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Fundraiser For "White Male" Illness Dropped
gubachwa writes "The student association at Carleton University in Canada recently voted that Cystic Fibrosis was a charity unworthy of receiving money raised during orientation week fund-raising activities. The reason behind the decision, as given in the motion on which the student association voted, is that Cystic Fibrosis 'has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men.'" I'm speechless.
If only you were keyboardless.
When I first saw the news topic I thought that some smarmy prankster had started a fundraiser to cure the disease of 'being a white male.' I was going to laugh.
Now it's all serious, you jerks.
And thanks to the severity of my condition (whitus maleus) I'm going to die, soon. Way to ruin a dying man's fun.
How about herpes then?
Very true, but made entirely more amusing by your user name.
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Shouldn't we stop fund raising for prostate cancer because it only affects men!
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No. We should stop fund raising for it because it kills people. Let's, instead, start fundraising for its cure.
Never could figure out why people keep trying to raise money for cancer.
My wife handles most of our shopping. They need to convince her which brand to buy, even if I'm the ultimate user.
Ever wondered why she buys the brand that supports research that will let her live much longer than you? It's a subtle message: buy your own damn razor blades or die.
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Translation: They were being unintentional racists.
Almost. Actually they intended to be racist, but due to some unfortunate misinformation, they were simply buffoons.
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea...."
RFC 1925
What about a charity who's goal it is to give herpes to CS kids? I think everyone could get behind that.
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