Sussexes statement about Californian wildfires

[PrettyFlyforaMaiTai]

Meghan and Harry have released a statement in regards to the California wildfire via their Sussex.com website.

It reads:

”In the last few days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighborhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centers, and so much more – affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life.
A state of emergency has been issued.
If you feel compelled to help, here are some resources and ideas:
Support
Organizations such as José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen, which has been a longtime partner of The Archewell Foundation, are serving meals to both first responders and victims of the fire.
CAL FIRE and LA Fire Department Foundation and others are working closely to support firefighters who risk their lives, bravely showing up in these high-risk environments to help save homes, families, and communities in need.
Animal Wellness Foundation is continuing to house and care for animals evacuated by the fires while Compton Cowboys is providing emergency transportation services for horses.
Airbnb and 211LA have partnered to provide free, temporary housing for those who have been displaced.

Baby2baby is providing essential supplies including diapers, clothing, hygiene products, and emergency kits to families in need.
All Power Books and many others are staying open for emergency use, offering supplies and water for pickup while working tirelessly to distribute essentials to those affected.

Open your home
If a friend, loved one, or pet has to evacuate and you are able to offer them a safe haven in your home, please do. And be sure to check in with any disabled or elderly neighbors to see if they need help evacuating.
Give back
Some families and people have been left with nothing. Please consider donating clothing, children’s toys & clothing, and other essentials. The American Red Cross is on the ground helping those in need.”

So?

I imagine all of the organisations listed have already put out info on how to help so not sure how this statement adds anything. They don’t represent any of those organisation or have any expertise in this area so I assume this is just trying to make themselves feel relevant.

Is this a bad thing?

So what?

I imagine all of the organisations listed have already put out info on how to help so not sure how this statement adds anything. They don’t represent any of those organisation or have any expertise in this area so I assume this is just trying to make themselves feel relevant.

You can say this about any famous person who posts this sort of stuff

Nope. Did I say it was? It’s in the media so I reposted it here for discussion. Or are we only allowed to post bad things here?

absolutely. I would have the same opinion then.

I saw this and thought they might be offering safe haven themselves at their property. For animals perhaps if not humans.

@PrettyFlyforaMaiTai but you haven't started a discussion, just reposted it. I think other pp are thinking and what about it, what do you want to discuss?

I was wondering if they had overestimated their own relevance to the discourse in terms of putting out a statement but it is essentially harmless

Well they have enough bedrooms to take in a fair few refugees so hopefully they will put their money where their mouth is.

Ugh they’re so full of their own self importance. All that information is already out there. What are they doing to help I wonder?

The more information about ways to help is circulated the better.

I did the exact same with the Guy the Beagle thread and it created a discussion. It’s how Mumsnet works. I don’t appreciate you trying to police the thread. If you’re not interested feel free to ignore. If you think I’m not legit, report.

Self important virtue signalling. I bet they don't open their home.

I can’t stand the pair but that sounds a perfectly normal and compassionate response to me…

They might take in the right kind of people !

I agree that, to some extent, it feels unnecessary but they would also be criticised if they said nothing.

Maybe just a simple expression of compassion and/or sympathy might have been better?

They were never going to realistically open their home to strangers were they.

I'm no fan of the Sussexes by any means but I don't think they've done anything wrong here - many "celebrities" have posted similar things.
If they hadn't posted anything, they'd have been slated for that too.

Generally organizations welcome this sort of post from people with lots of followers as it gets the information out there for free. I have friends in California (a couple of whom are minor celebrities) and they’re doing similar. Members of our circle who are activists for organizations providing help are encouraging everyone to.

How much are they donating? How many people are they housing?

Nope. Did I say it was? It’s in the media so I reposted it here for discussion. Or are we only allowed to post bad things here?

I just asked a question as you reposted a statement but didn’t make any comment.

Generally organizations welcome this sort of post from people with lots of followers as it gets the information out there for free. I have friends in California (a couple of whom are minor celebrities) and they’re doing similar. Members of our circle who are activists for organizations providing help are encouraging everyone to.

That was my understanding, famous people tend to have bigger platforms & bigger reach.

For fuck's sake, this thread illustrates how perfectly ridiculous this campaign against them is getting.
They have a following. They are posting practical ways to help. How can anyone possibly take exception to that?!

If a friend, loved one, or pet has to evacuate and you are able to offer them a safe haven in your home, please do.

tbf they haven’t said anything about opening your home to strangers..