Facebook & cartoons

Wicksta said:
As he says it's reduced peoples 'guilt' levels so rather than actually do something constructive they now have....a cartoon avatar. Totally counterproductive.

Awareness is fine, if you actually do something constructive with it. But what awareness has this actually given, that some people are nasty to children? Well I never. :eek:
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Utter nonsense!

It could very easily save a childs life as someone who is now more aware might actually report someone/something instead of turning a blind eye thinking everything is fine!!
 
C.R.A.Z.Y said:
Utter nonsense!

It could very easily save a childs life as someone who is now more aware might actually report someone/something instead of turning a blind eye thinking everything is fine!!
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All because they saw Bugs Bunny on their ex-girlfriends profile? Genius.
 
Now you mention it, since seeing all these cartoons, perhaps Dave round the corner kicking his 2 year old in the face is actually a bad thing?!?!

I'd have never realised this before.

PRAISE BE TO THE BOOK OF FACES FOR IT HATH ENLIGHTENED ME
 
found this:
Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same, for the NSPCC. Until Monday (December 6th), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is a campaign to stop violence against children
 
Freddie589 said:
found this:
Change your Facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhood and invite your friends to do the same, for the NSPCC. Until Monday (December 6th), there should be no human faces on Facebook, but an invasion of memories. This is a campaign to stop violence against children
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This place makes me want to molest children at times :rolleyes:
 
Kenai said:
Has it done anything more than 'raise awareness'? Are people are actually donating? Actively doing something?

Or has it just lead to a load of people changing their status and then forgetting about the entire thing 5 minutes later thinking 'I've done my bit'?

I absolutely detest this sort of thing on facebook, it just leads to so many people doing something insignificant and usually completely forgetting about it soon after and never actually doing anything of any real value.
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You don't think that any of the people doing this will donate now that it's on their minds?

It's a way of getting it out there at zero cost that proves effective. There is nothing to lose from it and everything to gain.
 
My facebook status (which I changed before I saw this thread) currently says

Dear facebook friends, I wont be changing my profile picture to some cartoon character, because frankly it won't make a blind bit of difference to how many children are abused or die because of violence this week, or any week, and besides, I figure the job I do, which does try to improve childrens lives, is more import...ant. Feel free to remove me if this upsets you. (and I dont mean this in a grumpy way)
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:)
 
skippi90 said:
You don't think that any of the people doing this will donate now that it's on their minds?

It's a way of getting it out there at zero cost that proves effective. There is nothing to lose from it and everything to gain.
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No I absolutely don't, I think the majority of people will change their picture, think they've done their bit, they've helped save a child and will then promptly forget all about it.

I'd be interested to find out from the NSPCC if there was a significant spike in donations or reports surrounding this. My gut feeling says there will be barely a bump.

There is plenty to lose though, from all the people who do this and think this is enough, that changing a picture on facebook will make a difference. These are people that should be doing something useful, not just copy pasting the latest chain fad they've spotted on their news feed.
 
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