Why this year's breast cancer awareness game game is not only pointless (as usual), but also harmful
Several times, I've detailed why slacktivism doesn't really do anything to help the people it's supposed to.
Once again, Facebook is deluged by a series of nonsensical posts that are supposed to increase awareness of breast cancer. This year's game is even more ridiculous than those in the past.
If you haven't seen it, and you probably have without knowing it, the "game" is to post one of 14 statuses. When someone likes it or comments on the status, you send them a message telling them that they are now part of the game! How fun!
1) Damn diarrhea
2)Just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket.
3)Anyone have a tampon. I'm out.
4) How do you get rid of foot fungus.
5)Why is nobody around when l am horny?
6) No toilet paper, goodbye socks.
7)Someone offered me a job as a prostitute but l' m hesitant.
8)l think l'm in love with someone what should l do?
9)l've decided to stop wearing underwear.
10)l still love my ex.
11) l really don't know how to tell anyone and l'm sick of hiding it l'm gay.
12) Guess it was 2 good 2 be true l'm pregnant.
13)Just won $7000 on a scratchy.
14)l've just found out l've been cheated on for the past 5 months.
So this game is stupid for the same reason as the past ones. If your goal is to raise breast cancer awareness, this does nothing to further that goal. It is also stupid because you would be hard pressed to find someone in the developed world who is not aware of breast cancer. Can you increase awareness past 100%?
As the headline says, this year's ridiculousness is not only stupid and pointless, it can also be harmful.
Most of the statuses are stupid, but harmless. But what about this one?
11) l really don't know how to tell anyone and l'm sick of hiding it l'm gay.
Leaving aside the appalling grammar, this isn't funny. Is the "joke" supposed to be, "haha, guys I'm not really gay! It's really breast cancer! because reasons."
Someone actually posting a status like this takes courage. Yes, increasingly less so, but still. It's not something to joke about. Someone genuinely posting something like this is opening themselves up to the potential of being hurt emotionally, sometimes physically.
Someone coming out is not a joke to make yourself feel good about raising awareness for something that everyone already knows about.
If you want to feel good about yourself, try donating money to a reputable charity to fund research and treatment. That way, you'll actually be doing something.
With shows starting to get their episode orders cut (looking at you, Dads), I thought it would be a good time to again pitch some shows.
Proctor Who: A dapper man travels throughout time and space stopping people from cheating on tests.
Nude Girl: A quirky young woman goes WAY too far to try to get her male roommates to like her.
Shaved by the Bell: A competition reality show in which teams race to shave their partner using a straight razor before time, or their partner's blood, runs out.
The Bitches of Eastwick: A Real Housewives spinoff
You've Got Male: A hidden camera show in which couples are originally told they are having a daughter, then "surprised" in the delivery room.
Group Interview with the Vampire: A very old, yet well-preserved gentleman has to search for a retail job due to his family's estate being lost in an economic downturn.
Juan Dies at the End: A Spanish language reality show in which a group of young men spoil movies to people waiting in line to see them.
Before I start, I am not against religion or religious people. When I lived out in San Diego, I was a member of a fantastic church, with many tremendous people who would never dream of doing something like this. A Christian church should promote being Christ-like, and that's what the church in San Diego did. That church did amazing things for the community, as well as provided life-changing support for people in Mexico.
With that disclaimer out of the way, the church in the video above is a scam. This minister is a con man. He would fit in perfectly in an updated version of The Canterbury Tales.
First of all, let's start with the reason for the "aviation division" of this church. The good Bishop needs to fly to each of his churches, six in total, throughout the state of Texas. You know, like a franchise. Like Chuck-E-Cheese.
Arrogant much? You're a minister, not a prophet. Do you mean to tell me that you are the ONLY one who can provide guidance to the thousands of church members each week? Just you? You can't, you know, train people? If you're running your church like a franchise, at least have a little faith in your store managers.
Let's leave that aside for a moment and move onto the most heinous part of this entire story. The bishop promised his congregation that “when you sow a $52 transportation favor seed believing in 52 days or 52 weeks you will experience breakthrough favor!”
What is this guy, God's pimp? Does he sell pig bones on eBay claiming they are the bones of St. Peter?
Also, 52 days or 52 weeks? That's a PRETTY big difference. Why not throw 52 years in there. That way, they'll be dead before they realize you swindled them.
I'll ignore that the phrasing of his statement sounds like it comes off of a Chinese food menu. This type of language is the language of the con man. He's selling snake oil, but it's worse because he's claiming it's holy snake oil. The idea that if you just give money to the church, you will become wealthy is the polar opposite of Christ's teachings.
That's not to say you shouldn't do things. Of course you should. You should help other people every chance you get. But you do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you're hoping to get a Cadillac in exchange for feeding the hungry.
Remember that part of the Bible when Jesus said, "If you help a brother out, I'll help you build up riches on Earth?" No, you don't, because it's not in there. In fact, the exact opposite ideas are in there.
Matthew 19:21 says, "Jesus answered, 'If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'"
If you're playing along at home, that's the exact opposite of this "Prosperity Gospel" nonsense that many of these megachurches preach.
There's nothing wrong with wanting your worship service to be as good as possible in order to attract people to hear the message. But only up to a point. i don't know exactly where the cutoff is, but it's pretty long before "Establish aviation division for church."
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