Even though I do agree that it’s just an extravagant party for rich and famous people the event will have the impact planned by the organizers. Firstly, it’s an awareness event, which means that the main goal is for the topic to be more talked about or at least less taboo. Although they could have done better by including questions for the guests about the topic to make it more prevelant, just making an event out of it already creates lots of public interest. This makes it a more acceptable topic to talk about. Secondly, getting all this attention, even if negative, causes the issue to gain more public interest and creates more political pressure. More people will now look into the topic or be interested in what’s happening on it. Politically events like these and the public interest that follows makes it more likely to be on the political agenda and thus also causes government donations and programs for research, prevention and caretaking. Especially politicians that want to capitalize on the sudden public interest will try to capitalize on this. Although, again, they could have emphasized the issue more, the fact that idols and celebrities just show up is the most important. As with most political or other events it doesn’t really matter what idols do or say but more so that the speak on an issue or just show up since that it what creates the public attention and puts on the political pressure. Funny clips, them having fun and them looking pretty is what gains the most attention (whether you think that’s a good thing or not) which means more awareness and interest. This is essentially the same idea as them going to fashion shows where they just show their face for the brand to gain a better or more recognizable image and that there is lots of attention on the brand. Nobody cares much about what the celebrities have to say about the brand or if they actively participate in the show, they just watch for the favorites and become more aware of the brand in the process. Fun clips, funny clips, them talking about upcoming content or them just looking very creates more interest from the audience and thus more brand recognition (which is the goal). Thirdly, indirectly these types of events do generate a lot of money/donations. Yes, I think they should make the celebrities pay hefty entrance fee to get the ball rolling and set and example of donations for others and that is definitely something the organizers should change. (I’m also aware the brands of the idols are paying for them to be shown but these people are rich enough to also pay a large ticket fee). However, a lot of charities use events like this to gain big donors. They throw large, often private and extravagant parties, to make their charity more appealing and to stand out. Big donors enjoy the events and are than more open to follow up conversations about giving a large donation or keep the charity in mind when wanting to make a large donation. It also has the added benefit of making them look better for donating to the charity in front of their rich friends. Does this sound kinda dystopian, yeah, but it does actually work and is often used by for instance UN organizations. In addition, as mentioned in the first two points, because this event is not private and there are lots of celebrities you gain the addition benefit off public attention which causes more small donations from a lot of people and more possible government investments. In conclusion, the organizers could create more emphasis on the topic and ask the celebrities questions about it while also charges them a way higher fee, but the event does fulfill its purpose of attracting celebrities and gaining attention by showing clips of them having fun which leads to (eventually) more interest and donations. submitted by /u/Dashydefiance [link] [comments]
Why I think the W gala dinner was actually a good thing
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