Cistic Fibrosis is 'too white' to support

MrBishop

MrBishop

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OTTAWA - The Carleton University Students' Association has voted to drop a cystic fibrosis charity as the beneficiary of its annual Shinearama fundraiser, supporting a motion that argued the disease is not "inclusive" enough.

Cystic fibrosis "has been recently revealed to only affect white people, and primarily men" said the motion read Monday night to student councillors, who voted almost unanimously in favour of it. The decision caused heated reaction and left at least one member of council calling for a new vote.

Every year near the beginning of fall classes, during university orientation for new arrivals, students fan out across the city and seek donations from passersby. According to the motion, "all orientees and volunteers should feel like their fundraising efforts will serve their (sic) diverse communities."
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http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=912b7a91-272e-47ac-b851-3b650f0b1a79


What a fucked up world we live in. What's next..no donations for Ovarian Cancer 'cause it only affects women? Sickle-cell anemia 'cause it's mostly people of 'black decent'?


*peepwall*
 
Inkara1

Inkara1

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No. It's only diseases that only affect white males that would get dropped from the list. Haven't you learned anything yet?
 
A.B.Normal

A.B.Normal

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Actually it affects both sexes and is racially inclusive ,those idiots simply don't know what the fuck they are talking about and defending :rolleyes:

The rationale for dropping cystic fibrosis as the beneficiary is not correct, she said. CF is diagnosed just as often among girls as boys, although the health of girls deteriorates more rapidly, she said. It is commonly considered an illness that affects Caucasians, but that includes people from the Middle East, South America, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

" 'Caucasian' as we understand it isn't just white people," said Morrison. "It includes people with a whole rainbow of skins."
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