Friday, February 09, 2007

Err on a G-String

“We don’t want your dirty money!”

Did you know that some charities deem it to sniffily be their right to refuse donations because they are offended by fundraisers who aren’t “our sort”?

That seems to be the message, as reported in a Vancouver newspaper, that was offered by the Breast Cancer Society of Canada, which recently refused to accept a $3,045 donation by the Exotic Dancers for Cancer group, because it deemed the funds to have come from “controversial” sources. In other words it was "ooh-ick, dirty money from dirty girls."

This group of charitable ecdysiasts had raised about $6,000 in their annual cancer campaign, of which they had earmarked the aforementioned $3,045 for the Breast Cancer Society. The rebuff from that body of "very important and elite folk" obviously stung, and also offended.

“We were very disappointed,” said peeler spokeswoman Trina Ricketts. “For a disease that doesn’t discriminate, it seems bizarre that an organization would. It almost seems snobby.”

Not “seems”, Trina, it “is” snobby, insufferable, and self-important, and smacks of leaving within me the thought that I might be more careful in future where I send my charity bucks.

Needless to say, breast cancer is a vitally important cause, so what thought would enter the challenged and ‘precious’ brains that make decisions for that society that the strippers have no ‘right’ to proffer their hard-earned bucks? Very hard-earned bucks. Would you like to doff bra and panties day-in and day-out before a group of slathering creeps in order to feed your kids?

As Trina points out later in the article, what they do for a living (though not everybody’s D-cup of tea) is perfectly legal. They are not prostitutes, they are not drug dealers, they are not anything other than a group of women who take off their clothes for a living and do a bit of sensual dancing for some lonely guys.

The exotic dancers also -- like all women -- can fall victim to potentially fatal breast cancer, and it was with that thought in mind they assumed they had the right to contribute to a charity -- just like regular citizens. But, the Breast Cancer Society decided they are not regular citizens.

For shame!

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15 Comments:

Blogger Christina_the_wench said...

Sad, very sad.

7:41 AM  
Blogger Janice Thomson said...

Hello Ian

Frog leaped from somewhere and ended up here...your posts are most enjoyable.

I would have to say I feel we are taught from day one to label everything-good and bad, right and wrong etc. Hence we have situations where human goodness is rarely recognized if it fits into one of these pre-conceived labels instead of being recognized on its own merit.

10:12 AM  
Blogger heiresschild said...

i agree with yours and jazz's words. no need to repeat them.

2:01 PM  
Blogger Big Brother said...

How totally weird. Wasn't there someone who said that money has no odor. Some people are so abysmally priggish that it would be laughable if it wasn't so sad. As we say they are "bouché des deux boutes et constipé entre les deux" (both ends blocked and constipated in between, sorry kind of loses something in the translation, someone who is "bouché" is someone who just won't listen, won't get past their prejudice.)

2:11 PM  
Blogger Tai said...

Disgraceful!!

2:58 PM  
Blogger Tai said...

The Breast Cancer Society of Canada (BCSC; on the web at bcsc.ca) which is discussed in this article is *not the same* as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF; on the web at cbcf.org)

I just found this information...don't want to get the two mixed up!

3:02 PM  
Blogger Tai said...

Me again!

From the article:
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.

I think we should find out who those 'major donors' are and boycott them for trying to tie (and succeeding in this case) the hands of cancer research with their ugly rags of discrimination.

3:46 PM  
Blogger Ian Lidster said...

Good point, Tai, in your last comment. That would definitely be worthy of looking into.Unless, it's a matter of them covering their ass with a cop out, and blaming others.

Thanks,
Ian

5:02 PM  
Blogger dragonflyfilly said...

Hey, i was going to phone them and and tell them they could donate some of them to a deserving charity that i know of: ME!

i AGREE, it is very snobby; and i wondered if the non-profit organization i used to work for would have taken the money, i bet they would have. In fact, i think i will e-mail them and let them know that the Shelter for Homeless people ALWAYS needs money!

9:06 PM  
Blogger geewits said...

That's truly a WTF!?! situation. I mean really, WTF?

12:04 AM  
Blogger Hageltoast said...

i think thats outrageous!!! Especially as breast cancer is the concern of every woman, regardless of career.

2:14 AM  
Blogger Heidi said...

Unbelievable!

11:40 AM  
Blogger dragonflyfilly said...

what's WFT mean?

and Ian, come over to Flamingo's Hideaway for your Valentine's Greeting.

cheers

6:51 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

reminicent of the sceen in gone w/ the wind when, oh shoot, i can't remember her name... but Rhet's "lady friend" wants to make a donation to the hospital but they won't take it

9:34 AM  
Blogger Spider Girl said...

Like Tai pointed out, who ARE those complaining major donors? I'd like to know.

It's all rather apalling.

8:45 PM  

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