Hope for Haiti Concert

The Iron Giant · 23-01-2010 03:48AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

awh god love her,she's only earning millions every year and now she has to work at 2:30 a.m?,thats just not on,she should really get onto citizens advice.

Well she didn't have to bother her arse. Nobody is saying what a hard life she has, just fair play for turning up. Don't see why people are giving out about the celebs answering the phones and performing. They've probably all donated, and I'm sure people will call to donate just in hope of talking to a celebrity, so there are benefits.

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 03:48AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Come off it - age may not have done him many favours, but Tom Hanks was never that good looking.

he has a voice that could peirce the soul though,i'd love an audiobook narrated by Tom Hanks

There's Bono,defo not getting my money now.

Biancabeezy · 23-01-2010 03:48AM

I wonder: if I buy the hope for Haiti now performances on iTunes will the proceeds go to Haiti?
For some reason I don't think so but I hope so.

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 03:51AM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Well she didn't have to bother her arse. Don't see why people are giving out about the celebs answering the phones and performing. They've probably all donated, and I'm sure people will call to donate just in hope of talking to a celebrity, so there are benefits.

That really worries me,just shows people will give to anything a celebrity is involved in,I'm sure the money will help no doubt,but it still worries me about society in general.

starbelgrade · 23-01-2010 03:51AM

Cripes Bono looked liked a dirty uncle, edging up to Rhianna, then given the Gerry Adams stlye 'I know what yr doing, Mr. Dirty Uncle, but I won't interfere' look by Jayzeeee, then completey ignored by the Edge!

Not a bad tune though. Not bad at all.

oppenheimer1 · 23-01-2010 03:52AM

partyatmygaff2 wrote: »

Oh dear god.....

How the hell do you know they aren't doing this for the good of the people in haiti. They aren't being paid and they're performing for charity. So what if it benefits some peoples egos, atleast they did something.

Its a cynical world we live in, however hes right. Its a great opportunity for positive PR tbh.

dylano_k · 23-01-2010 03:52AM

fryup wrote: »

oh no, not another benefit concert

who does it benefit the victims or the celebrities egos??

You'd be calling them bigger **** if they didn't turn up:rolleyes:

oppenheimer1 · 23-01-2010 03:53AM

Biancabeezy wrote: »

I wonder: if I buy the hope for Haiti now performances on iTunes will the proceeds go to Haiti?
For some reason I don't think so but I hope so.

Not a chance... everyone has to get their cut.

prinz · 23-01-2010 03:54AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

... it still worries me about society in general.

What worries me most about society is how people can forget what actually happened in Haiti, and instead get some jollies trying to be funny by putting people down.

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 03:56AM

dylano_k wrote: »

You'd be calling them bigger **** if they didn't turn up:rolleyes:

not really,i don't think David bowie is a dickhead because he isn't there,show me the list of who turned it down and then they can be called ****

Ann22 · 23-01-2010 03:58AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Cripes - there should be an appeal fro Brad Pitt's beard - that's a tragedy of it's own.

What was that all about? It must be for a part. Maybe he's playing one of those Chinese Mandarins with the long pointy beards.
Or maybe him and ms Jolie are going through a weirdo phase. She is a weirdo anyway. Every man she's with she makes him do weirdo things with blood and stuff.
I'll have to go to bed, I'm talking sh*te.

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 03:58AM

prinz wrote: »

What worries me most about society is how people can forget what actually happened in Haiti, and instead get some jollies trying to be funny by putting people down.

when have i ever said that i have no sympathy for what happened in Haiti?,when have i been putting people down who don't deserve to be put down?,the whole thing is a complete circus,pats on the back all round.

Grindylow · 23-01-2010 03:59AM

All those people criticizing, seriously shut up. I'd like to see you donate $500,000, its not as if she was forced to do it, she did it of her own free choice. And the point being made is that Haiti needs to recover from the earthquake, and medical care is immediately needed, and they are doing there bit to help, unlike all the people moaning about it.

The Iron Giant · 23-01-2010 04:01AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

the whole thing is a complete circus,pats on the back all round.

Nah that's rubbish. Dont believe that at all. If this was a just a telethon with no celebrities or performances, people wouldn't stay tuned in. If they're not tuned in, there's a significantly less chance of them donating. I personally wouldn't have donated but for the fact that this was on, watched a few minutes and rang the number. So if you have to call it a circus, at least its one with a useful purpose.

And what's so bad about George Clooney thinking "hey I can use this celebrity status I have to do a bit of good, generate interest and awareness of whats going on. People will tune in if I ring everyone I can and get them to appear and hey maybe I can get a few of those who tune in to donate"

prinz · 23-01-2010 04:01AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

when have i ever said that i have no sympathy for what happened in Haiti?,when have i been putting people down who don't deserve to be put down?,the whole thing is a complete circus,pats on the back all round.

Have you exhibited anything of the sort on this thread? Yeah it is a circus, but a singer is a singer, thats what they do. They're not doctors who can fly to Port-Au-Prince to save lives, they can do what they do best and help raise much needed funds. It is pretty sad that people will donate because of that concert but that's life. Use any advantage.

If you don't like it don't watch, it's that simple.

starbelgrade · 23-01-2010 04:06AM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Well she didn't have to bother her arse. Nobody is saying what a hard life she has, just fair play for turning up. Don't see why people are giving out about the celebs answering the phones and performing. They've probably all donated, and I'm sure people will call to donate just in hope of talking to a celebrity, so there are benefits.

The mark of a true, proper & just society is that those who are unable to look after themselves are looked after by those who are able to do so.

The fact that charities even exist, only proves that we have failed as a human race.

No-one should ever have to go hungry, no children's hospital should ever have to rely on donations from the better off & no human disaster should ever have to rely on the crumbs from the tables of the over fed.

The fact that we have hugely overpaid superstars to blind & remind of this fact, shows us that we have failed in the basics. We pay them more than we do the cost of building small nations daily & then fawn to their appeals like fools.

Haiti is just another reminder, or should be another reminder to us, that we, as a society, have failed.

The proof of that would be posts I've seen here & every day in AH.. one about poor billionaire Beyonce staying up late, then an earlier thread about someone feeling more empathy / sympathy for the dogs who live with homeless, than the actual homeless people themselves.

Seriously - what the f*ck?

Where do people's priorities come from these days - the tabloids? Hollywood? X-factor?

The Iron Giant · 23-01-2010 04:06AM

It's continuing on CNN (Sky Channel 506) for anyone interested.

The Iron Giant · 23-01-2010 04:10AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

The mark of a true, proper & just society is that those who are unable to look after themselves are looked after by those who are able to do so.

The fact that charities even exist, only proves that we have failed as a human race.

No-one should ever have to go hungry, no children's hospital should ever have to rely on donations from the better off & no human disaster should ever have to rely on the crumbs from the tables of the over fed.

The fact that we have hugely overpaid superstars to blind & remind of this fact, shows us that we have failed in the basics. We pay them more than we do the cost of building small nations daily & then fawn to their appeals like fools.

Haiti is just another reminder, or should be another reminder to us, that we, as a society, have failed.

The proof of that would be posts I've seen here & every day in AH.. one about poor billionaire Beyonce staying up late, then an earlier thread about someone feeling more empathy / sympathy for the dogs who live with homeless, than the actual homeless people themselves.

Seriously - what the f*ck?

Where do people's priorities come from these days - the tabloids? Hollywood? X-factor?

So what, just admit we've failed and move on? Nobody said "ah poor Beyonce staying up late", just a "fair play" for turning up, in that she could have gone to bed. And before you jump down my throat, I'm not recommending her for a Nobel Peace Prize for not going to bed and turning up to support a cause.

Nobody's recommending any celebrity for a f*cking knighthood, get a grip. People are just saying fair play for bothering to do something. What's so bad about that? Like it or not, whether its morally correct or not, celebrities garner attention, and at least it's being used to raise a few quid for a huge disaster.

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 04:14AM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Nah that's rubbish. Dont believe that at all. If this was a just a telethon with no celebrities or performances, people wouldn't stay tuned in. If they're not tuned in, there's a significantly less chance of them donating. I personally wouldn't have donated but for the fact that this was on, watched a few minutes and rang the number. So if you have to call it a circus, at least its one with a useful purpose.

I never doubted that the money is going to good use,but do you not think that they're taking advantage of the situation?,Beyoncé for example could donate 500,000 as stated and make back a personal 2 million in further publicity afterwards,i mean i'd love to see how much Bono profitted after live aid.They're all *****,doing a selfish deed and portraying it as a selfless deed,i dunno,i support haiti but not they're little publicity stunts,i'll be giving my money to other schemes but not through theirs thats where i stand after watching the programme.

starbelgrade · 23-01-2010 04:14AM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

So what, just admit we've failed and move on?

Yeah - move on, till the next disaster. Pass the next bucket, when our hospitals run out of cash. Have another whip round when a family can't afford treatment for their kid with lukemia.

Anything but address the real issues.

The Iron Giant · 23-01-2010 04:17AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Yeah - move on, till the next disaster. Pass the next bucket, when our hospitals run out of cash. Have another whip round when a family can't afford treatment for their kid with lukemia.

Anything but address the real issues.

Well at least there's some money going into some bucket somewhere because of this.

starbelgrade · 23-01-2010 04:25AM

FireballPitcher wrote: »

Well at least there's some money going into some bucket somewhere because of this.

Ok - it helps in the short term. But let's make it local, or at least national. Take the Childrens hospital in Crumlin. A lot that it does relies on donations from people throwing money into buckets. Is this right? Or should the money be taken from those who can afford to pay it rather than what's left over from what they have left after they've spent what they feel they need to?

postalservice · 23-01-2010 04:27AM

https://www.hopeforhaitinow.org/map/default.htm

Pretty cool.

Ireland's not on the map though

starbelgrade · 23-01-2010 04:29AM

prinz wrote: »

If you don't like it don't watch, it's that simple.

I don't like a lot of what I read in the news - I don't like a lot of what I see on political & social programs on TV. The easy answer is to switch them off. But I'd prefer to see them & I reserve the right to comment on them.

prinz · 23-01-2010 04:30AM

postalservice wrote: »

Ireland's not on the map though

Seems to be just us, the Bosnians and the Argentinians.

prinz · 23-01-2010 04:32AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I don't like a lot of what I read in the news - I don't like a lot of what I see on political & social programs on TV. The easy answer is to switch them off. But I'd prefer to see them & I reserve the right to comment on them.

So because the world doesn't suit your ideal you get off by sitting back and belittling and questioning what other people do to make the world better?

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 04:35AM

prinz wrote: »

So because the world doesn't suit your ideal you get off by sitting back and belittling and questioning what other people do to make the world better?

its called criticism,if something is put in public view its there to be critcised by anybody.

prinz · 23-01-2010 04:37AM

pmcmahon wrote: »

its called criticism,if something is put in public view its there to be critcised by anybody.

So you're criticising people for doing their bit to make the world a better place, at the same time as you're critising the state the world is in and the way society is....

...

Celly Smunt · 23-01-2010 04:49AM

prinz wrote: »

So you're criticising people for doing their bit to make the world a better place, at the same time as you're critising the state the world is in and the way society is.......

its clearly not a contradiction when you can see that there is good and bad in EVERYTHING,criticism is disecting the good and the bad and producing your own view from whatever you experienced.From the programme i saw alot of damaging stuff towards society from being dependent on celbrities to be involved in helping when that is far from the truth,thats damaging independency.On the other hand there's funds being raised to help.Therefore i came to the conclusion that its just putting people into a cycle of depending on celbrities to get us to help out rather than getting up off our arses and doing better in other ways.just wait for bono to appear and throw your money to him.

tech77 · 23-01-2010 04:55AM

prinz wrote: »

Have you exhibited anything of the sort on this thread? Yeah it is a circus, but a singer is a singer, thats what they do. They're not doctors who can fly to Port-Au-Prince to save lives, they can do what they do best and help raise much needed funds. It is pretty sad that people will donate because of that concert but that's life. Use any advantage.

If you don't like it don't watch, it's that simple.

Well said.

Celebs stroking their egos but a lot of good is done: A bit annoying.

People banging on endlessly about celebs stroking their egos and not acknowledging that a lot of good is done: Incredibly annoying.

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