Are the bands...?

[Angel-Light]

Ok just a quick question. What do you guys think about the bands out. You know the Beat Bullying, Livestrong and that. Are they becoming a fashion statement or do people really wear them for the charitys? People are buying them but then reselling them and it's really bad at school =/ Surprised they ain't banned them yet.

Truthfully myself I think people are turning them into a fashion statement. A friend of mine has 3 bands which she wears everyday. A yellow, red and the blue and white one. Now I don't know what they are apart from the blue and white one is for the Tsunami Appeal. The reason I'm getting is that she has these bands but she doesn't have a clue of which charitys they belong to and what's worse she doesn't care what charity it is for!!

Post your thoughts and opinions and remember please respect each other

[RedStratocas]

Livestrong is a band Lance Armstong started for cancer reaserch. As you may know he had cancer and came back to win 6 Tour De Frances. Bacicly all the other ones are just copies, but still for a good cause.

Pink- Breast Cancer
Blue- Mostly tsunami
There are a few more, but they are much smaller corps.

[Fingerboots]

Yeah, it was definately a fashion statement in our school. I got the blue "Beat Bullying" band around September.
But it's so stupid, one week you see everyone with the yellow one, then it goes on to pink.
Buh at Fashion.

They are for a good cause though.

[sarah261090]

Its getting ridiculous, Nike sell them and the money doesnt even go to charity!! everyone has them at school, even the bullies wear them and i totally agree about dem being fashion statements. At my school they always get sold to other people and they dont even care about which charity they are for. I bet charity have made alot of money from them but now i think its goin a bit OTT.

[Fingerboots]

Meh, reminds me of converse. Nearly everyone started to wear them, because they followed the trend of becoming "alternative" now when I go into town, no one has them. Oh dear, gone out of fashion now?! Pssh.

[Angel-Light]

The main problem is people are buyinh them on eBay and the thing is the money isn't going to charity? Half of them are fake anywayz and snap easily. Even football clubs are bringing out bands like Rangers FC (I'm Scottish but do NOT support them), after wearing it a few times it snapped =/ I think I'll just give money to charity another way....

[Mentor]

i think the banners are pointless, theres one for a rediculs amount of things, and the major as said at the bigging are for "fasion" rather than charity

Athogh as a pro even if there not worm for the coreect purpos, the charitys who made the baned are still reseaving moeny from the sails

[:Kimi]

I suppose I have a few but I do believe strongly in the charities and only buy them when I know where it is going:
here are the bands I haveeee:

[] Yellow - Livestrong
[] Black Attatched White - Theirry Anti Racissm
[] Blue - Beat Bullying
[] Pink Cancer

So it looks like I have 5 but I really have 4 (anti rasisum is attached, clever) I dont wear it for fashion, I believe in all them charitys, I wish they would have a special one for Phyllis Tuckwell and I will buy 23893399393, my nanny died there

[RedStratocas]

the charitys who made the baned are still reseaving moeny from the sails

I think that is the point mentor. Lol. Who cares if people dont know what they are for/ if they think it is for fashon. It all goes to charity no matter what reason you buy it. I dont know why you people are complaining about charities but whatever.

[Mr.Kylee]

We don't have the bands here..