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Nothing but a pr stunt.
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I donated for food baskets, gave food and cash to the poor for lunches, known by only a few.
I get tired of not being able to look at Google News without another Kardashian story and another un sexy, 'sexy' shower video. Not criticizing what they did, just saying it isn't publicity worthy based on their massive income. My own view is that regardless of the celebrity factor 100 homeless people had a warm Christmas dinner they wouldn't have otherwise had. It could be argued that the Kardashian "thirst for publicity" has the side effect of raising awareness about homelessness during the harshest time of the year. What positive effects does going online to whinge about the charitable efforts of celebrities have? (Rhetorical question - not nesseseraly aimed at you )
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How many dogs do they buy only for them to be given away a few months later k
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If they had given money, they'd have been accused of flashing their wealth.
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Fair play to you and I take your point about the publicity.
My own view is that regardless of the celebrity factor 100 homeless people had a warm Christmas dinner they wouldn't have otherwise had. It could be argued that the Kardashian "thirst for publicity" has the side effect of raising awareness about homelessness during the harshest time of the year. What positive effects does going online to whinge about the charitable efforts of celebrities have? (Rhetorical question - not nesseseraly aimed at you )I for example was thinking about springing for the pricey WSJ subscription so I don't have to see one more headline equating Blac Chyna news as equivalent to war in Syria. |
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Fair play to you and I take your point about the publicity.
My own view is that regardless of the celebrity factor 100 homeless people had a warm Christmas dinner they wouldn't have otherwise had. It could be argued that the Kardashian "thirst for publicity" has the side effect of raising awareness about homelessness during the harshest time of the year. What positive effects does going online to whinge about the charitable efforts of celebrities have? (Rhetorical question - not nesseseraly aimed at you )It was bought and prepared with the intention of being served to well-heeled influential party guests who didn't actually apparently need it or want it. That is the reason why I am underwhelmed by this gesture - because it was never the needy who were its intended recipients. I'm not criticising the fact that 100 or so people ended up receiving food they may not have had.... simply that their needs were not even a consideration before it became apparent that there was to be a substantial surplus of food to dispose of. |
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I think the issue is that there WAS no actual "effort" involved. The food was not bought and prepared with the primary intention of it going to the homeless and hungry.
It was bought and prepared with the intention of being served to well-heeled influential party guests who didn't actually apparently need it or want it. That is the reason why I am underwhelmed by this gesture - because it was never the needy who were its intended recipients. I'm not criticising the fact that 100 or so people ended up receiving food they may not have had.... simply that their needs were not even a consideration before it became apparent that there was to be a substantial surplus of food to dispose of. I have looked everywhere and the only reference to leftovers that I can find, is a link to this thread and a gossip page where it says it was probably leftovers. Where does it say it was? Im not doubting you as you seem to know , but for the life of me I cannot find it and its doing my brain in now. I dont like half a story These people seem to be hated by many I have no idea why, but when you let your own dislike get in the way of sense then its those people who come across as hateful. Keep the hate for when people do hateful things. I could have done more for the homeless than I did this year. but I do not deserve to be sneered at because of that. |
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Really? How do you know this?
![]() Unfortunately my daughter is a fan of the show, you see the dogs being given as a present and then they are never seen again |
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If they had given money, they'd have been accused of flashing their wealth.
They'll never do right for some people. Doing a hundred meals for that amount of homeless people is a nice gesture. But come on. How many more homeless people are there in that state. I would say probably thousands. And they never got a meal. So why was these hundred people the lucky ones |
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In One of the episodes they took a homeless guy of the street to give him a makeover, and when they had their fun with him they dropped him right back of, thats the sort of help the Kardashians dish out.
The whole family are so self absorbed its quite concerning |
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In One of the episodes they took a homeless guy of the street to give him a makeover, and when they had their fun with him they dropped him right back of, thats the sort of help the Kardashians dish out.
The whole family are so self absorbed its quite concerning Oh wait. Dont forget your Doggy bag We have plenty of Christmas food left from the massive Christmas party we had where so many celebrities were going to turn up. But they never did. Which was very strange as we are so famous and rich |
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If they cooked meals for a thousand homelees people instead of a hundred then people would not be critcising them for doing it
Doing a hundred meals for that amount of homeless people is a nice gesture. But come on. How many more homeless people are there in that state. I would say probably thousands. And they never got a meal. So why was these hundred people the lucky ones ![]() ![]()
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there's more than a thousand, there's about two million just in India, perhaps they should have flown to Mumbai with Gordon Ramsey in tow if they were serious ?
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If they cooked meals for a thousand homelees people instead of a hundred then people would not be critcising them for doing it
Doing a hundred meals for that amount of homeless people is a nice gesture. But come on. How many more homeless people are there in that state. I would say probably thousands. And they never got a meal. So why was these hundred people the lucky ones ![]() Many many people give to the homeless at Christmas people drop bags of food to them, many places doing meals. Where I was there were many more helpers than guests. They could probably walk from place to place getting meals. ![]() Next year I will do it again, but not buy the food I did this year, but will do that spread out through the year.. drop a bag at each person's bedding stash once or twice a mth. The money I spent could have been better allocated if I had known |
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Wel, im sure the Multi millionaire Bollywood actors are doing their bit for the homeless. And i bet a lot of them are doing it right now as they can remember what it was like living in poverty
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Many many people give to the homeless at Christmas people drop bags of food to them, many places doing meals. Where I was there were many more helpers than guests. They could probably walk from place to place getting meals.
![]() Next year I will do it again, but not buy the food I did this year, but will do that spread out through the year.. drop a bag at each person's bedding stash once or twice a mth. The money I spent could have been better allocated if I had known
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If they had given money, they'd have been accused of flashing their wealth.
They'll never do right for some people. |
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in London they were handing out jumpers and coats for about a week, better than some pony meal, the homeless are now walking about with about ten layers on each
![]() Was talking to a few of the homeless people and they were saying about some of the things given to them.. Children coming up to them and giving bags of goodies they said that was always lovely as the children never judged .. One was given a brand new jacket with labels £100 it cost.. He could not understand how anyone could spend that much money on something they didn't even need or really want. There was a Asian fella there today well dressed and well spoken.. he didn't come till just before we closed the doors. He said he didnt know anything about it.. I was making him up some food parcels to take with him as he was hungry and made him some soup while he waited. .. Was chatting with him and he said "if anyone had told me in the summer that by November I would be on the streets, I would have laughed in their face, Last year I was in restaurants and parties with celebs now I am on the streets, he owned a few restaurants that went bust and with it his home and everything he own except his clothes. I said to him people are not getting the fact, that there for the grace of God go we" Jobs, homes, pensions, savings nothing is secure any more like they used to be. More and more are finding out that the homeless are not just the crack heads and alcoholics or the mentally ill, its everyday people like you , like me
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nice post Truly
![]() did you advise the bloke to flog that jacket and head down to Primark ?
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I have looked everywhere and the only reference to leftovers that I can find, is a link to this thread and a gossip page where it says it was probably leftovers. Where does it say it was? Im not doubting you as you seem to know , but for the life of me I cannot find it and its doing my brain in now. I dont like half a story
These people seem to be hated by many I have no idea why, but when you let your own dislike get in the way of sense then its those people who come across as hateful. Keep the hate for when people do hateful things. I could have done more for the homeless than I did this year. but I do not deserve to be sneered at because of that. Now I am not suggesting for one moment that just because someone is homeless that they are somehow not entitled to receive a "gourmet meal", because that is not the case. However, if someone was really keen to reach out and help deserving people to enjoy a decent meal on Christmas Day, would it not be logical to make sure that the budget for it benefited as large a number of people as possible? The fact that the "gourmet" standard of this food has been emphasised is what lends weight to the argument that this food was not originally intended to be served to the homeless. If the plan was always to provide food to the homeless on Christmas Day, why would it have to be intimated as "chef-cooked" or "gourmet standard"? It doesn't. By drawing attention to its provenance as "chef cooked", as opposed to mass catered, this is either Kris Jenner putting on airs and graces about HER acts of charity being somehow more worthy than those of other charitable donors - OR, it was her party leftovers. Someone who REALLY wants to help as many people as possible will not imbue their charitable efforts with a veneer of thinly-veiled superiority. I'm not sure where you get the idea that anyone is sneering at you. If you donated your hard-earned cash or otherwise gave of your valuable time or your labour to help the homeless this Christmas, then you are to be applauded for that. The value of charitable giving is somewhat relative and those who can afford to give more should probably do more. I know a lot of ordinary people who have done a lot of good stuff for various homeless charities this year, both financially and practically. Their heartfelt gestures are far more meaningful than a multi-millionairess sending gourmet meals to feed a very modest number of people. |
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I don't get this post Are you saying Bollywood actors were all living in poverty before fame?
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If they had given money, they'd have been accused of flashing their wealth.
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If they had given money, they'd have been accused of flashing their wealth.
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They are the pinnacle of attention whores who fetish African American men and their culture. There are far better celebrity role models.
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They are the pinnacle of attention whores who fetish African American men and their culture. There are far better celebrity role models.
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