Vedder Ice Bucket Challenge ALS

[B]

[stip]

I find the backlash to the analysis of this phenomenon to be the most interesting thing of all. There have been lots of pieces floating around asking questions like, "How much awareness is actually being raised? What other messages are these videos saying? (About access, about disability, about peer pressure) How has this been distorted from the start?" And whenever I've read something like this, most comments are along the lines of what bodysnatcher described: "It raises money, why ask questions?" "Sounds like someone is afraid to do it!" "$1.5 million is great, so who cares what you think?" As someone who sort of, you know, trades in critical analysis, this resistance is fascinating and troubling.

in this particular case, at any rate, the potentail harm done is so vastly dwarfed by the money raised (and yes, even awareness for a disease that is not nearly as well known as cancer, diabetes, etc) that the questions seem overly precious or spoilsportish.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

[spike]

I find the backlash to the analysis of this phenomenon to be the most interesting thing of all. There have been lots of pieces floating around asking questions like, "How much awareness is actually being raised? What other messages are these videos saying? (About access, about disability, about peer pressure) How has this been distorted from the start?" And whenever I've read something like this, most comments are along the lines of what bodysnatcher described: "It raises money, why ask questions?" "Sounds like someone is afraid to do it!" "$1.5 million is great, so who cares what you think?" As someone who sort of, you know, trades in critical analysis, this resistance is fascinating and troubling.

in the end, who knows what the real benefit is, but the ice bucket challenge has little chance of causing harm (unless a trash bucket full of water lands on your head), so why not let it ride?

That first one's a win, baby!

easy does it, pedoB

[Sgt. Crackpot]

[stip]

good point.

I like that stone brandished his check in his video

[CopperTom]

good point.

I like that stone brandished his check in his video

It got as wet as he did. It was likely ruined.

[B]

Posting self-righteous stuff about how the ALS challenge sucks is the new way to whore attention.

[Rangi Guy]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/1 ... der-drowns

[B]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

[ABNorman]

[CopperTom]

I wish he challenged you.

[stip]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

that was great

[oasisfan35]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

that was great

As ridiculous as his color is, that was solid; I want to see Stallone answer the challenge and attempt to interpret his message.

[CopperTom]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

that was great

As ridiculous as his color is, that was solid; I want to see Stallone answer the challenge and attempt to interpret his message.

Mr. No Call For The Expendales. Pretty clear to me.

[oasisfan35]

I don't care what anyone says ... I enjoy this trend.

that was great

As ridiculous as his color is, that was solid; I want to see Stallone answer the challenge and attempt to interpret his message.

Mr. No Call For The Expendales. Pretty clear to me.

You see it going less than stellar with some grammar issues? One can hope.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

[bodysnatcher]

that's a lot of semen

[Sgt. Crackpot]

that's a lot of semen

Nothing Verne can't handle.