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No makeup selfie.

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  • 19-03-2014 7:15pm
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    sinead88
    Registered Users Posts: 172 ✭✭


    What are people's opinions on this makeup-less selfie trend on facebook, supposedly to raise awareness for cancer? Personally, I think it's totally redundant. It has nothing to do with cancer whatsoever, and does nothing to help those affected by it. If anything, it's slightly offensive as it almost equates going through cancer with your facebook friends just seeing you without makeup on. Also, everyone is really quite aware of cancer already so a donation would be much more beneficial. It just seems like narcissistic fishing for likes and validation to me. I'm genuinely surprised that it's caught on.


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    You lost me at Facebook...


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    Ruu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,622 ✭✭✭Ruu


    What's a selfie? Is this a nudey thing, Father?


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    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    Women can hardly go to bed without make up not to mind doing a selfie without it.


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    4zn76tysfajdxp
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    Everyone knows what cancer is at this stage. Post money, not pictures.


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    Ihatecuddles
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    WikiHow wrote: »
    Women can hardly go to bed without make up not to mind doing a selfie without it.

    Not true, but you probably already know that!


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    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,067 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    Fully agree sinead, seems like "FB Like Whoreing" at its worst

    Who isn't "aware" of Cancer ffs?


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    [Deleted User]
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    WikiHow wrote: »
    Women can hardly go to bed without make up not to mind doing a selfie without it.

    Not all women wear make up daily.

    Me for example.


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    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    sinead88 wrote: »
    supposedly to raise awareness for cancer?

    Could it reveal some potentially cancerous growths on the unmade-up skin? If so, I'm in favour. If not, it's a bit strange.


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    Rhotheta
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭Rhotheta


    Maybe they should focus on raising awareness at how little effective progress has been made through cancer research in the last 50 years.

    It's certainly a better use of your time than "raising awareness" for something which everyone is already aware of.


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    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Donkey Oaty wrote: »
    Could it reveal some potentially cancerous growths on the unmade-up skin? If so, I'm in favour. If not, it's a bit strange.

    Well then send a picture to your doctor, not facebook


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    The Master
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    Ruubot2 wrote: »
    What's a selfie? Is this a nudey thing, Father?

    It was a wank back in my day...


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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    It makes me sad that some people think it's a big deal to post a photo of themselves without make up. I don't like that people are so self-conscious that showing their faces without make up is a big deal to them.


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    BillyMitchel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,324 ✭✭✭BillyMitchel


    Half of them FB girls are still putting some kind of make up on. It's nothing to do with cancer, all they want is there usual comment "Ur stunning hun, even without makeup, fancy a cocktail later"!

    Like my post and free the world of all this evil!

    Fock off.


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    Candie wrote: »
    Not all women wear make up daily.

    Me for example.

    Ah here, you are not telling me that Tweety Pie Yellow #07 is a natural shade, get t'fuck...


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    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    Rhotheta wrote: »
    Maybe they should focus on raising awareness at how little effective progress has been made through cancer research in the last 50 years.

    I'd say you're an expert.


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    lollsangel
    Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭lollsangel


    Ive posted a self check guide and a text number to donate....these makeup less selfies are as redunant as posting your bra colour etc.


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    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    Senna wrote: »
    Well then send a picture to your doctor, not facebook

    I would, but she hasn't responded to my recent ones.

    They were a bit raunchy, I admit.


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    [Deleted User]
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    MadsL wrote: »
    Ah here, you are not telling me that Tweety Pie Yellow #07 is a natural shade, get t'fuck...

    When you look like Tweety Pie you don't need make up.


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    The Backwards Man
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    I never wear makeup in my selfies.:)


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    shopaholic01
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    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    I never wear makeup in my selfies.:)
    U look gorgeous hun xxxx


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    Un Croissant
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    What's worse is the fact that people are obscuring their faces by mucking around with the colour and stuff so it makes f**k all difference. Almost as bad as constant Emoji posts.


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    StormWarrior
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    Rhotheta wrote: »
    Maybe they should focus on raising awareness at how little effective progress has been made through cancer research in the last 50 years..

    David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.


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    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    StormWarrior wrote: »
    An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. .

    He would give Macgyver a run for his money.


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    [Deleted User]
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    StormWarrior wrote: »
    David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

    Dear god. :(


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    Nodin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    StormWarrior wrote: »
    David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

    Ahaha.

    Yep. When I want advice on how to identify the lizard people, I'll be sure to look him up.


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    #27
    SeaDaily
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭SeaDaily


    Who cares? The people in this thread moaning about it are as bad as those posting the selfies in the first place. If you don't want to see them just click "hide this post" and move on with your life.


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    castletownman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,110 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    I think it says it all that the selfies themselves have been talked about and highlighted more than the fact that you can donate 4 euro by text to cancer research. I have not seen one poster of said selfies give out the number in their actions, but at the same time "like" any comments about their makeup-less beauty by their friends.


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    Donkey Oaty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,533 ✭✭✭Donkey Oaty


    StormWarrior wrote: »
    David Icke has done exposes on this. The cure for cancer already exists. The pharmaceutical companies are suppressing it because they want people ill, not well, as people being ill is how they make their money. An Italian doctor called Doctor Simonici has been curing cancer with bicarbonate of soda. People should read David Icke's books or at least his website.

    Anyone who is tempted to believe the above, could have a look at this as well, before parting with any money.


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    shopaholic01
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    SeaDaily wrote: »
    Who cares? The people in this thread moaning about it are as bad as those posting the selfies in the first place. If you don't want to see them just click "hide this post" and move on with your life.
    Why did you bother to post in this thread? You could have easily clicked out of it and moved on with your life.


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    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    sinead88 wrote: »
    What are people's opinions on this makeup-less selfie trend on facebook, supposedly to raise awareness for cancer?

    As if people with cancer were not sick enough already........


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