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Originally posted by Boom_Quack13
I know of several organizations, including certain Delta chapters, that implement look good, feel good style programs that will get low income families or women make-overs for job interviews and such. Several charities also participate in CHristmas gifts and back to school clothing and supplies for low income people. Not to mention, we don't know when or how she got that shirt. Let's assume that she did buy that shirt, while she was "poor." Are you saying that she shouldn't have invested in herself and her gift, by trying to look presentable for AI? That shirt couldn't have been more than $20 to $25. I doubt very seriously it would have covered rent. And apparently her investment in herself, assuming she recently purchased the shirt, paid off. She's going to Hollywood.
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I know of organizations that do that too. My church does it on a regular basis. But weave? Every week? In different colors? My church also gives out clothes and yes, sometimes they are brand new, with the tags on, designer stuff. No, there is no way to tell if someone got their goods that way, or if they had their priorities misaligned, but I refuse to believe that everyone that is exhibiting the behaviors that Marie mentioned got their stuff that way.
I'm not saying that the young lady should not have invested in her self for AI. Shoot, it's well documented that Fantasia was on welfare when she went to her AI audition, but when you travel to another city, some 10 - 20 deep and they all have on matching, custom shirts and you comment on getting kicked out of one apartment and the fact that you are about to get kicked out of another, I find it hard to encourage that type of "investment". My idea of a good investment would be get an education, save your money, delay gratification, etc. but that's just me. Plus, going to Hollywood means nothing more than a free trip. There are no guarentees for getting ot Hollywood or making it to the top ten for that matter.