Comments on: Blow Drying My Hair Doesn’t Help Cancer Patients

By: Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies

Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:42:00 +0000

I’m so glad you wrote this; I completely agree. I really feel that a lot of brands get on this pink ribbon bandwagon purely for marketing purposes and it makes me a bit queasy. Can I also add that whenever I see something bearing the words “save the ta-tas” I want to punch someone in the throat? Because I do. Ta-tas. This is an appropriate way to talk about a disease. Side note, have you read Bright-Sided by Barbara Ehrenreich? It really articulated a lot of the feelings I had over the whole pink ribbon thing.

By: Coffee with Julie

Coffee with Julie — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:22:00 +0000

Yeah, this irks me too. I did a post last year on not drinking the “Pink Kool-Aid.” This year, I’m thinking I might do another just to get my irritation out of my system. As for a solid breast cancer related charity, I would love to hear what you research turns up. I was recently approached by an organization called DemandCuresToday.org which is not exclusively focused on breast cancer, but looks like it has an solid concept going.

By: ShanLastShredsOfSanity

ShanLastShredsOfSanity — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:25:00 +0000

True, but knowing the woman they want to fuck has no chance of getting pregnant, sort of sweetens the deal for some asshole men. Just sayin’.

By: JessicaGottlieb

JessicaGottlieb — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:59:00 +0000

To be fair men can’t ogle your cervix and get a semi

By: ShanLastShredsOfSanity

ShanLastShredsOfSanity — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:41:00 +0000

Even though I have loved ones who have had breast cancer and survived, the whole pink ribbon campaign really pisses me off. Come October 1st ever year, I see pink this or that everywhere. I understand the need to get the message out and create awareness, but as a cervical cancer survivor myself, I am angered. January is cervical cancer (health) awareness month. Have you EVER seen a national campaign about it? Women are STILL dying from HPV that turns into cervical cancer because they are not informed that a simple test during their PAP smear could save their lives.

But a woman’s reproductive health means NOTHING to the men who are usually the heads of these nation campaigns. To them it’s not something that affects their sexual pleasure like breasts do. All cervical cancer means to them is that a woman can no longer get pregnant. Who cares about that when tits are at stake, right?

By: Cathy H.

Cathy H. — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:41:00 +0000

I absolutely agree, Jessica. It begins to feel commericalized and that bothers me so very much.