Alright, you know you wear them...which ones.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #1 10-20-2005, 04:16 AM

Ok, the very popular wristband craze that started with Lance's "live strong"...do you have any? Which do you wear?

I have a "conservative values" wristband.

I have "ONE HUMAN FAMILY" (I got from Catholic Relief Services, promoting global solidarity.)

and a Santo Subito! which means "Sainthood Now!" The people shouted this at the funeral mass of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul ll. (The M's on the side stand for The Virgin Mary)

amber · #2 10-20-2005, 05:49 AM

Those are so ugly that I could not possibly ever wear one, especially considering all the fabulous bracelets that I have. To wear one of those is a disgrace to bracelets everywhere, indeed to the whole bracelet concept. And even a disgrace to cool watches, which I have lots of. And it even indirectly insults the beautiful rings I've gone to the trouble of picking out.
It's a travesty.

Why don't I just wear a sign that says: "I have no taste, and I also feel the need to brag about things I pretend to support!" ?

Sesly, just donate your money, and quit using valuable and finite resources to make the ugliest "bracelets"

ever known to man or beast.

God, the human race is lame. Those bracelets just cemented that fact for me. We could have used that "ugly bracelet making" money/resources for something much more valuable, or at least more biodegradable. Like food? For someone?

Have we become a people that thinks this is a good idea? A people who actually uses time, effort, and resources to make these ugly, meaningless bracelets?
Cause I missed that memo.
We could have donated all that to...oh, i dunno...anything????

Christ on a Crutch... I shudder at our shortsighted, shallow, moronic banality.

Amber "all my bracelets are pretty, at least, for god's sake" G.

eclipse · #3 10-20-2005, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Ok, the very popular wristband craze that started with Lance's "live strong"...do you have any? Which do you wear?

I have a "conservative values" wristband.

OK I don't want to get political brown eyes...but wtf? are conservative values doing showing a picture of a
cross?
fetus? cuz I know that is what that is supposed to be...
the little perfect 2 child family?
a flag?..OK I get the flag

and
a GUN?

WTF??? I pray for the sake of the world you are maybe one of 10 people that bought this silly contradictory braclet and what did "they" charge you for it and "Who's " the money goiing to benefit????
AAAGGGHHHH-----------------
Sorry my emotions ans intelligence get the best of me sometimes

I along with amber have meaningless pretty bracelets, not bumper stickers that I wear on my wrist
GEESSSSCHHHH-------------

xxxmx · #4 10-20-2005, 06:01 AM

i wear one and i love it. it's a lovely shade of black satin and on the watch face it says Marc Jacobs. it stands for everything i believe in; quality, elegance, and spending power.

those rubberbands are hideous. they are the new trucker hat. or the new Uggs. hideous. cheap. disposable. luckily, next year they'll be gone. hopefullly right along with those detestable 'support our troops' 'pray' 'love my patriotism' ribbon magnets on every effing car out there.

if you want to help, put a $5 in an envelope and mail it off to a charitable organization, not to someone's soulless bank account. which is what you do when you buy it in a store.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #5 10-20-2005, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclipse

OK I don't want to get political brown eyes...but wtf? are conservative values doing showing a picture of a
cross?
fetus? cuz I know that is what that is supposed to be...
the little perfect 2 child family?
a flag?..OK I get the flag

and
a GUN?

WTF??? I pray for the sake of the world you are maybe one of 10 people that bought this silly contradictory braclet and what did "they" charge you for it and "Who's " the money goiing to benefit????
AAAGGGHHHH-----------------
Sorry my emotions ans intelligence get the best of me sometimes

I along with amber have meaningless pretty bracelets, not bumper stickers that I wear on my wrist
GEESSSSCHHHH-------------

Cross - because we support not only a lot of Christian values but also prayer in schools.

Fetus - Right To Life.

Family - Traditional Family values.

Gun - Second Ammendment.

And I didn't have to pay anything for mine, free gift. And NO I'm not the only one who wears them.

WelshWitchPMD · #6 10-20-2005, 06:53 AM

I don't have any of those rubberbands. I'd like a nice watch myself. I don't have any ribbon bumperstickers either.

mcboo · #7 10-20-2005, 07:41 AM

I've got the white one for the "ONE" thingy.., I had a Livestrong, it broke

, I also have a breast cancer awareness one and a camo for Support the Troops. I don't wear them very often cuz they're so big....one size does NOT fit all! (which is weird cuz I'm not a small person)

Miss Vicky · #8 10-20-2005, 08:41 AM

I own a Livestrong wristband. I never wear it. It was given to me.

As a general rule I don't support medical charities anyway, so even if it wasn't so absolutely horribly hideously ugly (bright yellow... omfg) I still wouldn't wear it.

Nevermind that those stupid things are cheap and prone to breaking.

GateandGarden · #9 10-20-2005, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amber

Those are so ugly that I could not possibly ever wear one, especially considering all the fabulous bracelets that I have. To wear one of those is a disgrace to bracelets everywhere, indeed to the whole bracelet concept. And even a disgrace to cool watches, which I have lots of. And it even indirectly insults the beautiful rings I've gone to the trouble of picking out.
It's a travesty.

Why don't I just wear a sign that says: "I have no taste, and I also feel the need to brag about things I pretend to support!" ?

Sesly, just donate your money, and quit using valuable and finite resources to make the ugliest "bracelets"

ever known to man or beast.

God, the human race is lame. Those bracelets just cemented that fact for me. We could have used that "ugly bracelet making" money/resources for something much more valuable, or at least more biodegradable. Like food? For someone?

Have we become a people that thinks this is a good idea? A people who actually uses time, effort, and resources to make these ugly, meaningless bracelets?
Cause I missed that memo.
We could have donated all that to...oh, i dunno...anything????

Christ on a Crutch... I shudder at our shortsighted, shallow, moronic banality.

Amber "all my bracelets are pretty, at least, for god's sake" G.

That is the best Amber post ever. I am so happy that someone finally said all those things. I really and truly thought I was the only person who hated those bracelets. They just keep getting worse and worse because since everyone has at least one, it seems, they have lost whatever meaning they had.

GateandGarden · #10 10-20-2005, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eclipse

OK I don't want to get political brown eyes...but wtf? are conservative values doing showing a picture of a
cross?
fetus? cuz I know that is what that is supposed to be...
the little perfect 2 child family?
a flag?..OK I get the flag

and
a GUN?

WTF??? I pray for the sake of the world you are maybe one of 10 people that bought this silly contradictory braclet and what did "they" charge you for it and "Who's " the money goiing to benefit????
AAAGGGHHHH-----------------
Sorry my emotions ans intelligence get the best of me sometimes

I along with amber have meaningless pretty bracelets, not bumper stickers that I wear on my wrist
GEESSSSCHHHH-------------

Oh, Anna, have I mentioned recently that you rule?

JazmenFlowers · #11 10-20-2005, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Cross - because we support not only a lot of Christian values but also prayer in schools.

Fetus - Right To Life.

Family - Traditional Family values.

Gun - Second Ammendment.

And I didn't have to pay anything for mine, free gift. And NO I'm not the only one who wears them.

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. Don't ever spew such bull**** again please...

I have a yellow LiveStrong bracelet, a red AIDS awareness bracelet and a rainbow Pride bracelet. I never wear any of them really...I have a couple of times, but not consistently.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #12 10-20-2005, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

I think I just threw up a little in my mouth. Don't ever spew such bull**** again please...

I have a yellow LiveStrong bracelet, a red AIDS awareness bracelet and a rainbow Pride bracelet. I never wear any of them really...I have a couple of times, but not consistently.

I was just explaining to her why they are on the wristband. That's all.

SuzeQuze · #13 10-20-2005, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brwn_eyes0511

Cross - because we support not only a lot of Christian values but also prayer in schools.

Fetus - Right To Life.

Family - Traditional Family values.

Gun - Second Ammendment.

And I didn't have to pay anything for mine, free gift. And NO I'm not the only one who wears them.

No sh*t. Good thing you explained it all.

Brwn_eyes0511 · #14 10-20-2005, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SuzeQuze

No sh*t. Good thing you explained it all.

Well it seemed as if she didn't understand why they were on the wristband, so I was just simply trying to explain it to her. :shurg:

SuzeQuze · #15 10-20-2005, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

That is the best Amber post ever. I am so happy that someone finally said all those things. I really and truly thought I was the only person who hated those bracelets. They just keep getting worse and worse because since everyone has at least one, it seems, they have lost whatever meaning they had.

Retail has jumped on it and now you can buy them with crap written on them. I think the intention was good, they have raised a lot of money for causes and raised the visibility of them. It seems at this point it is over though.