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They are damned if they do and and damned if they don't. If they don't then people lambast them for not utilizing their platform. If they do then they're sticking their nose into not their business and not donating enough no matter how much they donate. There's no way to win for them, then again being a public figure is a curse and guarantees there's always someone who's going to be disgruntled.
I say all publicity for a good charity is good and all giving is good. If someone makes 100K and gives 50 that's awesome, if someone makes 40k and gives 20 that's also awesome, all donations are good to a worthwhile cause and charity.
Well except they're not asking poor people are they? They're asking everybody. And it's just an ask. If you don't want to accommodate the request then you don't have to, but going on the internet and publicly discouraging people from advocating for the needy just because they're wealthy is not helping anyone, especially the needy.
You've never heard people complaining that they should use the platform they've been given for this or that? Also they do donate typically but I've noticed no amount short of every last dollar they have isn't enough. Even then I am sure somehow someone would be disgruntled.
I mean I'm not too plugged in either but I feel like I see it about as often as I see complaints like this post. Also they do exactly that or sign and auction items for charity. I would say with their time and proportional to what normal people normally give the celebrities who are involved in philanthropy tend to give more than your average person and yet get scolded for it.
Billy Eilish recently donated 11.5M or about 22% of all of her money. Generally speaking we don't normally see people donating 20%+ of all of their money and I'm speaking about people who have the capacity to give 20%+. Now I'm sure there will still be people angry at what she chose to donate to or arguing that she didn't give enough and so on. I personally don't like people attacking philanthropy short of the charity being a scam. All giving is good and all publicity is good. For worthwhile causes and charities. I would much rather us focus our attention. On scam charities of which unfortunately there are many in this world.
If you can't afford to give then don't give. The people who give can afford to give
I don't see a problem doing both. If you believe in a charity and can afford to give, you should. And you certainly can then encourage others to follow suit. This applies to celebrities too.
But this meme is describing celebrities asking others to give for a cause they aren't supporting themselves, despite having much more money to spare. They probably view it more as just another job, but if they are doing more than just performing and are actively soliciting donations then that is hypocrisy.