Charity & Weird questions

[DerpiesFreud]

Today I had a lady selling bubble liquid at a stop sign.
She said her name was fareeda, that she's a good muslim who doesn't drink and smoke.

A) what is the point of telling me that shes a muslim and claiming to have good moral values?
is it to convince me to buy from her?
is it an attempt at trying to extort empathy from me? (I don't feel empathy like most people anyway)
It makes absolutely no sense to me...

B) I don't like donating money to beggars on the street,
most people I know claim that they don't know if the money will be used correctly, i.e. it'll be used for drugs and alcohol.

I have a similar reservation, I'd rather donate to a charitable organization, but also I simply don't feel anything for beggars on the street, regardless of age or gender.
which makes me wonder, if you do give money to beggars on the street, why?
Kindly explain your reasoning, I see no reason to do so.

 

[R13...]

She probably thought you must one of "her own" and therefore more likely to empathise with her cause (I assume you're Indian). It's similar to how beggars behave at the traffic light, some of them will only approach the window of the person of the same race as they are for some reason.

 

[STS]

probably in the same way that white beggars have tried telling me that they're "not k*ff*rs" and deserve to get something because we share some kind of bond, both being white

 

[Flip-Flop]

probably in the same way that white beggars have tried telling me that they're "not k*ff*rs" and deserve to get something because we share some kind of bond, both being white

I have only had two white people ask me for money. The one at the robot simply asked "Kan ek asseblief van meneer se kleingeld kry?". The second was young man in the mall going around asking people for money because his wallet was stolen and he did not have money for petrol. Reeked of scam so I told the guy to leave me alone. Neither brought race into it. The ones you had dealings with STS sounds like nasty pieces of work.

 

[STS]

I have only had two white people ask me for money. The one at the robot simply asked "Kan ek asseblief van meneer se kleingeld kry?". The second was young man in the mall going around asking people for money because his wallet was stolen and he did not have money for petrol. Reeked of scam so I told the guy to leave me alone. Neither brought race into it. The ones you had dealings with STS sounds like nasty pieces of work.

i've met a lot of beggars and this was only in two instances where white beggars tried this with me, but i'm also met the scammy guys that put on accents or just want enough money for petrol to get their kid to hospital, etc. i find that i'm most often accosted by the scammy beggars at gas stations and mcdonalds

 

[Slootvreter]

A) what is the point of telling me that shes a muslim and claiming to have good moral values?
is it to convince me to buy from her?
is it an attempt at trying to extort empathy from me? (I don't feel empathy like most people anyway)
It makes absolutely no sense to me...

Does it really not make ANY sense to you? :erm: It seems clear that this implies they won't use the money you give them on alcohol or cigarettes or any other substance (nevermind how true that may be).

 

[DerpiesFreud]

Does it really not make ANY sense to you? :erm: It seems clear that this implies they won't use the money you give them on alcohol or cigarettes or any other substance (nevermind how true that may be).

It makes sense that whatever shes doing is to get money out of me in the end.
but what exactly shes doing....derp?
Just manipulation?

 

[Slootvreter]

It makes sense that whatever shes doing is to get money out of me in the end.
but what exactly shes doing....derp?
Just manipulation?

How you do not know this is beyond me, but yes, manipulation.

 

[DerpiesFreud]

How you do not know this is beyond me, but yes, manipulation.

By making assumptions about my religion and telling me that drugs are bad? :wtf:

 

[Slootvreter]

By making assumptions about my religion and telling me that drugs are bad? :wtf:

My my but you are touchy. :wtf: You must be offended by something during even the most mediocre conversation.

 

[Ninja'd]

probably in the same way that white beggars have tried telling me that they're "not k*ff*rs" and deserve to get something because we share some kind of bond, both being white

Being approached by a white beggar unsettles at times. One had that "you stole my job" look in his eyes.

 

[Slootvreter]

Being approached by a white beggar unsettles at times. One had that "you stole my job" look in his eyes.

I don't trust them anyway. Even had a sob story in the Tygerburger sick once about how tough life is for them and how they've been knocked by misfortune etc etc, only for the families of these people to come out in the next edition and making it very clear how these people are solely responsible for their own situation due to alcohol and substance abuse.

 

[DerpiesFreud]

My my but you are touchy. :wtf: You must be offended by something during even the most mediocre conversation.

I wasn't offended, I would have made the same assumption if I were in her shoes

Being approached by a white beggar unsettles at times. One had that "you stole my job" look in his eyes.

Look into my eyeballs and you're looking at a homicide

 

[Ninja'd]

Look into my eyeballs and you're looking at a homicide

All I see is emo

 

[DerpiesFreud]

All I see is emo

[video=youtube;Zlczp0Qzzpk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlczp0Qzzpk[/video]

 

[Zewp]

I don't trust them anyway. Even had a sob story in the Tygerburger sick once about how tough life is for them and how they've been knocked by misfortune etc etc, only for the families of these people to come out in the next edition and making it very clear how these people are solely responsible for their own situation due to alcohol and substance abuse.

I remember a few years back people were making such a big fuss when everyone just found out about Ruyterwacht and one lady here in Melkbos even started a charity drive just for them. It was very amusing because many black people have been living under the same, if not worse, conditions in townships for decades and none of these people batted an eyelid.

 

[Zewp]

I wasn't offended, I would have made the same assumption if I were in her shoes

Then what's the problem and why did you say in the OP that it makes no sense to you?

Beggars manipulate people, whether it's trying to appeal to your good side, make you feel bad, pretend to be disabled, etc. It's all a game of manipulation.

 

[ShaunSA]

Then what's the problem and why did you say in the OP that it makes no sense to you?

Beggars manipulate people, whether it's trying to appeal to your good side, make you feel bad, pretend to be disabled, etc. It's all a game of manipulation.

Stop pulling a Nick on nuke

 

[Ninja'd]

Stop pulling a Nick on nuke

You noticed that too?

 

[ShaunSA]

You noticed that too?

I also noticed your stunt