The Good Morning Britain discussion centered around journalist Afua Hirsch’s article in the Guardian newspaper, which led that celebrities are creating a culture of ‘povery porn’ when they document conditions of vulnerable people.
A charity watchdog has claimed that this behavior shifts the public’s focus onto the celebrities themselves, and away from the cause they are trying to highlight, reports So Cheshire.
Host Piers Morgan commented: “If you use celebrities you get more attention, you bring more awareness to the cause and you raise more money.”
Afua Hirsch said: “The problem is the way people are being presented. I don’t think the only way to touch your humanity is to show you a child in a state of nakedness that is inappropriate.”
Following her appearance, the ITVBe reality star took to social media to share more clarity to some of the views she was trying to express during her appearance on the ITV morning talk show.
Following this mornings debate on @GMB I would like to share my thoughts as I didn’t really get the time to fully explain my opinion. It’s something I’m very passionate about. First part here next part’s to follow pls rt and let me know your thoughts xx pic.twitter.com/F0hIhe3TvL— dawn ward (@dawnward4) December 11, 2017
In her statement, Dawn said: “Following this morning’s appearance on Good Morning Britain I’d like to clarify a couple of things on my stance when it comes to charity work and the use of celebrities in the charity sector as I feel I didn’t get the time to get all my points across.”
Citing her experience of working with charitable organisations, she continued: “For those who don’t know, I’ve been heavily involved in charity work for the last 20 years and it’s something that is close to my heart and a part of my every-day life as an ambassador of Caudwell Children and a supporter of charitable causes, this is why I chose to participate in the debate.”
“We’re in a digital era, where now more than ever, celebrities have bigger platforms to spread the word to a vast audience via social media, so why wouldn’t we utilise this for a good cause? Surely the more people that are made aware, the more we can actually help.”
“In my opinion, this is extremely damaging. I can’t understand why anybody would discourage another person from supporting a good cause and trying to raise awareness.”
Part 2 pic.twitter.com/IpX8NmeET5— dawn ward (@dawnward4) December 11, 2017
Part 3 want to also say well done to @edsheeran and anybody else trying to spread the word without people like you we can’t make a difference ❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/Pw5MTbBErZ— dawn ward (@dawnward4) December 11, 2017
I never spoke about my charity I spoke about supporting celebrities who support charity and that it can’t be a bad thing I’ve been raising money for 20years and there’s lots I don’t speak about so don’t understand what you mean https://t.co/9L3Xo9KUQf— dawn ward (@dawnward4) December 12, 2017
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