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The basics are this:
1. We live in a consumer driven society. People who donate to charities often do so for the warm fuzzy feeling that they’ve done something right and for tax purposes.
2. People don’t want to help prostitutes. I’m sorry but that is the truth. They don’t recognize them of victims of their environment. To the masses they are reaping what they sow. It may not be a compassionate way of thinking, but that is the nature of the world we live in. If you were to ask people to donate money to help save the life of sex trade workers you would have very few responses.
3. The focus that the RED campaign has is effective because people see pregnant women and orphans as victims. The warm fuzzy feeling comes from helping victims. Otherwise we would buy sandwiches and give money to our neighbourhood prostitutes and crack addicts. Why doesn’t society do this? Because people with these issues are seen as a “problem.” A “problem” that most people want no part in correcting.
4. Have you polled your friends and neighbours lately regarding their views on homeless people and prostitutes? How many of them actually feel sorry for them? How many of them think of them is a nuisance? I would say that the majority of people just ignore them. Very few of them actually realize that 80 -90 % of these people have untreated mental health problems (depression or otherwise).
5. Your so-called campaign is negative. While you may think you’re exposing celebrities like Bono to the world, you are actually just dumping on people who legitimately want to help. Instead of finding faults in others, why don’t you do something positive?
6. If you want to start a campaign maybe you should try doing something that will raise more money while actually fulfilling your strange need to bring down Bono. Why don’t you challenge Bono and all celebrities like him (Oprah, Angelina Jolie, etc.) to donate their own money. Think about how much money A-list actors make on hit movies. No one needs $15 million dollars. If people like that took a portion of what they make on a regular basis (not just when the cameras were rolling) than maybe a dent could be made in this horrific epidemic. There is enough negativity in the world without random philosophical bloggers who feel the need to do something unique in their spare time.
