[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Hasn't raised awareness that much...did you watch x factor on sunday? And 1D are on it...look at their UK and US fanbase. Some of the fans of the show are maybe not as up on their contemporary issues as others but I would think that this effort helped.
He has nothing to promote has he? no new music, book so what is the benefit I don't see it.
Even ( And I don't think for a second you are) if he was doing it for those reasons you claim it's raising funds that are badly needed in the process so who cares.
As said if you don't agree with the methods, the man or the music don't buy it easy as.

Again, there's probably very few people who aren't aware of Ebola and Band Aid does nothing but say' EBOLA EXISTS! GIVE US MONEY'. It's a shallow message and it's not raising awareness of anything that a vast majority of the UK isn't aware of.

His motives do matter because he's serving himself up as this great savior when all Band Aid does is throw other people's money at the problem and hopes it goes away whilst also stealing spotlight from other more meaningful and useful appeals. Like I said before, if his appeal highlighted the charities and organisations combatting the disease then I'd support it.

I can't support a vacuous appeal like this in which Geldof and his merry band of arseholes are presented as living gods that have taken an afternoon off to help all the poor little Africans who apparently doesn't know what Christmas is (despite Christianity having a huge following in Africa) and can't stand on their own two feet for a second without Saint Bob's help. It's self indulgent tripe that patronises the people it's meant to be aiding.