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Post by Merge on Aug 23, 2014 22:10:59 GMT
I've been nominated by three friends at this point, all of whom have posted videos of themselves being doused by icy water. I have no problem donating to ALS or any other worthy cause, but dumping ice water on myself does nothing to help anyone. I thought the original point of the the challenge was only to take the ice water dumping if you refused to donate, but now it seems everyone does both (or claims to).
Any other curmudgeons out there who aren't willing to dump a bucket of ice water over themselves for no good reason? What do you do? Ignore the challenge? Make up an excuse?
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Post by christine58 on Aug 23, 2014 22:13:45 GMT
Claims to is right....I wonder..really wonder...how many of those who say they are donating actually do. Are the numbers that have been posted...upwards of 40 million...by the ALS foundation is actual money in hand??? I think you can just post that you're going to donate...
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Post by disneypal on Aug 23, 2014 22:14:38 GMT
The challenge is to donate $10 and dump ice water on your head OR donate $100 and don't dump the ice water.
If you don't want to do it, just ignore the posts. Or if you just want to donate and not do the ice water, just post a status that the challenge was accepted and a donation has been made.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 23, 2014 22:14:48 GMT
I would say thank you for the challenge. I will not be participating, but I would like to make a donation.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 23, 2014 22:15:25 GMT
Just ignore it or politely decline and say you have other charities or organizations that you donate to. It really isn't that big of a deal if you say no. If I were your friend and you declined I wouldn't make a stink. This is supposed to be a fun thing, no one needs to be wringing their hands over it.
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Post by elaine on Aug 23, 2014 22:18:15 GMT
My husband lost his best friend to ALS last year. It was a quick moving case - only 2 years between his initial diagnosis to his passing. It is a disease that has really struck home for us. Anyhow, when he was challenged, we chose to donate $$ to the ALS Association and my husband did his own version of Patrick Stewart's challenge ( which does not involve ice over one's head):
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 23, 2014 22:21:19 GMT
elaine As far as I'm concerned no one will ever top Patrick Stewart's version of the challenge. I'm very sorry to hear how you were personally affected by this disease.
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Post by azredhead on Aug 23, 2014 22:23:35 GMT
I like the patrick stewart version. I don't like the 'do it or donate' reason. I would do it to help others who are suffering from something terrible. I understand it a little better that's part of the illness the reasoning behind it, but I'm in no position to donate either and if I did , my first donation would be to Make a Wish as my nephew just had his Wish granted but his was a little shortened because their funds were tight for the month he was granted. I would just politely decline.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 22:28:32 GMT
I will politely refuse if asked. I donate my $ as I see fit and won't be told by someone else how I should donate.
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Post by gar on Aug 23, 2014 22:31:10 GMT
I will be ignoring it probably. Like you I am happy to donate but see zero to do the ice thing - think what you wish
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 22:32:45 GMT
Patrick Stewart wins the internet with that one!
Personally, I have been challenged 3 times. Each time, I've politely said no thank you to the water dumping challenge and I will be donating to a charity of my choice. Only one person responded negatively to it, and frankly, I don't care.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 23, 2014 22:35:27 GMT
I made it all the way to today without getting tagged. My stepdad nominated both my son and me. I really don't want to do it, but my son is excited, so I'm reluctantly doing it tomorrow. And I just straightened my hair!
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Post by jlynnbarth on Aug 23, 2014 22:36:36 GMT
My daughter and I both did the challenge and donated. My son got nominated by my dd's boyfriend. He is at tech school for the Airforce and away from the base at a camp. They have very spotty service for their phones and definitley no ice. He had to decline. No one gave him crap for it. Not one of the people I challenged did it. It's not a big deal. It's supposed to be fun and educational. If you don't feel compelled, don't do it. My co-worker's Uncle has ALS, so it was something I wanted to support.
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Post by blueviolet on Aug 23, 2014 22:38:12 GMT
The challenge is to donate $10 and dump ice water on your head OR donate $100 and don't dump the ice water. That's all that I've seen about it too, $10 and dump the ice or $100 and don't dump the ice. And people are donating. They were up to 53.3 million in donations last night, and that's just counting the actual donations received in the mail or online, not any promises in people's videos. No one can force you to participate. But you may risk looking like a curmudgeon if you ignore it. Whether or not that bothers you is up to you. You can always post that the challenge was accepted and that you've made your donation in lieu of dumping the ice water. No one will know whether you have or not.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Aug 23, 2014 22:38:37 GMT
I'm not dumping anything on my head and I'm not donating because I simply have no money to donate. I have no issues telling others why I'm not participating either so I don't keep getting hounded. Now if I has extra funds I would donate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 22:44:46 GMT
I've been nominated by three friends at this point, all of whom have posted videos of themselves being doused by icy water. I have no problem donating to ALS or any other worthy cause, but dumping ice water on myself does nothing to help anyone. I thought the original point of the the challenge was only to take the ice water dumping if you refused to donate, but now it seems everyone does both (or claims to). Any other curmudgeons out there who aren't willing to dump a bucket of ice water over themselves for no good reason? What do you do? Ignore the challenge? Make up an excuse? I told the person I was not interested and untagged myself. They got kind of nasty. I was not impressed. I find the whole thing presumptuous and rude.
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Post by Giraffe on Aug 23, 2014 22:49:52 GMT
I'm fine if people think I'm a curmudgeon. If I get tagged, I won't be dumping ice or donating money to ALS. I have certain charities that I donate to on a regular basis, and that's where my donation budget goes. I feel like people are doing the challenge or donating just so they won't be publicly shamed or hounded by their friends, and that's not right. I know it's all supposed to be in good fun, and the ALS foundation is getting lots of money, but I won't participate due to the whole peer pressure aspect of it. I really am a fun person, but this whole thing bothers me for some reason.
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Post by peabay on Aug 23, 2014 23:20:33 GMT
I have to do it tomorrow. I got 3 nominations yesterday and my kids really, really want to dump water on me. So, I'm going to do it. I've already donated, but I'll let the kids do their thing. I'm not really looking forward to it.
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Post by moveablefeast on Aug 23, 2014 23:36:17 GMT
I said: "My dear friend lost her father to ALS a while back. It was a terrible ordeal and so painful for all involved. Since then, I have donated regularly to ALS research. Thanks for thinking of me, and thanks for keeping the awareness of ALS spreading."
That was enough for me. I won't be dumping ice on my head and I won't be making another donation at this time.
I think a simple "Thanks for thinking of me - I can't donate today, but it sure is a worthy cause!" Would be good enough whether you donate or not. If someone wants to get assy about it, well, that's on them. I don't like it when people guilt other people into giving money to any particular cause.
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Post by plkelley on Aug 23, 2014 23:48:46 GMT
I've been telling people that if they want to see me with a wet shirt on, they will have to pay the $25.00 cover charge and two-drink minimum like everybody else.
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Post by Fidget on Aug 24, 2014 0:26:14 GMT
My response when challenged was " I applaud you! You are a better woman than I. I'm happy to make a donation that fits my budget, but I won't tape myself dumping ice water over my head."
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Aug 24, 2014 0:29:17 GMT
The challenge is to donate $10 and dump ice water on your head OR donate $100 and don't dump the ice water. Yeah, this doesn't really make sense...
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Post by Dani-Mani on Aug 24, 2014 0:29:57 GMT
I'm thankful my friends know better than to nominate me. I'm loyal to one charity right now, as I'm a poor graduate student who just took yet another paycut and truly living paycheck to paycheck, so I have zero intentions of donating to ALS either.
I see no shame in not doing it.
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Post by Florida Cindy on Aug 24, 2014 0:35:20 GMT
There is no law that states you must take the ice bucket challenge. If anyone else asks you about it, say you donate your time to foster kitties, take shelter dogs on long walks, coach a sport, lead a girl scout group or lastly teach a child to read.
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Post by raindancer on Aug 24, 2014 0:43:43 GMT
I'm starting to feel like a huge bitch but I'm sick if the videos all over fb an I'm not a fan of coercion to donate money. No one has challenged me but if they do I will ignore them. I agree with a pp that it's rude, and frankly at this point it's also obnoxious.
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Post by ~summer~ on Aug 24, 2014 0:50:16 GMT
I think you just donate instead.
I'm surprised at the number of friends I have that have done it, most said they donated as well...but if I didn't want to do it I would just donate and then nominate someone. Or if I didn't want to donate, I would just ignore it.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 24, 2014 0:54:29 GMT
I am in the "I would ignore it" camp. I have my list of charities and have no desire to dump a bucket of ice water on my head and video it. I also can't imagine nominating anyone I know and putting them in this same uncomfortable situation.
I am really glad that there are lots of other people who feel differently...raising awareness and donating is a great thing, it's just not my thing in this case.
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Post by grinningcat on Aug 24, 2014 1:00:54 GMT
I also have no desire to do this. I don't like the forced feeling this challenge has. If you do it, you're a rock star. If you don't do it, you're a miserly bitch. So basically you have no choice about doing it. And that really bothers me. I have the charities that I like to donate to and I don't appreciate coercion to donate to another charity because of some viral stunt that is currently considered the cool thing to do. I almost want to ask why my personally chosen charities are no longer as worthy as ALS.
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Post by mallie on Aug 24, 2014 1:02:21 GMT
Don't want to do it? Then just don't. This is supposed to be a free country and that includes the right to decline to participate in activities you don't want to do. No reason necessary.
I'm not doing it. I just ignored the call outs and block the notifications to those posts. Honestly, I'm surprised that my friends tried that on me -- they really should know that one sure way to get me to not do something is to "call me out" in public to do it.
If they press the matter? Well, I'll tell them NO very loudly. And I don't care if someone thinks I'm a curmudgeon. If they want to use public peer pressure and shaming to get me to do something, then I think they're a mean girl bitch and can bite it. They're apparently okay with that, so why should I care what they think of me?
What causes I donate to or choose not to donate to are no one's business and I resent the peer pressure and public shaming involved in this fad. (Yes, I know it raises money for a good cause, I object to the process, as is my right.)
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Post by Miss Ang on Aug 24, 2014 1:03:17 GMT
I would ignore the challenge. The same way I ignore the challenge to nominate 10 great moms! Or post 5 pictures that make me feel beautiful. Or whatever the roost to get people to post stuff on FB.
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