ClassyPenguin
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That's reality bro.
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The dudes from Simplepickup motorboat girls for breast cancer awareness.
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That's reality bro.
shanshan310
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Pretty lame...we won take money for research because a few people were offended.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't....
I'm pretty that's not why they rejected it.
ThisWreckage
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The thing nobody here seems to realize is that the guys from Simplepickup don't NEED to do some sort of fundraiser in order to motorboat girls in public. They have without a doubt done more without any sort of fundraiser backing at all.
The idea that "they did this just so they could grope some boobies" is silly.
What few people here seem to realize is that this entire channel is devoted to showing off and drawing attention to themselves. This charity gimmick files in with the rest of their history. They couldn't just donate the money, no. They had to come up with something that would allow them to upload this to their channel for, you guessed it, attention and promoting their channel. Let's not paint this as some sort of selfless act.
ClassyPenguin
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What few people here seem to realize is that this entire channel is devoted to showing off and drawing attention to themselves. This charity gimmick files in with the rest of their history. They couldn't just donate the money, no. They had to come up with something that would allow them to upload this to their channel for, you guessed it, attention and promoting their channel. Let's not paint this as some sort of selfless act.
You know, you're winning me over from your other posts about mental health. You're a good guy.
HovaHovito
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I dont think thats what the issue is lolThe thing nobody here seems to realize is that the guys from Simplepickup don't NEED to do some sort of fundraiser in order to motorboat girls in public. They have without a doubt done more without any sort of fundraiser backing at all.
The idea that "they did this just so they could grope some boobies" is silly.
They couldn't just donate the money, no. They had to come up with something that would allow them to upload this to their channel for, you guessed it, attention and promoting their channel. Let's not paint this as some sort of selfless act.
That's just in line with anyone who ever donates anything to anyone and makes it public, and is to be expected. It is not anywhere near as terrible, serious, or uncommon as the posters in this thread are making it out to be. Nor is that a good enough reason to have an organization reject the money.
shanshan310
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That's just in line with anyone who ever donates anything to anyone and makes it public, and is to be expected. It is not anywhere near as terrible, serious, or uncommon as the posters in this thread are making it out to be. Nor is that a good enough reason to have an organization reject the money.
The organisation clearly thought it was.
ThisWreckage
Banned
That's just in line with anyone who ever donates anything to anyone and makes it public, and is to be expected. It is not anywhere near as terrible, serious, or uncommon as the posters in this thread are making it out to be. Nor is that a good enough reason to have an organization reject the money.
So your argument is, "Sure it's wrong, but everyone does it!" Way to have some conviction.
So your argument is, "Sure it's wrong, but everyone does it!" Way to have some conviction.
You expect everyone to simply donate from the bottom of their heart expecting no benefit to them whatsoever?
Because it's a very small minority of people who are willing to do that in the real world.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Yeah, sexual assault is okay because we profit from it. OT.
Yeah, sexual assault is okay because we profit from it. OT.
As has been pointed out multiple times, the women in the video consented.
ThisWreckage
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You expect everyone to simply donate from the bottom of their heart expecting no benefit to them whatsoever?
Because it's a very small minority of people who are willing to do that in the real world.
I expect people to have some transparency. Their response to the charity rejecting the money was hilarious because they tried to be indignant and self righteous about the entire situation. Anyone with a brain can see why it was rejected. You don't have to educate me on the fact that that altruism doesn't exist: it doesn't and I've had that argument on this forum many times. But deceit is something I have a major problem with. At the end of the day this was a way for them to have more material for their channel because their well is drying up in terms of ideas.
I'm not a fan of anything they do, honestly. This was a new low even for them, however. The fact that anyone finds their antics entertaining is a testament to how bored our society actually is.
At the end of the day this was a way for them to have more material for their channel because their well is drying up in terms of ideas.
What are you basing this on?
They've literally had roughly one video every single week for the past X months. Their "well of ideas" isn't really drying up, and they didn't really need to make this video if they didn't want to.
Before this video they were still getting roughly 300k views per regular/self help video, and they were easily passing the 1 million mark on each one of their "Get her number!" videos.
The fact that anyone finds their antics entertaining is a testament to how bored our society actually is.
"Someone enjoys watching something that I do not, therefore they must have poor taste in entertainment."
ThisWreckage
Banned
I'm bailing out of this thread. People on this forum are too willfully obtuse for me from time to time.
bigboss370
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Yeah, sexual assault is okay because we profit from it. OT.
what?
I expect people to have some transparency. Their response to the charity rejecting the money was hilarious because they tried to be indignant and self righteous about the entire situation. Anyone with a brain can see why it was rejected. You don't have to educate me on the fact that that altruism doesn't exist: it doesn't and I've had that argument on this forum many times. But deceit is something I have a major problem with. At the end of the day this was a way for them to have more material for their channel because their well is drying up in terms of ideas.
I'm not a fan of anything they do, honestly. This was a new low even for them, however. The fact that anyone finds their antics entertaining is a testament to how bored our society actually is.
Why is it such a horrible thing that they can both
A. Raise money for a good cause
AND
B. Continue to support themselves and be further successful in their career?
I'm truly at a lost over this sentiment of just "well gee why don't they just give the money away?" How exactly do you guys think they are able to make videos likes this? By continue to make videos, it's really not that hard a concept to grasp. Not to mention you're completely missing the entire subject of the video, TO RAISE AWARENESS.
If folks have an issue with this type of promotion, than surely you feel equally disgusted whenever a company donates money to charity when ever you buy their product? Or when a 5k walk is being sponsored to raise breast cancer awareness. It's virtually no different.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
As has been pointed out multiple times, the women in the video consented.
That doesn't make it right.
That doesn't make it right.
What?
They only touched the women in these videos with their consent, and they only showed their faces after they again, consented to having their faces shown on camera.
What's being done wrong here?
ClassyPenguin
Banned
What?
They only touched the women in these videos with their consent, and they only showed their faces after they again, consented to having their faces shown on camera.
What's being done wrong here?
IDK like everything. Read upon sexual harassment.
No? But its still cool to throw out ignorant statements like this?That doesn't make it right.
Yeah, sexual assault is okay because we profit from it. OT.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
No? But its still cool to throw out ignorant statements like this?
Dudes motorboated girls in the guise of breast cancer donations. How the hell is not exploitation?
Dreams-Visions
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What's with all the salt and White Knighting in here?
The ladies agreed to it.
The ladies agreed to it.
Vermillion
Banned
"Raising awareness" is largely empty feel-goodism. After watching the video, it seems the money actually went to the BCRF rather than pointless "awareness" campaigns or the Komen slush fund, so that's good.
Yeah, that's usually the problem with these things.
Also, I'm not about to criticize this if it's consensual. We can make a bunch of speculation about what they would have done or what they wouldn't have done if x or y, but that's us trying to speak for them with no statements on their part.
Sidenote: I did not read every page of this thread (yet).
ClassyPenguin
Banned
What's with all the salt and White Knighting in here?
The ladies agreed to it.
Because it was simple exploitation.
akachan ningen
Member
What?
They only touched the women in these videos with their consent, and they only showed their faces after they again, consented to having their faces shown on camera.
What's being done wrong here?
Don't try to get a logical response from jealous haters. They just attach a label(sexual harassment!) without any kind of critical thought.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Don't try to get a logical response from jealous haters. They just attach a label(sexual harassment!) without any kind of critical thought.
lol.
iamshadowlark
Banned
This seems like a pretty clear response from the breast cancer community.
Aaaaaand they completely missed the point.
Yeah, that was totally the cue to pocket the money.
What's with all the salt and White Knighting in here?
The ladies agreed to it.
Because they tricked and possibly drugged the poor unsuspecting women into letting them grope them. They'd never agree to this otherwise
bigboss370
Member
Dudes motorboated girls in the guise of breast cancer donations. How the hell is not exploitation?
what do you mean in the guise of donations? they are donating...
IDK like everything. Read upon sexual harassment.
wut...
please specifically explain how this was sexual harassment?
CoffeeJanitor
Member
I really don't get it either...What's with all the salt and White Knighting in here?
The ladies agreed to it.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Really?what do you mean in the guise of donations? they are donating...
wut...
please specifically explain how this was sexual harassment?
Yeah really, do you think consensual sex is sexual harrassment too?Really?
killer rin
Member
What's with all the salt and White Knighting in here?
The ladies agreed to it.
Not only did they agree to it, the allegations that they were harassed into it are completely insane. If a woman didn't want to she would have said so and then they would have been on their merry way.
We also dont know how Simple Pickup approached the women... although logic dictates that when you are doing something for charity you come out and say something like
"Hi, we're from simplepickup a popular youtube channel. For breast cancer awareness month we have decided to donate $20 to cancer research for every woman that lets us motorboat them. Would you like to participate?"
Its insane to think that they just walked up and said "can I motorboat you for breast cancer research" repeatedly to people. In addition, just from the camera angles they have in the video the woman would have had to agree to be on camera in the first place.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Yeah really, do you think consensual sex is sexual harrassment too?
You must not have any experience with people who were sexually harassed/abused.
I, being active in the mental health community know that all too well.
bigboss370
Member
Really?
how about you just answer the question.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
how about you just answer the question.
People consent out of fear. It doesn't take a scientist to figure that out.
Get out of your idiotic mindset.
iamshadowlark
Banned
People consent out of fear. It doesn't take a scientist to figure that out.
Its ok guys, he's just trolling
No, I don't think thats the issue. And please don't make such conclusions next time. You know absolutely nothing about me.You must not have any experience with people who were sexually harassed/abused.
Based on what I saw, there wasn't a single woman sexually harassed in that video. For reasons repeatedly stated by others in this thread.
That doesn't make it right.
IDK like everything. Read upon sexual harassment.
Because it was simple exploitation.
lol.
Really?
Then why don't you bloody explain your stance instead of shitting up the discussion with single word or line responses?You must not have any experience with people who were sexually harassed/abused.
I, being active in the mental health community know that all too well.
If you have experience with sexual harassment that others don't, either share your views so that people know where you're coming from, or stop posting because you're typing shit but not really saying anything.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
No, I don't think thats the issue. And please don't make such conclusions next time.
Based on what I saw, there wasn't a single woman sexually harassed in that video. For reasons repeatedly stated by others in this thread.
Which is why sexual assault is way underrepresented. Keep living in that fantasy.
Yeah some of the edits make it pretty obvious.Its ok guys, he's just trolling
ClassyPenguin
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Yeah some of the edits make it pretty obvious.
You must not know me very much.
ClassyPenguin
Banned
Accusations of 'faux outrage', 'white knighting' and prude arguments all rolled nicely up into one carnival of stupidity. Good job guys
"They wanted it!"
bigboss370
Member
People consent out of fear. It doesn't take a scientist to figure that out.
Get out of your idiotic mindset.
where is the proof these women consented out of fear? who are you to speak for them really? did you talk with them personally? do you not think they can independently make their own decisions? they consented to the act, and then consented to letting their faces be shown on the internet for this video.
i'm just gonna ignore the fact you called me an idiot lol.
Coffee Dog
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You keep replying with snarky one line responses to everything.You must not know me very much.
If you are actually interested in having a discussion, please state your opinion on this clearly for others to understand. If you are not interested in having a reasonable discussion please leave the thread.
ClassyPenguin
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"Please stoop to my level when discussing things which I have no experience with"
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