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I have no objection to giving £10 to breast cancer, but I do object to being forced to pay it as a forfeit if I don't wear pink tomorrow. When I give £10 to charity, I'll gift aid it, you idiots, and guess what, the charity will end up with £12 instead.

And also, thanks for telling us the day before, when a) my pink tshirt is at my parents' house and b) Marks and Spencer have stopped selling the 47 varieties of pink tshirt that they were selling whenever I wanted a blue one.

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[jadeywoman.livejournal.com]

Giving to a charity - any charity - should be a personal choice, not something forced upon you by bosses. And especially in a case like that, you should be able to opt-out. Wearing a pink shirt doesn't mean you care about the cause, and they shouldn't be forcing you to care by saying they'll take your money if you don't at least act like it.

Just on sheer principle I'd challenge their mandate, but that could be because I like being contrary. Heck, in high school when it was school colors day I made sure NOT to wear them. ;)

And furthermore, if they're doing that for breast cancer, would they do it for some other sort of random charity?

What if it was "save the purple people eater" month? Would they order everyone to wear a horn on the top of their head or pay money? Or how about "talk like a pirate day"? Wear an eye-patch or be forced to hand over all your booty. No, probably not...

(sorry to go on and on like that, feeling a bit snarky today ;) )

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Giving to a charity - any charity - should be a personal choice, not something forced upon you by bosses.

Yes, exactly.