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Yellow ribbons and Madeleine

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binker · 22/05/2007 11:16

Just listening to the radio and there's a discussion about the 'conspicuous compassion' being demonstrated by the people -celebs,MPs etc wearing yellow ribbons. It made me think,and perhaps I'm being cynical, that people are perhaps doing this to reflect favourably upon themselves at how thoughtful and good they are - kind of jumping on some bandwagon. I don't for one minute want to belittle the huge trauma which Madeleine's family are going through and I've prayed myself for her safe return and I'm sure that Madeleine's family are heartened by the huge response from the public, but I do question people's motives sometimes.

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tuppy · 22/05/2007 11:23

Totally agree. We don't need to wear our hearts on our sleeves during others' trauma.

americantrish · 22/05/2007 13:08

agree as well. i think some people are just flauting it. read a good article about this in the Times yesterday.

dmo · 22/05/2007 13:24

went to radio 1's big weekend and b4 the music started they had a tribute to madeleine with loads of photos of her on the big screens
i too wished she was home and it made me very sad looking at all those photos esp since i was all ready for a music concert

exbatt · 22/05/2007 13:33

I agree, I think people do jump on a bandwagon. I've thought it ever since 1997 when everyone went loony over Diana dying, and I think it many times every year when something awful happens and everyone responds as if they too were personally affected.

I think it minimises the real suffering many people are going through. It's almost as if people think they have to be seen to be feeling something.

handlemecarefully · 22/05/2007 13:38

Completely and utterly disagree. I am not a person who is either wearing a yellow ribbon / endlessly dissecting aspects of the newspaper coverage /or discussing this tragic case with friends and neighbours.

So whilst it would appear that I am not on that particular so called 'bandwagon', I would not attribute such base motives to those who are wearing yellow ribbons etc. Rather I believe that they are with the majority of people who have felt saddened by the case and great sympathy for Maddie's parents.

JolieGirl · 22/05/2007 13:42

At risk on bumping this thread even higher I believe there is a general agreement on the site not to contribute to any more Madeleine debates. They are too personal, too heated and frankly deeply unpleasant based on what unfolded yesterday.

handlemecarefully · 22/05/2007 13:43

Was that direct from Mumsnet HQ themselves JolieGirl - (because otherwise I am not listening )

handlemecarefully · 22/05/2007 13:44

Must be feeling crabby today but I do hate being told what can and cannot be discussed!

americantrish · 22/05/2007 13:47

what happened yesterday? > joliesgirl

binker · 22/05/2007 14:04

absolutely agree with you exbatt. And what's the point of mumsnet if you can't discuss 'sensitive' subjects - this actually isn't so much about Maddie as about how the British public react to tragedies.

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maisym · 22/05/2007 14:07

it's a mass hysteria

Tortington · 22/05/2007 14:11

no its not, its fucking great PR. just what you need when your child is kidnapped, maybe dead or being used my a paedophile ring, people constantly keeping it in the public eye.

i'm sorry so many find this tiresome.

laneydaye · 22/05/2007 14:14

I think all publicity is good. Who care about any of the reasons? You shouldnt! Keep her name alive and on top of our news fgs...

binker · 22/05/2007 14:15

I think that there are so many ribbons,bands,thingies on lapels for different causes that the effectiveness wears off pretty quickly- for example when watching Joseph on Saturday I doid notice all the panel wore them but it took me a while to figure out why (and I wonder if they had a choice to wear them or not - it'd look bad if someone chose not too). Having said that, if it was my child missing I might well think completely differently about this.

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laneydaye · 22/05/2007 14:18

Why would anyone! chose not to wear one? Surely there is no reason you can think of that you would opt out.. Amazes me !

SueBaroo · 22/05/2007 14:22

Sam as I don't wear a pink ribbon all the time for breast cancer care. Doesn't mean I don't donate or care about the issue. In fact, it doesn't mean a damn thing.

SueBaroo · 22/05/2007 14:23

ggr.. that would be same as...

laneydaye · 22/05/2007 14:25

Bet you wore it when you bought it though, probably till you washed your jacket for eg..
Fgs someone stole their little girl its just weeks ago and we have to keep her in the public eye......Whats wrong with you?

binker · 22/05/2007 14:29

Calm down laneydaye

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oliveoil · 22/05/2007 14:30

er, I don't like the yellow ribbon hysteria

doesn't mean I don't feel sympathy for the parents

it does mean I am pissed off when my small children come home going on about lost children and bad men taking them though due to their playgroup handing ribbons out

Angeliz · 22/05/2007 14:32

I'm with HMC on all counts.
It's incredibly cynical to think people would wear yellow ribbons for their own benefit. It is to make us stop and think and remember Madeleine and keep the story alive which is, after all, what her Parents want.
I also don't like being told what i can and cannot talk about on here.
I printed out posters as have lots of others to do my tiny bit for the appeal and keep her face out there and i find Mumsnet incredibly dissapointing at the moment.
Rather than being the perfect place to help in such situations people are agreeing to boycott all threads.
Very Very sad. Definately the lowest opinion i've ever had about Musnet!

laneydaye · 22/05/2007 14:34

Explain what you mean "i dont like the yellow ribbon hysteria" i dont get whats not 100% positive about it.... I would be hysterical if someone had stolen my child!

americantrish · 22/05/2007 14:35

too bad there isn't a thread on MN for people to express their opinions on this without being jumped on!!

SueBaroo · 22/05/2007 14:40

laneydave, no actually. I've never bought a red, pink or yellow ribbon.

laneydaye · 22/05/2007 14:45

Suebaroo would you wear a ribbon if one of your friends gave you one?

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