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It seems MM sent a round robin message to all those she is still speaking to, and most have posted some half-baked praise and old photo of them with her on their social media. This was expected, in fact I don't know why they waited so long and the fact they did it all within the same 24 hours is quite laughable, because it is so obvious it was orchestrated.

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I would like to point as some people are keen to, that I never said the National Bullying Helpline was a registered charity, but it is a charity/organisation that seeks donations that they use to help run the said entity.

The point that some people are failing to get (the ones that like to nit pick) is that the keywords are 'bully' and 'help'. When someone has been bullied and they seek help, they aren't going to look up if the organisation have a registered charity number, check their accounts, and who their CEO is. These are people who seek help, and feel that they can trust such an organisation.

Obviously there were many people who failed to see the point of my post, because bullying is a very sensitive issue and it's not confined to gender, race, class, or ability. It stems from people abusing their status and position. As a child I was bullied, and as an adult I witnessed bullying and stood up for others where I could. This was the point of me pointing out how dangerous this message was, and not about how much money they managed to raise, or their official status. As we know, people who seek help are vulnerable, and such posts that they see for a few seconds may make them feel worse.

I hope people understand why I highlighted it and it wasn't to target them, but other charities that have supported the Sussexes too. To openly support potential bullying is unwise, and that is what several bodies have done, including One Young World in a round about way.

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