Wrist Banned? Risk Banned?

Oscar Wildebeest who blogs intelligently and prolifically from the UK derides the self congratulatory element inherent in wearing promotional trinkets ("wristband/ribbon/badge/white poppy") to demonstrate one's partcipation in fundraising campaigns.

Here's my take: Wrist band campaigns are troublesome but not simply because they permit participants to demonstrate smugness. They are troublesome because they encourage and even teach powerless philanthropy. Self-congratulation, when justified, can be a good thing, but very little congratulation is due for purchasing or wearing a rubber bracelet even in heartfelt support of a worthy cause.

Yeah, I'd go for a Wrist Ban.

You can read OW's Gnus of the World at http://gnusoftheworld.blogspot.com/