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[sephi22]

"They wanted it!"

And now he's equating it to rape.

Idiotic white knights like this give a bad rap to actual feminists. This is making my head spin. I can't have a discussion with a person who doesn't have enough conviction in his beliefs to form logical thoughts or arguments. Just throwing out 'lol' or 'really?' or one liners doesn't make you cool and won't make anyone take you seriously.

Others in this thread like Stet and Shanshan at least give sound arguments, even though I don't agree with them.

This is just shit posting at its finest:

"Please stoop to my level when discussing things which I have no experience with"

 

[ClassyPenguin]

You are defending people who basically blackmailed a bunch of women. Think about that. You're not defending anything beyond that.

It's not like they were the last people on earth for cancer research. They were a bunch of douchebags thinking that they were doing good, while they were being idiots.

 

[jsnepo]

"Please stoop to my level when discussing things which I have no experience with"

Then you can leave the thread. Regardless of level, if there are any, this is a forum and discussions are expected. What you are doing simply isn't what this forum is supposed to be.

 

[daman824]

"Please stoop to my level when discussing things which I have no experience with"

Look, if you have had experience with stuff like this and don't want to share anything with us, that is completely cool and understandable. But there are people on both sides of the argument in this thread who are....trying to argue. Unless you want to get involved in a way that isn't insulting people, which is understandable based on what you or someone you know might have experienced, then please stop. You're not arguing, you're insulting.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Then you can leave the thread. Regardless of level, if there are any, this is a forum and discussions are expected. What you are doing simply isn't what this forum is supposed to be.

lol. Show me case studies or any empirical evidence that proves me wrong.

 

[iamshadowlark]

'faux outrage', 'white knighting' and prude arguments all rolled nicely up into one carnival of stupidity. Good job guys

I agree, the white knighting and faux outrage is stupid.

 

[Coffee Dog]

lol. Show me case studies or any empirical evidence that proves me wrong.

Prove what wrong?

You have not clearly stated your case. Please do and I'm sure everyone would gladly discuss this with you.

 

[jsnepo]

lol. Show me case studies or any empirical evidence that proves me wrong.

Why don't you show yours first since you are the one calling out bad things from the video? I don't expect any though.

I realize he is obviously trolling. No need to feed him guys.

 

[sephi22]

You are defending people who basically blackmailed a bunch of women. Think about that. You're not defending anything beyond that.

Okay, let me think about that....

Blackmail is an act, often a crime, involving unjustified threats to make a gain or cause loss to another unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats for the purposes of taking the person's money or property

Yeah, I just did. And my conclusion is that you don't have a leg to stand on.

But please, go ahead and quote me and type 'lol' because you're so intellectually/morally superior to the rest of us.

 

[perfectchaos007]

We all occasionally make choices in life that require being weighed. Choices that have no "right" answer, but rather a "best" answer depending on the values and beliefs of the individual. That was the case here when these women were presented with an opportunity to raise $20 for breast cancer research and awareness by allowing a youtube guy to motorboat their breasts. Some women undoubtedly said "no thanks", because they found it to be too sexually exploitative, rude, distasteful, embarrassing, or whatever their personal rationale was...but we're unsure how many women said no because that footage wasn't shown. The women who said "yes" ran the pros and cons quickly through their thought process before determining that overall it was worth going through with the motorboat for a $20 donation.

For those that said "no thanks" we should respect their decision. For those girls who agreed to being motorboated, it would be rude and presumptuous to assume they weren't capable of making a decision by assuming these guys coerced them to consent using the facade of a noble cause. These girls weren't drunk from what I could tell, so they were in a proper state of mind to make their own dang decisions. As such, if what was being requested didn't cross their personal line of decency, then they consented.


Are they guaranteed to never regret it? Of course not, some of those girls may regret a tattoo they got, but on the flip side some girls who said "no thanks" may have watched the video and thought "aw man I wish now that I had participated to get that running total higher". It can go both ways!

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

For those thinking that they did the right thing, and that cancer research will benefit?

The foundation has REJECTED the money.

http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/simple-pickup-motorboat-breast-cancer-donation/

Pretty fascinating development.

 

[Mahadev]

"They wanted it!"

This aversion to anything sexual most feminists have including flirting combined with the circlejerk they've created in this forum and their subconscious belief that women are damsels in distress needing saving even if they don't know about it has really brought the crazies in, huh?

Rape and blackmail accusations for a fun video of guys having fun with some girls that agreed to it. I am dumbfounded.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

The sad thing is the outraged minority will see this as a win, without even giving a second thought to the people that money could have helped.

 

[JDSN]

For those thinking that they did the right thing, and that cancer research will benefit?

The foundation has REJECTED the money.

http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/simple-pickup-motorboat-breast-cancer-donation/

“We completely understand their decision. It's very obvious that the BCRF is refunding the money due to pressure from a minority of people who find the video offensive. We will donate this money (and any additional money in the future) to another charity that funds breast cancer research and awareness.”

Okay, I take back what I said in defense of this guys, fuck them.

 

[Devolution]

lol at the people who don't get how tasteless this was. Get some perspective.

 

[JDSN]

lol at the people who don't get how tasteless this was. Get some perspective.

Yep, I was wrong as hell and im sorry if my support of this assholes offended some people in this thread, this is just a callous attempt to get hits and while I found this method initially okay I could see why it could be problematic to some. The fact that this guys don't see it and try to infantilize the opposing views by essentially saying "People with Cancer shouldn't have morals, just accept our money" shows a complete lack of respect towards survivors, and putting part of blEme towards a "minority" is just them being complete coward little worms and not outright blaming some women.

 

[Rafterman]

This aversion to anything sexual most feminists have including flirting combined with the circlejerk they've created in this forum and their subconscious belief that women are damsels in distress needing saving even if they don't know about it has really brought the crazies in, huh?

Rape and blackmail accusations for a fun video of guys having fun with some girls that agreed to it. I am dumbfounded.

How does that even happen anyway? It's like they don't care that they are basically shitting on everything feminism is about. They preach equal rights for women, but any time a woman uses those rights to do something they don't personally agree with they treat them like people who need their help, are victims, or are unable to make their own decisions, like children. Do they not realize the irony?

Sorry, but these women don't need help from people like ClasslessPenguin, and even using words like harassment, blackmail, etc. in this situation makes them and their cause look fucking stupid and just cheapens the meaning of the words. Don't like what these guys are doing?...fine. Think it's in poor taste?...fine. But tossing around harassment and blackmail in regards to this just puts you in a special category of ridiculous as far as I'm concerned.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Yep, I was wrong as hell and im sorry if my support of this assholes offended some people in this thread, this is just a callous attempt to get hits and while I found this method initially okay I could see why it could be problematic to some. The fact that this guys don't see it and try to infantilize the opposing views by essentially saying "I dont care about your morals, just accept our money" shows a complete lack of respect towards cancer survivors.

Not to mention the history of these guys clearly shows cancer research donation was just an excuse to mask their activities.

 

[Rentahamster]

Thoughts on these other breast cancer awareness/research campaigns?

http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/site/PageNavigator/MSABC_FY13_Video.html

http://www.jayblessed.com/2012/09/1...-coppafeel-campaign-reveals-she-found-a-lump/

http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/breast_cancer_foundation_bottom (NSFW body painted naked bodies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQI1...paigns/sexual-objectification/&has_verified=1

 

[iamshadowlark]

lol at the people who don't get how tasteless this was. Get some perspective.

Nobodies arguing how tasteful it is. You know, perspective.

Whats being challenged is the comical charge of sexual harassment when these women clearly concede to this.

Yep, I was wrong as hell and im sorry if my support of this assholes offended some people in this thread, this is just a callous attempt to get hits and while I found this method initially okay I could see why it could be problematic to some. The fact that this guys don't see it and try to infantilize the opposing views by essentially saying "People with Cancer shouldn't have moral, just accept our money" shows a complete lack of respect towards cancer survivors, and putting part of blEme towards a "minority" is just them being complete coward little worms and not outright blaming some women.

One guy said something like this and it had nothing to do with the patients. Who the hell are you talking about?

 

[Devolution]

Whats being challenged is the comical charge of sexual harassment when these women clearly concede to this.

I dunno about sexual harassment but it's exploitative and the real reasons for doing this are nothing but pure sleeze and attention.

 

[iamshadowlark]

I dunno about sexual harassment but it's exploitative and the real reasons for doing this are nothing but pure sleeze and attention.

We are nobody to argue the real reasons of this so I won't go there but;

unfairly or cynically using another person or group for profit or advantage

Who's being taken advantage of again?

 

[Devolution]

We are nobody to argue the real reasons of this so I won't go there but;



Who's being taken advantage of again?

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out that the ploy isn't charity so much as these clowns motorboating and getting hits. I already mentioned this. Not quite sure where the disconnect is unless you're being willfully obtuse.

 

[GorillaJu]

Breast cancer awareness campaigns are often super racy. The 'tasteless' argument doesn't fly here, unless you similarly denounce all awareness campaigns as base and tasteless, for appealing to males in a similar way.

There was the 'fondling breasts of AIDS' campaign, the 'check out my breasts' website, the painted nude model campaign done by the BCF.. the list goes on.

'Tasteless' in this case just doesn't do enough to discount this. The 'blackmail' argument is just trolling.

 

[BobbyRobby]

How does that even happen anyway? It's like they don't care that they are basically shitting on everything feminism is about. They preach equal rights for women, but any time a woman uses those rights to do something they don't personally agree with they treat them like people who need their help, are victims, or are unable to make their own decisions, like children. Do they not realize the irony?

Sorry, but these women don't need help from people like ClasslessPenguin, and even using words like harassment, blackmail, etc. in this situation makes them and their cause look fucking stupid and just cheapens the meaning of the words. Don't like what these guys are doing?...fine. Think it's in poor taste?...fine. But tossing around harassment and blackmail in regards to this just puts you in a special category of ridiculous as far as I'm concerned.

yeah, it's pretty dumb.

"when a man asks you if he can motorboat you for breast cancer research, he is blackmailing you. you should feel threatened and scared."

that type of rhetoric seems like it's conditioning women to be more fragile and vulnerable. it removes agency and power from women.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out that the ploy isn't charity so much as these clowns motorboating and getting hits. I already mentioned this. Not quite sure where the disconnect is unless you're being willfully obtuse.

Its also already been mentioned how they don't really need a guise to do things like this.

http://www.youtube.com/user/SimplePickup

What about that disconnect?

 

[JDSN]

One guy said something like this and it had nothing to do with the patients. Who the hell are you talking about?

Simply pickup instantly assumes that the foundation refused the cash due outside pressure despite the cancer ONG previously saying this was an independent choice, partly made by the guys namedropping them without their authorization, essentially making profit using someone else's name. They simply can't fathom that a non-profit has guidelines and should just straight up accept cash no matter the source. This puts the weight of the responsibility to the center and that obscure "minority" and none of it to themselves, the fact that they can't even perciebe how someone might find this wrong is absurd and disrespectful.

 

[Deleted member 325805]

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out that the ploy isn't charity so much as these clowns motorboating and getting hits. I already mentioned this. Not quite sure where the disconnect is unless you're being willfully obtuse.

But why do you care? The women in the video knew the deal and were fine with it. Women aren't delicate snowflakes that need to be protected, and they can make decisions for themselves.

Honestly if I was a woman I'd be more offended by all the white knights.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Simply pickup instantly assumes that the foundation refused the cash due outside pressure despite the cancer ONG previously saying this was an independent choice, partly made by the guys namedropping them without their authorization, essentially making profit using someone else's name. They simply can't fathom that a non-profit has guidelines and should just straight up accept cash no matter the source. This puts the weight of the responsibility to the center and that obscure "minority" and none of it to themselves, the fact that they can't even perciebe how someone might find this wrong is absurd and disrespectful.

I'm asking you how does this project to "cancer patients shouldn't have morals, take our money"?

We completely understand their decision. It's very obvious that the BCRF is refunding the money due to pressure from a minority of people who find the video offensive. We will donate this money (and any additional money in the future) to another charity that funds breast cancer research and awareness.

 

[Sanky Panky]

Breast cancer awareness campaigns are often super racy. The 'tasteless' argument doesn't fly here, unless you similarly denounce all awareness campaigns as base and tasteless, for appealing to males in a similar way.

I similarly denounce all awareness campaigns as "base and tasteless", who's way of getting attention is to objectify a human being's body part. This constant objectification has very real world negative implications (which many in this thread don't experience themselves, or even sympathize with apparently) for half of the world's population. That people misconstrue people arguing against this objectification with being prudes or anti-sex, is also "base and tasteless". At least the foundation, who deals with the issue every day, recognizes this objectification, and has denied the money.

 

[JDSN]

I'm asking you how does this project to "cancer patients shouldn't have morals, take our money"?

Because as the foundation statement said they "serve the community", its not that hard to imagine that they interact with cancer survivors and probably have a good chunk of them collaborating with the company, its not a big leap to consider they have a pulse on the community and their views are strongly aligned with their's.

 

[Devolution]

Because as the foundation statement said they "serve the community", its not that hard to imagine that they interact with cancer survivors and probably have a good chunk of them collaborating with the company, its not a big leap to consider they have a pulse on the community and their views are strongly aligned with their's.

Chances are some donors were pissed and that hurts their bottom line.

 

[iamshadowlark]

Because as the foundation statement said they "serve the community", its not that hard to imagine that they interact with cancer survivors and probably have a good chunk of them collaborating with the company, its not a big leap to consider they have a pulse on the community and their views are strongly aligned with their's.

It takes a leap of faith to suggest and project that someone acknowledging an organization is turning down their money due to some opposing views means that they think "cancer patients shouldn't have morals". Your pivots aren't really addressing that...

 

[-PXG-]

Beautiful.

Hahahahahaha.

I legit, laughed out loud. Holy fuck.

 

[luckyarcher]

I similarly denounce all awareness campaigns as "base and tasteless", who's way of getting attention is to objectify a human being's body part. This constant objectification has very real world negative implications (which many in this thread don't experience themselves, or even sympathize with apparently) for half of the world's population. That people misconstrue people arguing against this objectification with being prudes or anti-sex, is also "base and tasteless". At least the foundation, who deals with the issue every day, recognizes this objectification, and has denied the money.

Completely agree, Im pretty sure GAF would never allow if these fellas came up to them and massage their prostate in support of a cancer awareness drive for prostate cancer.

Objectification must stop, just because the morons in that video consented (the blackmailed ones turned their face the other way) doesn't mean they can get away with it.

Chances are some donors were pissed and that hurts their bottom line.

Why would any donor care about these morons?

 

[Devolution]

Why would any donor care about these morons?

Well they name dropped the non-profit, I'm sure letters went out distancing themselves from those shenanigans. I feel bad for them really (the nonprofit).

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

I can't believe there is close to 450 posts discussing this.

 

[Radec]

lol, i dont know what some of you guys are bitching about but I came here for a video full of motorboated boobs and that was great.

 

[efyu_lemonardo]

Shouldn't be too hard to figure out that the ploy isn't charity so much as these clowns motorboating and getting hits. I already mentioned this. Not quite sure where the disconnect is unless you're being willfully obtuse.

I've been trying to convince myself that my original opinion was wrong, and that there is indeed something uniquely bad about this, but I'm not sure I can.

Basically, what's happening here is one side (simple pickup) is asking another side (women in the video) to agree to undergo an unpleasant experience in exchange for a reward (knowing they were responsible for a $20 donation to cancer research). In the process one side (simple pickup) is rewarded, as well as many viewers on youtube, like most of the male posters in this thread.

Thinking of similar practices that are considered acceptable, I tried making a comparison to reality TV shows like Survivor or Fear Factor. The agreement between the show or network and the contestants is almost the same: they are asked to undergo unpleasant experiences in exchange for a reward. In the process the show/network are rewarded by getting higher ratings, and viewers at home are rewarded by being entertained.

The biggest difference is that in the case of reality TV the reward goes to the individual, whereas in this case the reward goes to a third party. This seems to be where the problem arises. If the producers of Fear Factor were handing out a million dollar check at the end, not to the winners of the competition, but rather to orphanages or homes for the poor, the show/network would be called out by the public for being manipulative.

But the producers of the show could argue that the only reason they had the money to make this donation was because of increased ad revenue due to higher ratings from broadcasting the show in the first place. Since this is technically true, I'm at an impasse.

 

[shanshan310]

Yeah, that was totally the cue to pocket the money.

uuuh, was that meant to be directed at me?

 

[Stet]

The fact that the foundation rejected the money shouldn't be seen as a failure of the foundation, it should be seen as a failure of the funds -- they really don't need $2000 from SimplePickup because it's a shit-sized donation to use for publicity.

BCRF made $43,000,000 last year alone through donations.

How many of those other donations did you hear about?

 

[Sats]

"Tasteless"

"Sexually assaulted"

"Blackmailed"

"Demeaning"

"Unpleasant experience "

Jesus Christ people...

 

[IceCold]

I don't see the big deal. It was consentual, the women seem to have enjoyed themselves and so did the guys. It also gave awarness to breast cancer and their channel. It's a win overall.

People complaining about objectification are pretty funny since breast cancer foundations benefit from this greatly. There's a reason they receive a lot more donations and attention than any other cancer foundation.

 

[Unbounded]

The fact that the foundation rejected the money shouldn't be seen as a failure of the foundation, it should be seen as a failure of the funds -- they really don't need $2000 from SimplePickup because it's a shit-sized donation to use for publicity.

BCRF made $43,000,000 last year alone through donations.

How many of those other donations did you hear about?

Gotcha, so if their donation is bigger everything is fine.

 

[Stet]

Gotcha, so if their donation is bigger everything is fine.

Pardon? No, I was explaining why the foundation rejected their donation. I'm not sure how you applied that to anything else.

 

[shanshan310]

"Tasteless"

"Sexually assaulted"

"Blackmailed"

"Demeaning"

"Unpleasant experience "

Jesus Christ people...

Sexual assault derail or no, the video and the idea were definitely tasteless.

 

[Sanky Panky]

People complaining about objectification are pretty funny since breast cancer foundations benefit from this greatly. There's a reason they receive a lot more donations and attention than any other cancer foundation.

That this particular foundation does NOT want to be associated with what they did should tell you all you need to know. A little sympathy for the opinions of women in this thread (and elsewhere) who are the constant victims of stranger harassment and objectification... would take our society a loooong way.

 

[perryfarrell]

Why is this still on the front page after a week? This things is so obviously a click-generator, so transparent an attempt at going viral. Ugh.

 

[spirity]

They raised 2k for charity, and everyone involved had fun and had a stoopid grin on their faces.

Good on those guys, wish I'd thought about it first. I really do not care what anyone thinks about that, I'm so past taking the reactions seriously anymore.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

"Sexually assaulted"

"Blackmailed"

"Demeaning"

"Unpleasant experience "

Jesus Christ people...

Fixed. I can see how people view this as tasteless but yea the other adjectives jesus hyperbole-Gaf at its best.