The Ice water challenge, and ALS disorder

[Blackking]

I was sitting at home.. watching TV.. I couldn't move because shortie was sleep on my lap...

EVERY news channel and some talk shows had people putting buckets of ICE water on their heads... I was thinking this is some CAC shyt.......

But then I seen some black ladies participate in the "challenge".. So of course I'm like

Why would this be suck a big deal... I barely even heard of this shyt ALS before..

So I looked on the internet

ALS is a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles. Based on U.S. population studies, a little over 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. (That's 15 new cases a day.) It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. According to the ALS CARE Database, 60% of the people with ALS in the Database are men and 93% of patients in the Database are Caucasian.

30K people at a time..... Most only live a few years...
More work is needed to conclusively determine what genetics and/or environment factors contribute to developing ALS.

Apparently, being in the gulf war increases your chances --- But somehow the black Vets aren't getting it.

Then they say that " white women are more likely to be childless than Hispanic or African American women."



Yikes, now I know why there is an outcry



I could be wrong tho

 

[dappadonna]

 

[SpacelySprockets]

here we go again

 

[Blackking]

here we go again

 

[Deezy314619]

I knew there had to be some wild shyt behind it.

 

[beanz]

shyt is sad no matter what skin color is getting affected by it. slowly becoming paralyzed is fukking horrible.

so u think if it was a black movement there would be no internet attention for it?

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

How about instead of bytching about the success of another's cause, you think of some innovative way to generate support/awareness for sickle cell anemia or some other cause near and dear to your heart?

 

[Digga38]

How about instead of bytching about the success of another's cause, you think of some innovative way to generate support/awareness for sickle cell anemia or some other cause near and dear to your heart?

Ferguson > Ice buckets across america

 

[Digga38]

I was sitting at home.. watching TV.. I couldn't move because shortie was sleep on my lap...

EVERY news channel and some talk shows had people putting buckets of ICE water on their heads... I was thinking this is some CAC shyt.......

But then I seen some black ladies participate in the "challenge".. So of course I'm like

Why would this be suck a big deal... I barely even heard of this shyt ALS before..

So I looked on the internet

ALS is a disorder that affects the function of nerves and muscles. Based on U.S. population studies, a little over 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year. (That's 15 new cases a day.) It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans have the disease at any given time. According to the ALS CARE Database, 60% of the people with ALS in the Database are men and 93% of patients in the Database are Caucasian.

30K people at a time..... Most only live a few years...
More work is needed to conclusively determine what genetics and/or environment factors contribute to developing ALS.

Apparently, being in the gulf war increases your chances --- But somehow the black Vets aren't getting it.

Then they say that " white women are more likely to be childless than Hispanic or African American women."



Yikes, now I know why there is an outcry



I could be wrong tho

 

[FaTaL]

 

[Remote]

How about instead of bytching about the success of another's cause, you think of some innovative way to generate support/awareness for sickle cell anemia or some other cause near and dear to your heart?

You're not wrong.
But if the ice bucket challenge existed for a black cause, nobody would give a shyt.

How many white people did you see rocking hoodies to support the Trayvon murder?

Just sayin.

 

[Digga38]

How about instead of bytching about the success of another's cause, you think of some innovative way to generate support/awareness for sickle cell anemia or some other cause near and dear to your heart?

 

[Digga38]

You're not wrong.
But if the ice bucket challenge existed for a black cause, nobody would give a shyt.

How many white people did you see rocking hoodies to support the Trayvon murder?

Just sayin.

negroes are so lost

 

[Digga38]

shyt is sad no matter what skin color is getting affected by it. slowly becoming paralyzed is fukking horrible.

so u think if it was a black movement there would be no internet attention for it?

this has gone way past that...plus with media backing and celebrity backing ....well you get the point


where is the 1st image from/about

 

[Truth Hurts]

in some twisted sense of the coli militant, you managed to turn a cause for helping fight a disorder into a race topic



Don't do the ice bucket challenge and leave it at that!!!!