Go Fundme

[rosesandpetals]

Apparently, Dylann Roof's sister started a go fund me account asking for donations for her wedding.


www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/07/02/dylann-roofs-sister-is-apparently-raising-money-for-her-wedding-and-honeymoon/?tid=sm_fb


Seriously, 9 people are dead and you're worried about your honeymoon? Wtf.

[auroraloo]

Jul 3, 2015 19:22:57 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Apparently, Dylann Roof's sister started a go fund me account asking for donations for her wedding.


www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/07/02/dylann-roofs-sister-is-apparently-raising-money-for-her-wedding-and-honeymoon/?tid=sm_fb


Seriously, 9 people are dead and you're worried about your honeymoon? Wtf.

I have a harder time judging this. A quick look at GoFundMe shows dozens of people who have GoFundMe pages for their weddings. Yes, a man shot and murdered 9 people. His sister did not. 

Was it in poor taste? Probably. But her brother ruined a lot of things, and while a wedding is not anywhere near compairison to a human life, it's not like she was raising money for her brother's bail, or somehing. 

[rosesandpetals]

Jul 3, 2015 19:49:27 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Jul 3, 2015 19:22:57 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Apparently, Dylann Roof's sister started a go fund me account asking for donations for her wedding.


www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/07/02/dylann-roofs-sister-is-apparently-raising-money-for-her-wedding-and-honeymoon/?tid=sm_fb


Seriously, 9 people are dead and you're worried about your honeymoon? Wtf.

I have a harder time judging this. A quick look at GoFundMe shows dozens of people who have GoFundMe pages for their weddings. Yes, a man shot and murdered 9 people. His sister did not. 

Was it in poor taste? Probably. But her brother ruined a lot of things, and while a wedding is not anywhere near compairison to a human life, it's not like she was raising money for her brother's bail, or somehing. 

It wasn't for the wedding, though. The wedding was presumably paid for since it was meant to be 4 days after the shooting. This was for the honeymoon. I mean, aren't the families trying to afford funerals and burials and she's concerned about her honeymoon? I agree it sucks her wedding was ruined because her brother's a psycho, but this is a little worse than just "poor taste".

[auroraloo]

Jul 3, 2015 20:11:32 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Jul 3, 2015 19:49:27 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

I have a harder time judging this. A quick look at GoFundMe shows dozens of people who have GoFundMe pages for their weddings. Yes, a man shot and murdered 9 people. His sister did not. 

Was it in poor taste? Probably. But her brother ruined a lot of things, and while a wedding is not anywhere near compairison to a human life, it's not like she was raising money for her brother's bail, or somehing. 

It wasn't for the wedding, though. The wedding was presumably paid for since it was meant to be 4 days after the shooting. This was for the honeymoon. I mean, aren't the families trying to afford funerals and burials and she's concerned about her honeymoon? I agree it sucks her wedding was ruined because her brother's a psycho, but this is a little worse than just "poor taste".

But are "you" criticizing anyone not related to him for trying to fund their honeymoons? I mean, to the point where it's called out in a thread? Newp. 

I read that they had to cancel/postpone the wedding. 

[rosesandpetals]

Jul 3, 2015 20:12:59 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:11:32 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

It wasn't for the wedding, though. The wedding was presumably paid for since it was meant to be 4 days after the shooting. This was for the honeymoon. I mean, aren't the families trying to afford funerals and burials and she's concerned about her honeymoon? I agree it sucks her wedding was ruined because her brother's a psycho, but this is a little worse than just "poor taste".

But are "you" criticizing anyone not related to him for trying to fund their honeymoons? I mean, to the point where it's called out in a thread? Newp. 

I read that they had to cancel/postpone the wedding. 

Is she fundraising the victim's families? No, she's upset that her brother ruined her wedding. He ruined a lot of things that day, yet this is what is most concerning to her? I think it's pretty self-absorbed. But we can agree to disagree. If she really wanted a honeymoon, she could wait until she could afford one or keep her head down for awhile and then ask for help later. It was less than a month ago.

[auroraloo]

Jul 3, 2015 20:19:55 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:12:59 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

But are "you" criticizing anyone not related to him for trying to fund their honeymoons? I mean, to the point where it's called out in a thread? Newp. 

I read that they had to cancel/postpone the wedding. 

Is she fundraising the victim's families? No, she's upset that her brother ruined her wedding. He ruined a lot of things that day, yet this is what is most concerning to her? I think it's pretty self-absorbed. But we can agree to disagree. If she really wanted a honeymoon, she could wait until she could afford one or keep her head down for awhile and then ask for help later. It was less than a month ago.

Of course it's self-absorbed. I hate the idea that she is being judged for her brother's actions. There are hundreds of people who aren't canceling honeymoons and weddings because of this tragedy, and even raising money for them on the internet. 

[rosesandpetals]

Jul 3, 2015 20:27:18 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:19:55 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Is she fundraising the victim's families? No, she's upset that her brother ruined her wedding. He ruined a lot of things that day, yet this is what is most concerning to her? I think it's pretty self-absorbed. But we can agree to disagree. If she really wanted a honeymoon, she could wait until she could afford one or keep her head down for awhile and then ask for help later. It was less than a month ago.

Of course it's self-absorbed. I hate the idea that she is being judged for her brother's actions. There are hundreds of people who aren't canceling honeymoons and weddings because of this tragedy, and even raising money for them on the internet. 

But I guess the thing is, she isn't asking for help with her honeymoon because she needs it like other people are. She's asking for help because her brother ruined her wedding/honeymoon. If I'm going to give money to someone who had something ruined because of what he did, I'm going to give it to someone who actually needs it to pay for medical/funeral/life expenses, not something trivial like a honeymoon. I'm not saying she shouldn't go on one, but you look at the list of things people need money for because of what he did and "sister's honeymoon" is at the very bottom of that list. So low that you have to kind of roll your eyes that she'd even ask.

[auroraloo]

Jul 3, 2015 20:37:04 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:27:18 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Of course it's self-absorbed. I hate the idea that she is being judged for her brother's actions. There are hundreds of people who aren't canceling honeymoons and weddings because of this tragedy, and even raising money for them on the internet. 

But I guess the thing is, she isn't asking for help with her honeymoon because she needs it like other people are. She's asking for help because her brother ruined her wedding/honeymoon. If I'm going to give money to someone who had something ruined because of what he did, I'm going to give it to someone who actually needs it to pay for medical/funeral/life expenses, not something trivial like a honeymoon. I'm not saying she shouldn't go on one, but you look at the list of things people need money for because of what he did and "sister's honeymoon" is at the very bottom of that list. So low that you have to kind of roll your eyes that she'd even ask.

I'm sure you're in the majority. 

I roll my eyes that anyone would ask strangers for honeymoon money. 

[rosesandpetals]

Jul 3, 2015 20:41:50 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Jul 3, 2015 20:37:04 GMT -5 rosesandpetals said:

But I guess the thing is, she isn't asking for help with her honeymoon because she needs it like other people are. She's asking for help because her brother ruined her wedding/honeymoon. If I'm going to give money to someone who had something ruined because of what he did, I'm going to give it to someone who actually needs it to pay for medical/funeral/life expenses, not something trivial like a honeymoon. I'm not saying she shouldn't go on one, but you look at the list of things people need money for because of what he did and "sister's honeymoon" is at the very bottom of that list. So low that you have to kind of roll your eyes that she'd even ask.

I'm sure you're in the majority. 

I roll my eyes that anyone would ask strangers for honeymoon money. 

Lol, yeah, there's that too.

[quesyrah]

#1 I judge anyone who uses go fund me for things everyone else pays for themselves.

#2 I feel sorry for her because she wasn't the shooter and presumably has little or no control over what her brother did.

#3. It's shitty timing for her though (see#2) and I think the media attention is probably unfair.

#4. I bet she thought people would feel sympathetic for the poor sister whose wedding is ruined now. Which I side eye more than a go fund me itself

[quesyrah]

I do think she has a point though...,they couldn't really have a wedding and celebrate so soon after the tragedy. It would have been in poor taste. Oh we'll though, that's life, shit happens and your marriage and the rest of your life is about more than a pretty pretty princess day. Maybe some perspective is in order here

[amynumbers]

People have got to be fucking kidding with this -- she is a full blown twat for doing this.

The fucking lack of perspective is astounding. If my brother killed nine people I would be so fucking devastated I would likely be in a nine Xanax coma in my bed. Not rescheduling a wedding or honeymoon or whatever the fuck else she is doing.

Unless she too is a sociopath.

[auroraloo]

Or she is dealing by avoidance.

[amynumbers]

Jul 3, 2015 22:44:05 GMT -5 auroraloo said:

Or she is dealing by avoidance.

Maybe. But I feel comfortable assuming the parents who bought the Charleston shooter a gun only recently probably raised two assholes.