ALC

Ohaulick
Oct 28, 2010
46,526
It's the making a fashion out of cancer survival - and he never seemed genuine, as if it were for publicity instead of for good.
It was a little bit of both I'd say.

I have a mother-in-law slowly dying of cancer. I appreciate the support, but did it have to be so fixated on douchy status symbols and trite, Tony-Robbins-like power-for-life blathering?
That's what works, I guess. Blame the people for wanting to show off.
 

swag

L'autista
Administrator
Sep 23, 2003
84,750
I know, it's a bit of being happy to get money, no matter where it came from, and hating the douches who see it as a status.
I wish I could give the organization credit for knowing that it had to take such an unappetizing approach because they knew it would best drive donations and thus do the most good. But I have serious doubts that it wasn't more about a certain uniballer's personality.
 

Kate

Moderator
Feb 7, 2011
18,595
I wish I could give the organization credit for knowing that it had to take such an unappetizing approach because they knew it would best drive donations and thus do the most good. But I have serious doubts that it wasn't more about a certain uniballer's personality.
Yup.
 

GordoDeCentral

Diez
Moderator
Apr 14, 2005
70,794
I wish I could give the organization credit for knowing that it had to take such an unappetizing approach because they knew it would best drive donations and thus do the most good. But I have serious doubts that it wasn't more about a certain uniballer's personality.

the overall schadenfreude at his demise is only matched by his once unfair idolization, both say more about the society than his personality or morals
 

Enron

Tickle Me
Moderator
Oct 11, 2005
75,661
Livestrong has always made me cringe, I actually feel rather vindicated now that it's proven he's a liar.
Maybe I'm just thinking of 8. But I remember when it was on and thinking, "Cancel this bitch. The shark is jumped,"



Ditto for me. I couldn't believe all the douches who suddenly came to work with rubber yellow wristbands like they joined some kind of gay cult.
It's the making a fashion out of cancer survival - and he never seemed genuine, as if it were for publicity instead of for good.
I have a mother-in-law slowly dying of cancer. I appreciate the support, but did it have to be so fixated on douchy status symbols and trite, Tony-Robbins-like power-for-life blathering?
Exactly. Even the breast cancer people are starting to make me uncomfortable, despite having a mother who survived it.
I know, it's a bit of being happy to get money, no matter where it came from, and hating the douches who see it as a status.
I wish I could give the organization credit for knowing that it had to take such an unappetizing approach because they knew it would best drive donations and thus do the most good. But I have serious doubts that it wasn't more about a certain uniballer's personality.
:lol: It's the health care hipsters!

You guys may dislike it but unfortunately that's the way our culture works. They have bands for shit I didn't know were diseases now, there's a pink one, a red one, a blue one, a green one, a gray one, and a white one. If it gets the money in the right place, then who cares if cancer becomes trendy.

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the overall schadenfreude at his demise is only matched by his once unfair idolization, both say more about the society than his personality or morals
Big trees fall hard.:agree:

I have to say, I'm still a fan.
 

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