Because usually they are excuses for bad TV or bad press or bad gigs - "hey, it's awful but it's for charity". It enables people who should not be doing whatever (or doing it better) to get away with shoddy work.

It is often an excuse for minor celebrities to boost their "generous" profiles - and many fall for it.

It frequently detracts from better run, lower profile charities.

It often disguises selfish or ignoble motives. It's an easy route to acclaim (used and nurtured by cynical PR people).

The reason "hey, why knock it? It raises cash for worthy causes" is often a lie. They often end up doing more harm than good but in complex ways.

And therefore bolsters the bane of humanity at the moment; simplification.

JK2006 wrote:
Because usually they are excuses for bad TV or bad press or bad gigs - "hey, it's awful but it's for charity". It enables people who should not be doing whatever (or doing it better) to get away with shoddy work.

It is often an excuse for minor celebrities to boost their "generous" profiles - and many fall for it.

It frequently detracts from better run, lower profile charities.

It often disguises selfish or ignoble motives. It's an easy route to acclaim (used and nurtured by cynical PR people).

The reason "hey, why knock it? It raises cash for worthy causes" is often a lie. They often end up doing more harm than good but in complex ways.

And therefore bolsters the bane of humanity at the moment; simplification.

I think you are very wrong on this subject but you've been putting forward the same arguments for so long i doubt anything I will say will change your mind. This is an imperfect world in many ways and if anything is studied and analysed long enough flaws will be discovered. I don't believe any charity organiser is deliberately giving the money raised to the wrong people but mistakes do happen even in the long established charities. Unfortunately the only way to reach some people is through popular culture and when that is done there will always be someone who doesn't like the personalities.

where the money goes:

johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/wher...-rich-list-released/

you can see what enormous salaries are paid to people to run these things, plus all those beneath them, PRs, advertising and so on.

Yet institutions like the Catholic Church are under fierce attack as the world blames the church for a few pedo priests and ignores that they all ignored what went on as well.

Yet there are Catholic organisations like St Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus etc ( and Anglican ones) that raise hundreds of millions of dollars a year and every penny goes to those in need.

No-one is paid, all the work is voluntary and so on.

I hate "designer" charities with a vengeance.