No makeup selfie.

Penny Tration

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

What's the number to donate by text? Gonna add it to the comments each time I see a selfie.

Posted a few posts back. 'PINK' to 50300

frimpong

frimpong wrote: »

If people really want to help they can text PINK to 50300 to donate €4 to Irish Cancer Society. A lot more benefical to the cause than posting pics of themselves on facebook.

Done

Now I'll text a selfie just to show how committed I am

Artful_Badger

As far as I see, making an effort no matter how small to raise awareness of a serious thing like cancer which at the very least will make some people more inclined to donate to cancer charities or be aware of how many people are affected by it = Not an absolute waste of time.

Pissing and whinging on the internet about what other people do with their own time on another part of the internet because you dont like it or think it doesnt make a difference = Absolute waste of time.

About time these facebook threads were banned from AH for good too. <---- Me raising awareness of an issue and striving for change = Not an absolute waste of time, so keep your irony.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Some of the yokes showing up on my newsfeed with no makeup, jaysus, it'd make you think.

I bet even their dogs would have to close their eyes when they're humping their legs

steddyeddy

Using a picture of yourself without make up to raise awareness about the most funded and widely know disease in the world? I would say it's more a case of using cancer to promote yourself.

hjkl

Artful_Badger wrote: »

As far as I see, making an effort no matter how small to raise awareness of a serious thing like cancer which at the very least will make some people more inclined to donate to cancer charities or be aware of how many people are affected by it = Not an absolute waste of time.

Pissing and whinging on the internet about what other people do with their own time on another part of the internet because you dont like it or think it doesnt make a difference = Absolute waste of time.

About time these facebook threads were banned from AH for good too. <---- Me raising awareness of an issue and striving for change = Not an absolute waste of time, so keep your irony.

You actually have a point there. I would never have donated 4 euro by text if it wasn't for this selfie thing making me aware of it. I'm sure a lot of people are in the same boat.

sunnyview

Completely agree OP I don't see how taking a selfie really helps cancer awareness. It seems to have gone over the head of most girls that the aim was to make a donation and take a selfie. Though judging by my fb feed most people would be better off just making a donation. Lots of selfies where the person is half turned away or lurking in a dark corner/clearly has about 10 table lamps shining in their direction.

I think a text donation is a brilliant idea and goes so much further to actually helping the cause. The local branch of the Irish Cancer Society does invaluable work and is always so grateful of any donation.

Ihatecuddles

To be fair, this thread made me donate money. I know I shouldn't need a thread to make me do it, but I bet I'm not the only one!

Have to agree that the campaign and this thread has resulted in my making a donation. Best comment to make under someones selfie us the text number details.

lukesmom

Oooh well I posted a bare faced selfie today after being nominated many times. My father had advanced prostrate cancer 3 years ago which I'm happy to say he beat and my mother is undergoing radiotherapy at the moment for breast cancer. I will do anything to promote the cause.

Diabhal Beag

If you weren't such pricks and liked the posts they'd definitely cure cancer.

Shane-KornSpace

I'm curious to know if these people are donating aswel? If not, then it's not really creating awareness. It seems to be more about getting Facebook likes and resulting in people thinking they've done their good deed for the day.

Maybe they could seek sponsorship to go for a week of no makeup, including going to work and attending college and even going on nights out. That's creating awareness.
Atleast movember participants actually raised money.

TheSetMiner

we're talking about it aren't we

Muise...

My profile picture is a no-make-up selfie. I don't wear make-up. I'm horribly aware of breast cancer as a friend died of it. But I see no connection between these things. In fact, some of the awareness princesses avoided her throughout her ordeal as if it was catching. :mad:

keith16

lukesmom wrote: »

I will do anything to promote the cause.

I feel I still lack the necessary awareness. Naked selfie plz? :pac:



Seriously, hope your Mother makes a full recovery.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

so a bunch of people take no makeup pictures of themselves to raise awareness and hopefully money for cancer


people start talking about it and some end up donating money


the people taking no makeup pictures of themselves are idiots



that right? did I miss a step?

Muise...

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

so a bunch of people take no makeup pictures of themselves to raise awareness and hopefully money for cancer


people start talking about it and some end up donating money


the people taking no makeup pictures of themselves are idiots



that right? did I miss a step?

Step 1 was a vanity play with no mention of money;

Step 2 was a counterpoint to redeem 1.

Chattastrophe!

StormWarrior wrote: »

David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

Apart from everything else wrong with this post ...

You do know that "cancer" isn't a single disease? It covers a whole massive range of all sorts of diseases and disorders, which affect so many people, young and old, male or female, healthy or not. Each of which require very specific treatment, following many years of research, and each time tailored to that individual.

The amount of money, time, research and effort put into the treatment of every form of cancer, even the most obscure ones ...

Give them a bit of bicarbonate of soda ... I'm sorry, but I have to laugh at that.

lukesmom

Yeah I can see how it might annoy some people but if you want to get attention or likes, then surely you would glam yourself up not post a photo of yourself with no make up looking pale or whatever.

Muise...

lukesmom wrote: »

Yeah I can see how it might annoy some people but if you want to get attention or likes, then surely you would glam yourself up not post a photo of yourself with no make up looking pale or whatever.

Reverse psychology!

Besides, most men I know don't like glam make-up on women.

endacl

Hope everybody likes my 'no socks for scurvy' awareness campaign. No mocking please. BookFace has shown itself time and time again to be an invaluable resource in the field of actually getting stuff done. Just ask Joseph Kony, who has been languishing for two years now in a UN prison for crimes against humanity. And where would the the children of the nation find safety of it weren't for the regular 'man in a white van acting suspiciously' updates?

lukesmom

Its not all about digging deep in your pockets to donate money. By posting the selfies its making people talk and (hopefully) spreading awareness about the importance of getting that lump checked out and examining yourself.

steddyeddy

Cancer is an immortalised cell line. Pick one type of cancer that means a lot to you and focus on that Imo. Real progress has been made with breast cancer via antibody therapy and identification of the overexpression of Her2 in people with the illness.

Starscream25

SeaDaily wrote: »

Who cares? The people in this thread moaning about it are as bad as those posting the selfies in the first place. If you don't want to see them just click "hide this post" and move on with your life.

They are not as bad because people remain anonymous on boards.

Femme_Fatale

StormWarrior wrote: »

David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

So many lols for just one post.

AtomicHorror

sinead88 wrote: »

What are people's opinions on this makeup-less selfie trend on facebook, supposedly to raise awareness for cancer? Personally, I think it's totally redundant. It has nothing to do with cancer whatsoever, and does nothing to help those affected by it. If anything, it's slightly offensive as it almost equates going through cancer with your facebook friends just seeing you without makeup on. Also, everyone is really quite aware of cancer already so a donation would be much more beneficial. It just seems like narcissistic fishing for likes and validation to me. I'm genuinely surprised that it's caught on.

It makes me think "I am already aware of cancer, this has not changed my awareness level, you don't look great without make-up, maybe that's societies fault for making so hard for women to be imperfect, thus making my expectations as unrealistic as make-up, am I thus part of the problem?"

In short, it doesn't achieve the alleged goal.

Starscream25

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

So many lols for just one post.

I know, so many silly people out there, opinions like this are dangerous and misleading, They amuse me sometimes,
It's only a matter if time before people start taking pictures of their balls for Tourette's syndrome awareness.

Pwindedd

I thought the point was that you nominate someone and if they do it, then you donate by text? Doesn't seem like the worst way to spend 15 mins. Why all the hate. Sounds to me though like people are not doing it right. You have to donate is the point.

AtomicHorror

StormWarrior wrote: »

David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

He also believes that numerous high-ranking politicians are lizards. Not metaphorically, but actual human-sized intelligent lizards from another planet.

efb

I was not "aware" of cancer until I saw the no makeup selfies...
@Rubberbandits: Girls should do no make up Selfies of them signing a cheque to a breast cancer charity, that might actually make a difference.

Banjo String

Anyone seen the parody page yet?

Sellotape selfies lol.


Here's an example :pac: (seriously)

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

All the nomakeup selfies tonight on my newsfeed is a pic of them with no makeup and a screenshot of their text "DAFF" to 50300

I can get behind that

Femme_Fatale

efb wrote: »

@Rubberbandits: Girls should do no make up Selfies of them signing a cheque to a breast cancer charity, that might actually make a difference.

The the Rubberbandits would accuse them of glory-hunting.

Meh, raising awareness of it is good IMO, even if some of the selfies are insincere. I know we're all aware of what cancer is, but people should be checking their bits, even from a young age. It gets forgotten that not just middle-aged/old people succumb to cancer...

efb

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

The the Rubberbandits would accuse them of glory-hunting.

Meh, raising awareness of it is good IMO, even if some of the selfies are insincere. I know we're all aware of what cancer is, but people should be checking their bits, even from a young age. It gets forgotten that not just middle-aged/old people succumb to cancer...

There is also a peer pressure element in it I don't like

20Cent

Looks like some good came from it.
Some people will moan about feckin anything.

Selfie windfall for cancer charity
http://news.uk.msn.com/selfie-windfall-for-cancer-charity#tscptmf


The charity said it was still looking into the exact rise in the number of donations but said there had been an "unprecedented" number of text donations throughout the day.

A spokeswoman said tens of thousands of text donations have been from people getting involved in the latest online craze today alone.

The Breast Cancer Campaign said it had also received a boost in funding as a result of the campaign.

Muise...

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

The the Rubberbandits would accuse them of glory-hunting.

Meh, raising awareness of it is good IMO, even if some of the selfies are insincere. I know we're all aware of what cancer is, but people should be checking their bits, even from a young age. It gets forgotten that not just middle-aged/old people succumb to cancer...

I'd rather an awareness campaign about the treatment available should you get breast cancer in Ireland - what to do if you live in Donegal, for example, and have to go to Galway? Maybe if people were aware of this before a crisis, when they need all their strength to get better or to help someone belonging to them, then we might actually improve matters.

More people are posting a selfie and also a pic of their donation receipt now.

GenieOz

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

More people are posting a selfie and also a pic of their donation receipt now.

Fishing for likes with that.
If you're going to donate you should do it anonymously, practically bragging about it or telling people is pathetic.

Femme_Fatale

Muise... wrote: »

I'd rather an awareness campaign about the treatment available should you get breast cancer in Ireland - what to do if you live in Donegal, for example, and have to go to Galway? Maybe if people were aware of this before a crisis, when they need all their strength to get better or to help someone belonging to them, then we might actually improve matters.

Yeh it's not my choice of addressing cancer awareness, but I'd still be on the "Any awareness is better than none" side of the fence. I see what people are saying though.

Mysteriouschic

I don't see why people need to post a selfie anyway since you could just as easily donate without posting any selfie to begin with or how about people posting that they've donated just showing the screenshot then nominate someone else to donate etc
It's great that it has been helping and encouraging people to donate though just don't know why they need to justify it with posting a no make up selfie pic .

Muise...

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Yeh it's not my choice of addressing cancer awareness, but I'd still be on the "Any awareness is better than none" side of the fence. I see what people are saying though.

I'm also bothered that make-up is seen as the default, rather than the altered female appearance.

WellThen?

Just another excuse to talk about yourself. Just donate if you care so much, my whole newsfeed is full of these dopes, " oh guys I look terrible without make-up but here you go" with replys of "stunning babes x x x"and the thing is instagramed to within an inch of it's life.

I can't block them all ya know.

Muise...

WellThen? wrote: »

Just another excuse to talk about yourself. Just donate if you care so much, my whole newsfeed is full of these dopes, " oh guys I look terrible without make-up but here you go" with replys of "stunning babes x x x"and the thing is instagramed to within an inch of it's life.

I can't block them all ya know.

yes, yes you can. :pac:

Vinta81

It's a load of crap, just donate to the cause and get on with it.

It's news to me that make up affects cancer!

20Cent

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I don't see why people need to post a selfie anyway since you could just as easily donate without posting any selfie to begin with or how about people posting that they've donated just showing the screenshot then nominate someone else to donate etc
It's great that it has been helping and encouraging people to donate though just don't know why they need to justify it with posting a no make up selfie pic .

it needs a gimmic to catch peoples interest and go viral. A photo or message saying I donated x to a cancer charity isn't going to do that.

Kablamo!

Wonder how many people checked themselves today though? I'd be surprised if half the people posting these selfies did.

delw

Well even if the awareness of the selfies gets people to check them selves & saves 1 or 2 because of early detection then it's a good thing IMO

DildoFaggins

Saw a few girls who quite obviously distorted and messed with the light/colour of the photo like really are you that desperate for some attention using cancer you can't even do a no make up selfie properly lol.

Gotta get them likes tho that's whats it's all about eh?

Laura_lolly87

I was 'nominated' in 3 of these today. I don't wear make up 99% of the time and I'm not a fan of selfies so I took a screen shot of the message I got back after donating money to breast cancer research and posted that with details about how they could do the same.

Un Croissant

My GF got tagged. She is deliberating whether or not to do it. She only has 24 hours to decide.

Jesus wept.