucket challenge

[Morethanalittlebitconfused]

I've not been nominated so it's a moot point really but if I were nominated I point blank wouldn't do it

DH thinks I'm being unreasonable on this, am I?

I didn't stereotype everyone. I have made it clear that I am basing my opinion on people I know.
So quite the opposite really.

If I'd said "you're all a bunch of...." (or words to that effect) I could understand why you're pissed off at me. But I didn't.

I am ignoring nominations. I hate cold water at the height of summer.

My friend did it donated £3

I would rather just donate the £3 without having ice water thrown over me.

It seems attention seeking bullcrap. If you want to donate to charity, donate but you really don't need to get freezing cold to do so.

I don't understand why all the negativity. If you don't want to do it, don't do it, if you don't want to watch the video, don't.

Personally I think that anything which raises awareness and money is a good thing and I love watching the videos. If people don't donate then that is their business, someone is donating somewhere because of it - all good.

In theory I don't mind it and think it's a good way of making money and raising awareness. I'm worried I will get nominated though and I'm 9 weeks pregnant (which isn't common knowledge) and I wouldn't want to give my body an unnessary shock if you see what I mean. I have no problem donating instead though

Whatever happened to doing charity quietly and without fanfare?

As an atheist, this is the first time I have ever quoted the Bible, but this verse seems apt here:

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret."

See, I don't tell anyone about my regular charity direct debits, or when I put coins in a charity box etc., but one of the main aims of these drives isn't only fundraising, but raising awareness, which is where the public part comes in. Usually something pretty extreme or interesting to grab attention. But, like lots of pp have said, if you don't like it don't take part, don't watch. Just don't criticise others who do.

The trouble with this type of crap is that it appeals quite a lot to self-righteous thickos who love any excuse to bully, harass, annoy and inconvenience other people. Nominate your boss/ex's new partner/rival at work to get showered with icy water, then you can either enjoy seeing them suffer or enjoy even more the opportunity to rant and screech about how wicked and selfish they are for refusing to do something that's actually pointless and uncomfortable. How much they might donate to charity (either the one in question or any others) is their business, not yours.
But 'it's for charity' is one of those free passes to do what you like, no matter what the impact on other people. Yeah, close off a main road so a bunch of wanky students can push each other along it in tubs of cold spaghetti! Never mind that this is happening on the same day as your wedding, don't be so selfish, it's for charity! Sponsor your company's vice president to do something exciting like jump out of a plane or take a trip round the world it's for charity never mind that this person would raise more for the charity if they just donated a chunk of their annual bonus. Etc.

Love the Patrick Stuart video but have always liked him.

I don't see the need to publicise you've given money to charity. Like others, I think it should be done quietly and without the need to advertise so that it makes you look good.

Raising awareness needs to be done for some charities though so it's a fine line.

You can be disgusted all you like...but I know the people I know, while you don't...and I am telling you that most are in it for the look-at-me video, and not because they are charitable souls. I have never seen those people raise so much as a penny for charity before. And you'll just have to take my word for that I'm afraid.

I would rather just donate the £3 without having ice water thrown over me.

Great, but both completely missing the point.
This does not require that EVERY participant actually donates. Would be nice if they did, but no big deal if not. The fact that it has gone viral means that the next person they nominate, DOES donate, and then more people get nominated and more people donate. Some people not donating still keeps the momentum going and still continues to raise funds overall.

Donating without doing the challenge is fine. Nothing wrong with it, but it does nothing to raise awareness of the condition and you don't then nominate anyone else so the fundraising and awareness stops.

It is just a bit of fun and it does a lot of good overall. Why complain about other people doing it?

www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/15/facebook-million-icebucketchallenge-videos-posted/24D8bnxFlrMce5BRTixAEM/story.html

This article says it all for me, really. Without the so called attention seeking and exhibitionism, this not very well known charity wouldn't have received five times more donated income than the same period last year. It just wouldn't. Fundraising drives take place for a reason. It might not be to everyone's taste, but it works. That can't be scoffed at.

Link fail. Try again... www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/15/facebook-million-icebucketchallenge-videos-posted/24D8bnxFlrMce5BRTixAEM/story.html

From the link i put in upthread.

Rep. John Dingell poured cold water on his House colleagues who enthusiastically jumped on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, pointing out that many in Congress dousing themselves for charity actually voted against government funding for ALS research.

A little digging by the Huffington Post showed that 16 members of Congress who have publicized their part in the summer challenge were among those who voted to slash $1.55 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health, in the Budget Control Act of 2011.

The group included nine Democrats and seven Republicans

Now if they voted to SLASH the budget why are they having cold water thrown over themselves.......for a charity they vetoed any more funding for

I really don't understand all the negativity. ALS is currently a horrible degenerative fatal disease with no treatment or cure. The Ice Bucket challenge has been set up to raise both awareness and funding to help with research, and to hopefully help find a cure for a very little known, severely under funded disease.

My mum was diagnosed with ALS 2 years ago. She is now is a wheelchair, can't talk, is unable to move 95% of her body, and has less than 6 months to live. To see her go from a very active, lively woman to how she is now has been devastating for her and all who know and love her.

The awareness and money raised by this appeal has been amazing. The celebrities involved have really helped with this. I really doubt there would be so much interest without them involved.

The only negative thing about all of this is MacMillan, who are total a*seholes for high jacking this.

I was all for it until I saw one of a 4 year old boy (a friends nephew) getting ice cold water poured on him and then crying.

Of course he's going to want to copy the videos that he's seen and they could have just poured normal water over him. Absolutely ridiculous.

I still support it in general, but things like this ruin it.

YANBU for not participating if you don't want to, but YABU about criticising it generally. I did it, and donated to MND Association here

I was a bit hmm about it, the same as with the makeup less selfies and other nomination type things but I can see this is raising awareness of something not many people know about. I watch a lot of American online stuff and the letters ALS meant nothing to me, tons of videos on YouTube of people pouring water on themselves with no mention of why. Just the letters ALS.

Until I watched the rooster teeth one, a company that makes comedy shows, gaming stuff and slow mo guys on YouTube. The company head explained they were doing it on behalf of his father who has ALS. Just the fact that something I'm a fan of explained the cause made me look more into it. Charities like breast cancer research and McMillan have exposure, people are aware of the well known causes but this is bringing something less known to public awareness.

However if I were nominated, I wouldn't do it. I'm an unknown, no one is going to watch a video of me doing it and suddenly want to know more, or donate. I would however donate if I were nominated, and when I change my charity donations which I do every year I'll be more inclined to give to MND as I now know more.

It's an awareness thing.

people have started nominating each other on my fb now. So ive had to put a status up asking not to be nominated.

I'm getting a bit pissed off at all the attention seeking turds on fb doing it without a mention of the number to text to raise money - which is the whole point, surely?

and ditto Macmillan hijacking it :( it's for MND/ALS :(

Given the millions of people who have done this I think that people refusing to do it out of some sort of principle are more attention seeking than those who have done it. I've done it and donated as have most of my friends, I think it's only done good. It's certainly raised awareness of mnd.

As for Macmillan hijacking it, surely it's up to individuals who they donate to, both are very deserving charities.

Attention seeking? All i did was write on my fb status why i wont be doing it. The only people who will see that are those from my hometown And given the fact that i dont even know how to upload a photo (the photos on my fb are lifted across from friends accounts) please tell me how the fuck i am attention seeking?

And what about my link upthread about the fact that many of the people dousing themselves in Congress actually voted AGAINST any more ALS funding.

Yet again people seeing what they want to see.

And ive already said im going to donate so i cant see the problem.

YANBU. And can I congratulate the OP on saying what quite a lot of people, including me, are thinking. I don't want to be nominated and I don't want to do the challenge. Unless I do it like Patrick Stewart, of course.

I'm pleased that money and awareness has been raised - Macmillan are a charity that are very close to home for us right now and I am already contributing to a major fundraising initiative for them - but I don't want to take part in what's increasingly becoming a self-promoting stunt. I truly doubt that many of the people now climbing on the Ice Bucket Bandwagon are donating anything at all.

Oh and incidentally In the old pictures on my fb account which havent been changed COS I DONT KNOW HOW TO UPLOAD PHOTOS, i am 3 stone heavier in those pics than i am now.

Now if i was the attention seeking kind of person dont you fucking think i would have learnt to change those by now.

But i havent because.....meh it doesnt bother me. I do love it when fuckers try to tell you who you are.....