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Why I Won't Wear A Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt By Deidre Hall

I believe that television shows are not a forum for expressing personal religious, social or political views. However, I have not objected when fellow performers have worn a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt to express their support for cancer research; that's their choice. My choice is NOT to wear a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt.

Readers should know wearing a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt is no longer entirely voluntary. Those who began by offering these T-Shirts to performers at the Stand Up 2 Cancer event now resort to extreme tactics in pursuit of their express goal of 100 percent conformity. When performers arrive, individuals who attempt to force a T-Shirt on them accost them. A performer who declines may be accosted at the pre-show, again while waiting backstage and after the show.

Offering these Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts to celebrities was, in my view, a benign and pro-social act. On the other hand, aggressively badgering performers to compel the wearing of a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt is no only demeaning to cancer patients and to the desperate need of continued support, but an offence against personal freedom.

By attempting to force 100 percent conformity, these activists are now attempting to make the Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt a visible litmus test for separating those individuals who empathize with cancer patients from those who do not. This is a misguided and dangerous notion.

First, it misguidedly politicizes human tragedy. These Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts provide a means by which public figures can appear to make a 'politically correct' statement in favor of a cause they do not support.

Second, any attempt to force conformity to a single social agenda attacks the freedom of expression. The extreme activities that resort to harassment to compel actors and actresses to wear these Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirts are practicing a '90s brand of McCarthyism – and their behavior is deplorable. Our community was devastated by political extremists in the 1950s and again became a target during the last presidential campaign. It surpasses belief that men and women in the entertainment field would resort to shameful practices that the enemies of artistic freedom have used against us.

Sadly, it falls to some of us who ardently support cancer patients and programs to resist these tactics by personal example. Believe me, the easy way out would be to wear the T-Shirt and keep silent. But I won't, because I don't want these appalling tactics to succeed.

by Anonymousreply 22September 8, 2018 4:02 AM

She was nuts to say that about the red ribbon back in the '90s.

Does she have a point on some level? I suppose, but you picks and choose your battles. And this was a dumb one to pick.

by Anonymousreply 1July 9, 2014 1:47 PM

anyone else?

by Anonymousreply 2July 9, 2014 10:44 PM

zzzzzzzzzzzzz

by Anonymousreply 3July 9, 2014 10:49 PM

Fucking hell, this is almost as tired as the goddamned Cheryl and Simon Hall's bag of oranges posts.

by Anonymousreply 4July 9, 2014 11:26 PM

Meh. If people stood up to cancer we'd all be at Dow's doorstep.

Let folks have their happy horseshit if it helps them feel busy.

by Anonymousreply 5July 9, 2014 11:43 PM

R4 so you don't believe in personal freedom?

by Anonymousreply 6July 10, 2014 1:11 PM

R6, why is finding those memes tedious equivalent to not believing in personal freedom?

by Anonymousreply 7July 10, 2014 1:20 PM

Will R4 ever realize that she has joined the tiresome trolls by becoming, to the irritation of the rest of us, the "It's All So Tired/I Hate the X Troll/I Want Them Dead' Troll.

AKA The Anti-Troll Troll.

by Anonymousreply 8July 11, 2014 12:53 AM

Starts in 30 minutes, won't be wearing the shirt

by Anonymousreply 9September 5, 2014 11:30 PM

She likes us to wear them when we have our threesomes.

by Anonymousreply 10September 5, 2014 11:39 PM

How bizarre. Why doesnt she just not attend these particular celebrity events? Surely there are other ways for her to serve cancer charities that don't impose these horrendous tshirt requirements. This type of telethon is mostly about celebs wanting to be seen doing good for their images anyways,

by Anonymousreply 11September 5, 2014 11:43 PM

R11 u don't believe in personal freedom?

by Anonymousreply 12September 5, 2014 11:45 PM

ooops. now i feel stupid, now i get it was a joke.

by Anonymousreply 13September 5, 2014 11:45 PM

It's no joke R13

This is about personal freedom

If we don't have that, what do we have?

by Anonymousreply 14September 5, 2014 11:47 PM

Who cares what this has-been has to say, why does she even have a public forum. I used to like her and think she was real talented, but that was long ago, when daytime had integrity, now everything is about men taking off there shirts. Deirdre Hall was quite good until she let the fame get to her head and went and left Days to do that primetime show, but when she came back, her acting and believability really dropped and she became Miss Holier than though. Before that she had done some great work, probably one of the most realistic portrayal of twins I'd ever seen on television, daytime or nitetime.

by Anonymousreply 15September 5, 2014 11:48 PM

This meme wasn't funny then and isn't funny now. Let it die girls.

by Anonymousreply 16September 5, 2014 11:53 PM

They are coming back this Friday for 6th televised fundraising event!

by Anonymousreply 17September 3, 2018 11:45 PM

Will Dee wear a dementia awareness ribbon when she gets diagnosed?

by Anonymousreply 18September 3, 2018 11:51 PM

Who?

by Anonymousreply 19September 4, 2018 12:00 AM

Dee says she would rather go topless than wear a Stand Up 2 Cancer T-Shirt

by Anonymousreply 20September 8, 2018 12:17 AM

Older ladies don't generally don't look good in t-shirts - not flattering, I'm guessing this is what 's pushing Deidre's revolt. It they provided a variety of styles including long-sleeve and with collars I think there would be more enthusiasm.

For what it's worth I wouldn't wear a t-shirt either. I've spent my whole life avoiding them and I would easily brush off anyone that asked me to remove my stylish shirt and replace with an ugly t-shirt (and you KNOW they are ugly).

by Anonymousreply 21September 8, 2018 3:57 AM

Cansher shmansher...

by Anonymousreply 22September 8, 2018 4:02 AM
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