It's actually a very, very common thing for fandoms to do - it's always been weird to me that phandom is literally not charity-minded at all. What better way is there to show a celebrity that you admire and appreciate them than doing good in their name? Plus it has a way of binding a fandom together, having a central cause that everyone feels good about and it leaves more lasting impact than a twitter trending tag.so_cheesy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:14 am Don’t get me wrong but a fandom raising charity money for any cause for the beloved celebrity’s birthday sounds very weird to me, unless the person themselves organize it like Colleen Ballinger does every year. Otherwise it’s awkward. But of course maybe that’s just me. Sorry if that sounds insensitive. If somebody wants to make a difference they can do it regardless of fandoms.
I'm also on team 'we don't know what they do with their money' when it comes to personal charity. I think it's very possible that they donate to organizations that mean a lot to them but have decided to eschew the backpatting mentality or pedestal that comes when a celebrity is borderline deified by their fanbase for doing something good. (Which isn't even to say I'm upset when celebrities do talk about charity work; raising awareness and using influence for good count for something. But it, like most things, can be a double edged sword.)
I am basking in the phimmy today omg. Leaving this for further immortalization: