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Fundraiser For "White Male" Illness Dropped

Posted by samzenpus on from the stop-the-penis-party dept.

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.

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  1. Reverse psychology ??? by moose_hp · · Score: 1, Troll

    I have the weird feeling that this is a case of a well played advertisement campaing in order to _get_ funds...

    1 - Start fundraiser
    2 - Stop fundraiser with a controversial topic like white rascism
    3 - Start sending apolligies to the mainstream media saying that they are stopping the fundraiser
    4 - Watch the cash flow after getting tons of publicity

    Do i need to put a (???) and (Proffit)?

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