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[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 77 points 2 days ago (13 children)

singer quietly donated the sum to the two-year-old girl...

Yeah quietly enough so articles are written about it

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago (7 children)

I know, although tbf she kept quiet when she reached out to the families of the little girls murdered in Merseyside

[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 26 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

You know about it, so it wasn't quiet.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It really was and it was released by a families social media not her.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And that's how you achieve a proper PR stunt.

It wouldn't look good otherwise and her PR people know this, a billionaire obviously employs the best.

The donation could have been made completely anonymously. But it clearly wasn't. Why?

How would anyone ever find out an anonymous donation?

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

I see it differently for several reasons, but understand where you're coming from.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If she's go great, where are the scholarships, hospitals, schools, grants, etc that can help the masses? She could fund so much! Start resources for underserved students and communities. We have a social obligation to our fellow humans. Why? Because we decided to form and live in societies. We wouldn't live together if we all believed it was every man for himself. If I pay so many taxes that I need to live paycheck to paycheck, then people making more need to pay more taxes. Don't tell me they earned it and deserve the billions. You have no idea how much value I create for my employer. I deserve to have basic necessities met without going into debt.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You and I don't have a clue about her charity because she keeps it quiet. Not only is that the morally correct stance, it keeps people like you from beating her up because, "Not good enough!"

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

All billionaires are bad, mkay?

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