The REAL facebook BC game!

Shrek4

Ok, I got again an invite for one of those stupid facebook games that are supposed to "raise breast cancer awareness". This time you're supposed to put in your status a fruit that symbolizes I forgot what crap, so it would "confuse the guys".

This time I just had enough. The idiocy of it all made me go on that "event" page and chew a few arses, and one of them replied to say it's "fun". Fun?!? FUN?!?

That did it. I have started an event myself. It will last til the end of May. It's also a challenge for the rich people starting with Mark Zuckerberg.

The event is HERE.

 I know many of you have facebook accounts. Please go and "attend" the event and spread the word. Maybe our event will end up on the news too, and will actually make a difference, not like these insensitive ninnies.

1Athena1

Day: for those of us who are not on Facebook - could you do us a favor and copy and paste the text of the event just to know about it - or just describe it in a few words? I share your outrage at the silly games and would be interested to know what you are doing about it. Keep us up to date on how your event goes if you are able to. I'm sure I will I hope it is very successful. Many thanks! (And no, I'm not joining Facebook :-) )

Edited to add: Since I don't know Facebook well, it might be very inconvenient/time consuming for you to transplant some of that information here - if it is, don't go out of your way.

Shrek4

Of course I can! here's the text:

 From the Breast Cancer Survivors/Families/Friends, against the "raise breast cancer awareness" facebook games, please read:

This game does not imply putting in any status - unless you want to put the link to the event in your status. All you have to do is to attend and invite your friends. Please take the time and read this text to the end. It does contain the point of view of a breast cancer survivor that you might or might not ...agree with. But it's a point of view from the "inside", far from the Pinktober and cute pink teddy bears.

We had the "I like it" game. We had the "bra color" game. We had the "feel a boobie" game. Now we have the "fruit" game.

All under the pretense of raising breast cancer awareness. All because it's "fun".

How exactly does this raise breast cancer awareness? the last "fruit" game states that it's to "confuse the guys". How is "confusing the guys" raising breast cancer awareness?

How many of the women who played this game actually stopped and did a breast self-exam? Any of them, you think? I doubt it.

It might have brought a few donations here and there, for research. A drop in an ocean.

The donations for research are the ones that are all the time put in the front. Research is needed, but don't forget that there are people (men too, not just women) who are NOW fighting this disease. There are people who cannot afford to have treatment. There are a few non-profit organizations out there who help with co-pays or financial support for people without health insurance. But those organizations are also relying on donations, and in this economy, they get scarcer and scarcer. While research is done, people are dying because they can't afford treatment.

Right now there are 547,889 women attending this "fun" game. Think that if, instead, they would donate each $5.00 to one of the non-profit organizations that provide financial help to breast cancer patients with low income/no insurance, in order to have the treatment that would save their lives, how would that be?

Breast cancer is not "fun". It does take lives. It ruins lives. Nobody who hasn't gone through the experience can really, really understand what an impact it has.

Tell about the "fun" of the "fruit" game to the breast cancer survivor mother who is stage IV, who goes from chemotherapy to chemotherapy, through brain surgery and long hours of pain, all for being able to see her kids grow and be with them just one more year, one more month. Do you think she will see any fun in it?

Tell about the "fun" of the "fruit" game to the young woman who just had bilateral mastectomies, after going through months of chemotherapy, who lost her hair, and is trying to get full range of motion of her arms, and is looking forward to a total hysterectomy that will reduce the risk of recurrence - just to be able to be with her new husband for a little bit more, their dreams of having children and a wonderful life scattered, never to return. Do you think she will see any fun in it?

Tell about the "fun" of the "fruit" game to the grandmother who has just been diagnosed, and told that at her age, she cannot have the chemotherapy and surgeries that are standard of care, because she is too old, and she is offered only palliative care. Do you think she will see any fun in it?

Tell about the "fun" of the "fruit" game to the woman who has found a lump in her breast 5 months ago, but she doesn't have health insurance, so she cannot see a doctor or pay for the tests, surgeries and treatment. Do you think she will see any fun in it?

Tell about the "fun" of the "fruit" game to the35 years old father who just found out he has breast cancer, and he doesn't know how he will be able to still be the provider for his family while going through surgeries and treatments. Do you think he will see any fun in it?

Why don't we play this game instead? Doing something that would REALLY help breast cancer survivors/patients?

Let's see how many people attend this event by the end of May 2011, and challenge Mark Zuckerberg to donate ONE DOLLAR for each facebook user attending the event to, let's say, Cancercare.org (non-profit that helps cancer patients with their co-pays). He doesn't even have to do it alone, he can challenge other rich people like Mr. Bill Gates and Mr. Donald Trump to pitch in.

So, let's start the challenge! Let's do something useful, like "Saving a life", instead of "saving the Tatas" for a change!"

 Note: I edited the event text a little so I replaced the text in this post with the edited one on the event.

1Athena1

Good luck with this, Day! Tell us non-Facebook users (a.k.a. Martians) how it all goes...

Shrek4

I will keep you updated. I sure hope it does something, at least a little contribution.

shells43

I signed up, Day. Great post.

Shrek4

Thank you, Shelley!

Letlet

Day i signed up too, your post is all too true.

Wonderland

Just signed up. Thanks, Day.

LuvRVing

I'm in.  My family and their friend will be on board, too.  Wonderful idea!

Michelle

Shrek4

Thank you, ladies, and please, spread the word! maybe we'll make Mark Zuckerberg give something! I fully intend to make the challenge public.

InTwoPlaces

Day, thank you for starting this, I just signed up as well.

Shrek4

bump!

Laurie08

I just signed up too.  Very well written, great job!  Thanks!

Shrek4

thank you!

BarbaraA

I'm in.

Shrek4

Thank you! Pass it on, ladies, maybe we CAN make a difference!

BarbaraA

Posted on my FB page.

InTwoPlaces

160 now.....we're getting there....

Shrek4

235.

Laurie08

I also just invited about 100 of my friends to join.  Everyone should pass it along to their friends and watch the numbers grow!

Shrek4

I've already been accused of being "uptight" and "hating" in the comments, lol. I couldnt' care less. Guess BC left me with a very, very tough skin *big grin*.

Lowrider54

Thanks Day...I share your outrage - I will 'attend' the event - can't access facebook from here so I will do so when I get home - Lord knows what time that will be tonight as Minnesota is experiencing our yearly March snow evert - wet, heavy, slushy, make the traffic a mess, give you a heart attack to shovel, and provides yet another reason that trying to keep going to work with mets is NUTS!

Anonymous

I joined!

Shrek4

Lowrider, I hope you make it home safe and stay warm.

Welcome veggy!

271 now and going strong. I have already put a post on MZ's public persona page. I'll repeat it.

Shrek4

301!

Karenp62

Count me in (as soon as I can access my Facebook acct). Didn't these "games" on Facebook start with "post your bra color"??? I don't understand the breast cancer awareness connection either.

Karen

Suzybelle

Day, count me in.  I hate those games so very much...

Shrek4

yes, Karen, they did. I fail to see how ti rases breast cancer awareness - the only thing was that the meme caught so much that they presented it on the Today's show and apparently people started donating - to whom and how much, I have no idea.

Shrek4

350!

ADK

I'm attending - 386 is the count now.