Help for Heroes is a cunt of a charity.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:18, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

why?

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:19, Reply)

Becuz all soldiers is murdererz innit?

( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:19, Reply)

Spend too much money lobbying,
dismissive of almost any critisim of the army,
pay out money in a bizarre way,

but most of all, they use words like "our boys" "these blokes" etc in offical press releases, they can fuck right off.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:22, Reply)

You could level two of those arguements against PETA too

(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:25, Reply)

Can't stand PETA

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:25, Reply)

More like PITA
amirite?
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:26, Reply)

I like Greek flatbreads though.

(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:26, Reply)

Well they're even worse cunts.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:25, Reply)

those cunts

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:25, Reply)

I get a little bit pissed off with being bombarded with 'spam' charity post, to be honest.
Stop wasting money printing begging letters, and posting them out with a little pen so we can fill in the handy direct debit form, and spend the money on the actual fucking research / charitable objectives. Had Cancer Research et al not spunked a chunck of cash raised on manufacturing shitty little pens, who knows where we'd be by now?
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:29, Reply)

I hate the cunts who come door to door
not just charity people actually, anyone who comes to my door. or anywhere near me.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:33, Reply)

*goes home dejectedly*

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:53, Reply)

The Red Cross are so bad for this!
I donated to Haiti on a whim and I'm sure they've spent more than what I donated in sending me cards and address stickers and stuff, it's well annoying.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:45, Reply)

Dog's Trust is another.
Look, just take the bloody money and build more accommodation for abandoned dogs, OK? Don't waste the money sending me a fucking photo and birthday / Christmas cards from the dog I 'adopted' every year, because, frankly, I'm well aware that dogs can't write, let alone have any cognitive recognition of specific dates in the year in the first place.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:48, Reply)

Red Cross sent me a bunch of pictures of African kids yesterday
Wiggy opened it and I said I didn't want to look at them so he spread them out on the floor in front of me. Douche.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:53, Reply)

Can't you just donate them a sledge hammer,
that and a bit of hard work and the abandonned dogs are no longer a problem.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:55, Reply)

I don't actually donate to them
just making a point.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:59, Reply)

Yes, but PETA really properly are cunts

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:40, Reply)

didn't they stage some of those animal abuse situations?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:43, Reply)

Apparently so
It's the basic hypocrisy that gets me, plus the complete misunderstanding of how animal drug trials work.

That and the fact they are utter, utter cunts.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 17:22, Reply)

One of them spat on me once.

(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:44, Reply)

I was told to fuck off
by one woman who wanted to ban vivisection
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:46, Reply)

I was walking past one of their stands with a mate
and he said "ha ha you tested animals didn't you?"
I was spat on when I walked away. Nice guys.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:48, Reply)

There were some animal rights folks trying to protest outside the Institute of Neurology
but unfortunately they missed and instead spent a couple of hours shouting slogans just outside the gastroenterology ward at Great Ormond Street. Mongs.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:48, Reply)

I seriously don't understand this one, chompo
what's wrong with doing a little something to help support medical rehabilitation for young guys that have been badly injured in the service of this country?

Yadda yadda, illegal war, etc.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:22, Reply)

Nothing at all, good for you,
I just don't like the charity.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:23, Reply)

See, that's fair enough!

( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:26, Reply)

This^
Kinda.

If my life was to expire whilst doing my fucking job, then gutted. I'm dead.

I see nothing 'heroic' about being in the army. It's a job that these people have signed up for, being fully aware of the risks involved.
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:23, Reply)

Yeah, but:
if someone loses a limb doing what they've been told to do, they deserve support - as you would get if you lost a limb at work by way of being able to sue your employer.

I do agree that the term 'Hero' is bandied around too much, though.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:25, Reply)

It's just that.
It's the 'Hero' tag that gets me.

I'd happily support ANYONE who was injured at work - fuck it, it doesn't get much worse than losing a couple of limbs and being peppered with shrapnel, but it doesn't make you a hero.
(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:27, Reply)

I tell you what really grinds my gears:
Why do the red tops have to capitalise our boys? Will 'The Army' not do?
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:29, Reply)

I knocked my funnybone on a door frame once.
Man it hurt. However, I managed to not spill everyone's coffee from the tray so I reckon that makes me a workplace hero.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:31, Reply)

It does in my eyes...

(Colonel Santiago Introduced surprised kitty to the world., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:35, Reply)

I didn't get any support though.
Let alone a charity set up in the name of all those office monkeys that have been horribly injured in the cause of duty.

I once got scratched in an incident concerning a rusty staple and a staple remover, Colonel, and where was my country when I needed it? Masturbating over topless page 3 stunnas giving 'Our Boys' some moral support at Catterick, that's where!
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:40, Reply)

It could be the When Things Get Knocked Over Or Fall Out Of Cupboards charity

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:46, Reply)

Now this is something I've heard, but couldn't find a report on it at the moment
but some london hospital asked for a grant to help make a mental health center which would help with post traumatic stress for soldiers, but they wouldn't help because less than 50% of the people helped would be soldiers.
It still had capacity to treat every soldier in the area with PTSD but that didn't matter apparently.
(PsychoChomp, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:28, Reply)

If that's true, it's bloody ridiculous.
I still think that supporting troops who've been injured in service is really important, though.
( Devil_In_Tights the *real* DiT!, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:30, Reply)

I bet they kick cats when they walk past as well.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 16:52, Reply)