Davey Boy 2.0 Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Or perhaps not anal enough. Anyway not sure if this belongs in the WTB/WTS, Slip, Sports or Politics forum so here it lands:The Breast Cancer Society of Canada has rejected the offer of thousands of dollars from a fundraising group of exotic dancers in Vancouver.Exotic Dancers for Cancer holds an annual charity event in memory of a former dancer who lost her life to the disease.Last year, the event raised $6,000.However, former dancer Trina Ricketts said the society sent her an e-mail declining the money this year, because its major donors did not support a connection to exotic dancers.She says the society has taken the group's contributions in the past."I really feel that it's a strong indication of the degree of the stigma that exotic dancers experience when an organization doesn't even want to be associated with them for fear of experiencing the same stigma."Ricketts said her group is still looking for a cancer charity that will accept a donation.The annual event will be held next month at a downtown hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 PR Nightmare for The breast cancer society.Possible porn career For Trina Ricketts? Feature film entitled "I would do anything...even that Ricketts girl"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 yeah, turning down well intentioned money is definately a PR nightmare... whatever as shole made that decision has no place working for the breast cancer society and should be forced to resign immediately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 That's just ridiculous. So, you've got a bunch of female dancers who have breasts and want to raise money to help fight a disease that directly effects them. WTF? What's the problem with that? Maybe I could understand if it was "Crack Whores For A Cure" or something, but what difference does it really make? Exotic dancers can lure so much money out of the pockets of patrons, why not get some out for a cure instead? Maybe they should make that brass pole pink? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 stress is often linked to cancer... telling any particular demographic who operate within the laws of society that their money is too dirty to go towards a cause they honestly care about is borderline criminal in my mind... what a low blow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 oh come on, sure money is money, but see it from the Society's point of view. Accept $6,000 here, and most likely lose $25,000 there or $100,000 there. im not saying it right, but it's real life folks. i'm sure they anguished over this decision and it's one that didnt want to have to make. but, "criminal", "ridiculous", "as shole"? puh-lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Who knows. Maybe turning the table and outing their major sponsors for putting on this kind of pressure would result in an increase in donations from sympathetic private citizens. I agree with One and a hair that this is really bad PR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) Why don't they donate the money to PROSTATE CANCER research instead??? They are in great need of it too. Why would they turn down the money."We won't turn it down, because we want you to be healthy and be able to turn it up!" Edited February 8, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) don't know what sort of major sponsor would be publicly willing to pull their money due to $6000 from a group who lost a friend to the disease... talk about bad PRand if they would pull their money out over that, in my eyes they're the ones who's money is dirtyfar too much uncalled for finger pointing in this world Edited February 8, 2007 by Guest yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 AGH! What a bunch of bullshit!Nothing like women pushing women down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted February 8, 2007 Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 I will retract the as shole comment... some people are just ill informed or too uptight and make bad judgementsborderline criminal I stand by, that sort of major league diss will make some of those girls sad enough to get sickI grew up hearing constantly how "thats just how the world is"... older now and don't believe those words anymore... look at it as thats how the world will stay if people don't stand up for whats just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popo weenie Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 i,ll take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggrtrhhrtgg Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 what's the saying "people who live in glass houses..."bullshit--the goal is to find a cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popo weenie Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 what's the saying "people who live in glass houses..."what does that half to do with me taking the moneyi'give it to the cncer society they would take it hereif i gave it, as they don,t want too much money they may find the real curei honestly don,t think they will let the cure out as it is all money racket, and after all these years they should have mor for cancer patients besides chemo, i want them all to have a cure and live, it,s there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 6000 is such small potatoes for a charity of this size that it wasn't worth it to make a stink about the donor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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