Australian CEOs under fire for SleepOut
Australian Chief Executive Officers who are taking part in the controversial fundraising campaign, CEO SleepOut, has come under fire.
The charity tweeted a video of Sydney CEOs using virtual reality to get a glimpse of the realities faced by people living on the street.
Our Sydney CEOs using virtual reality to get a glimpse of the realities faced by the people who experience this everyday. #CEOSleepoutAu pic.twitter.com/b53wqESdLA
— CEOSleepout (@CEOSleepout) June 22, 2017
The annual event, which takes place in countries across the world, sees business leaders spend one night on the street to raise money and awareness.
The event has caused outrages on several occasions, and the Sydney event was no different, with people questioning the use of virtual reality headsets.
Our Sydney CEOs using VR because for some reason it's illegal to hunt real homeless people for sport.
— Fin Debacle (@RumRational) June 23, 2017
Why don't they go outside and talk to some homeless people?
— Jake Holman (@JacobLeigh) June 22, 2017
Yes! Dealing with the virtual cold, the virtual violence, the virtual hunger, the virtual untreated illnesses, the virtual despair ...
— David Scott Aubrey (@davidakaclean) June 22, 2017
Only valid if we get to actually strip them naked and throw them outside with no id and no resources while they have the headsets on
— Kale (@DarkestKale) June 23, 2017
Press Play to avoid social responsibilities. pic.twitter.com/JO0u52thA8
— Shane_B 🎱 (@ShaneBryan_Aus) June 22, 2017
Homelessness is NOT a game.
— Sir Evadregand (@Evadregand) June 22, 2017
Um, maybe with what you paid for the VR headsets, you could have fed, bathed and housed ACTUAL homeless people!
— saderman (@saderman) June 23, 2017