Comments on: Students drop Shinerama fundraiser for illness targeting Caucasians http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/11/26/students-drop-shinerama-fundraiser-for-illness-targeting-caucasians/ Uniting the Asian Conscience Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:41:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: MadeInTaiwan http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/11/26/students-drop-shinerama-fundraiser-for-illness-targeting-caucasians/#comment-7825 MadeInTaiwan Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/?p=770#comment-7825 This is where the ideal racial-blindness is beneficial. I'll admit that I'm not as fond of white men as I should, but I would donate to this find-raiser regardless because it's PEOPLE that they're trying to save. Just because they're white, doesn't mean it's acceptable for them to die of lung inflammation. Personally, not donating to this fund-raiser means three things: 1. "I don't care" 2. "I don't have enough money" 3. "They're white, so what..." This is where the ideal racial-blindness is beneficial. I’ll admit that I’m not as fond of white men as I should, but I would donate to this find-raiser regardless because it’s PEOPLE that they’re trying to save. Just because they’re white, doesn’t mean it’s acceptable for them to die of lung inflammation. Personally, not donating to this fund-raiser means three things:
1. “I don’t care”
2. “I don’t have enough money”
3. “They’re white, so what…”

]]> By: Xian http://www.thefighting44s.com/archives/2008/11/26/students-drop-shinerama-fundraiser-for-illness-targeting-caucasians/#comment-7691 Xian Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:34:02 +0000 http://www.thefighting44s.com/?p=770#comment-7691 It's a terrible framing, but the reactions are at least as dumb. Cystic fibrosis has foundations with $150 million+ in revenue. How much do sickle cell charities have? I think it's dangerous to selectively critique people's charitable choices. So I agree the framing sucked, but I think people can choose what they want to support. It’s a terrible framing, but the reactions are at least as dumb. Cystic fibrosis has foundations with $150 million+ in revenue. How much do sickle cell charities have?

I think it’s dangerous to selectively critique people’s charitable choices. So I agree the framing sucked, but I think people can choose what they want to support.

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