A brilliant idea from Galen...

Otherwise the message might come across as, "Oh please look after us. We're old --as well as daft--"

Any idea why we should care whether or not people think we are technology savvy?

A lot of people don't give a stuff what happens to the elderly. This country is turning into somewhere that's not very nice to grow old in. We're called GRANSnet which suggests we might care about our future.

I can't say I get excited about UNICEF or WaterAid when there are so many care issues to be addressed.

Right o.

I admit to being a little confused by this thread. Is it just me?

I suggest cancer research or Macmillan nurses. They both affect more older people than young so would suit us all but don't give the impression of so doing and everyone supports them.

GilMaybe100 has raised some valid points.

I have just read through the entire thread. At first I thought it was some kind of crazy wind-up and then realised that it might be serious?????????

Can't believe that only a few weeks ago some people were banging on about banning page 3 and now here we have a thread suggesting some of us should take our clothes off and hide behind bits of technology.

I's sorry but I just don't get it.

Only just found this thread - I can be really, really slow sometimes.

I think raising money for Alzheimer's would be good. It can affect us all, and is the poor relation while cancer research seems to rake in a lot more dosh.

I can see Gillybob's point. Perhaps oldies doing mad stuff like white water rafting? But not naked. I don't do naked these days except when a bath is needed. 1) there's too much of me to be aesthetically pleasing and 2) I get cold easily.

Are these calenders supposed to be funny, or titillating.

Perhaps so long as they make money for charity it doesn't matter.

Not sure I would want to open a new month with another pic of a nekkid GNr

Phoenix I had the same thought as I typed it! but thought some of you might 'rise' to the comment

Yes Jingle, I'm inclined to agree about the mixed message. Also, why the nudity if anonymity is preferred, with delicate areas covered by technological bits and bobs. May as well be fully dressed or just go full frontal naked.

GilMaybe100 As has been said before, I think you've raised some valid points, particularly re. the objectification of women and that one may as well just donate. As for stupid pictures - no, they don't cure cancer. I suppose I feel the same about this idea as I did about the fb 'selfies' phenomenon - in that it raises awareness. Not something that appeals to me particularly.

You could get anonymity by pixellating faces. After all, most of us are recognised more readily by our faces than by our nudy bits.

Is anyone really going to go ahead with this?

Can I just reply to a private message I have received?

No thank you.

Does no-one else feel GN runs the risk of ridicule by this? Just a thought.

Wrong thread! Should have been on the GILF thread.

Why are they merging on my brain?

I had the same thought, annsixty...

I agree with Annsixty and Ana. It sounds like fun but it's not exactly breaking new ground as it's been done by so many groups and clubs that I don't think it will draw attention to Gransnet in a positive way.

"IF" it was organised properly , I would be game. However I did not realise that we had to seek sponsers, sorry, I could not do that !
Hmmmm

I think something is a good idea but I wouldn't do it naked!

There must be something that shows us in an innovative way?

Either way, i will buy some, I think we should all have a say on where the money goes but maybe we could split it between a children's charity and one for older people! After all, it will be a best seller!

I really, really can't go for this, and I am sorry I can't - I have given it a lot of thought. As many of you know, I am a cancer survivor, (fingers firmly crossed,) and have been an Ambassador for CRUK for quite a while. I would go a long way to help the cause. So there are my credentials.

But:

a) I think that, as a fundraising concept, it has been very over done.

b) We may think we should be proud of our bodies; others won't. While there might be some medai on our side, the ridicule and the comments that would ensue would be detrimental to the cause. Think what we might have said about such photos earlier in our lives. And

c) We do not want to be a laughing stock. Well, I don't. We do want to be seen as lively, intelligent, technologically adept women who have accepted the ages at which they are.

So, I can't agree with this if it involves exposing our bodies. And, as I have said, I am not sure about the calendar idea anyway. Good photos of us, looking as we would want to be seen (and that will vary from person to person) doing things that show us to be all the things I have said in c) and
more.

Well said, Ariadne. I agree with you on all points.

Well said Ariadne.

Like Ariadne I am a BC survivor, my body is now far from attractive== well at my age it wouldn't be anyway,which is why I made my original point.We would look like foolish attention seekers and the charitable aspect is not relevant.We can give to charity if we choose to.