Oxfam

I couldnt care less about their adverts, I dont give money to them because of the incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation against vulnerable people by their staff.

I saw one of Oxfam’s head honchos interviewed on the news this morning, I found it cringe worthy.

I was dreading this thread!

Perhaps The Daily Mail should have put something more worthy on its front page.

It’s guidance for people who work at Oxfam, so it’s irrelevant to the wider populace.

But having said that, it probably is a waste of money.
I’ve been thinking of cancelling my monthly donation for a while - this may be the prompt to do so.
Will other donors think the same?

I’m just sick of ‘none news’ dominating public discourse, while the country is doing it’s very best to fall to bits.

(Feel free to insert any of the following: -
dead cat; dog whistle; red meat; rabbit hole etc.

What is it with animal based metaphors? 🤔 )

Oh I’m sorry, I leapt to conclusions and thought the thread was about Oxfam’s language guide thingy which the Daily Mail has itself gleefully leapt upon today.

I haven’t seen the ad.
Not a good day for Oxfam then.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11869961/amp/Oxfams-new-92-page-inclusivity-guide-calls-English-language-colonising-nation.html

I can't remember the exact word used on the radio but Oxfam did say it was not a directive but intended to be helpful if people weren't sure.
I haven't seen anything in print or on TV about it.

So what is it about if not the language information thingy?

GrannyGravy13

I saw one of Oxfam’s head honchos interviewed on the news this morning, I found it cringe worthy.

I assume that they were being interviewed about the ‘Inclusivity Guide’
I can’t find the ad to which Kircubbin refers

NotSpaghetti

So what is it about if not the language information thingy?

An ad? The only one I can find is called 75 Years of Style which is rather nice

I couldn't find an advert either Fanny

So, in the nicest possible way, (please don’t be offended Kircubbin) it seems that the opening post was ill informed

FannyCornforth

GrannyGravy13

I saw one of Oxfam’s head honchos interviewed on the news this morning, I found it cringe worthy.

I assume that they were being interviewed about the ‘Inclusivity Guide’
I can’t find the ad to which Kircubbin refers

Yes it was about the inclusivity guide.

I haven’t seen the advert, or any of todays newspapers too busy clearing up after DH who is allegedly mending things 🤣

Oh no! 🙀

FannyCornforth

So, in the nicest possible way, (please don’t be offended Kircubbin) it seems that the opening post was ill informed

I can't find the pic now but it consisted of rainbow stripes and included they,them ect. It may have been the intro to the language guide.A team were well paid to produce it.

FannyCornforth

So, in the nicest possible way, (please don’t be offended Kircubbin) it seems that the opening post was ill informed

Speaking for the op, perhaps 'ad' was short for admin, and not advert?

X post. Kircubbin😊

Thanks KB
Here’s another link below

It’s being criticised by Maya Forstater and others because they aren’t keen on the word ‘mother’.

Oxfam are conflating lots of different issues including sex and gender; ‘the language of canalisation’; and disability (you are advised not to use the phrase ‘make a stand’ in case someone is unable to take to their feet)

It seems an absolute dream come true for The Daily Mail (and LBC who have been banging on about it all morning)

amp.lbc.co.uk/news/oxfam-bizarre-language-guide-sorry-for-using-english/

Colonisation! I had no idea that ‘canalisation’ was an actual word!

I've never donated to Oxfam and probably never will. Spending so much money on cancelling words like mother and father when there are people starving in Africa feels like they have their priorities very wrong.

Haven't seen the advert. Sorry.

I was warned of donating to Oxfam by a priest over 40 yrs ago.
He informed me of the abuse perpetrated by people working in vulnerable communities.

I have long regarded them as a totally corrupt organization. I prefer to donate to small local causes.

That’s what I’ve decided to do.
I’ve recently cancelled my subscription to UNICEF and given a lump sum to a voluntary organisation that looks after our local parkland

I have all but given up on charitable donations as so many of them seem to employ management on excessively high salaries rather than the money go where it really neded.
The exception being our local Hospice. Having been on the recieving end of their exceptional care for family members and cancer treatment - I'd rather my money went where I can see it actually working for the benefit of the local community.

92 full colour pages of stuff any normal person already knows. I stopped buying from Oxfam years ago when living in a third world country where they paid workers 10p for rugs selling at 39.99 in their high street shops. Their overheads are the highest in the UK and this also makes you think: Oxfam spends 25% of its funds on wages and running costs: Charity spent £103m last year including £700,000 on pay and benefits for seven top staff.
Even more shocking : Only £298m from its £401.4m income was used for ‘charitable expenditure’
Oxfam rewards senior executives with banker-sized salaries and benefits
Benefits include contributions towards school fees for executives' children
Charities under intense pressure over questionable fundraising practices