Pinktober Revolution

M0mmyof3

I don't have much pink stuff in my wardrobe but what little I do wear I space it out during the month. For me its my statement that "I may have had had this crappy disease but it doesn't have me!"

Hopeful82014

Yes - I've warned my family away from the 'pink pollution' as well. Since most of that stuff is made in China (and I'm adamant about not purchasing from that nation) they probably would have steered clear of it anyway but I didn't want anyone making any donations, etc., in the mistaken belief that I would appreciate it. 

We've lost (or nearly lost) so many friends and family members to cancers that get very inadequate funding that I'd much rather any funds be directed elsewhere.

glennie19

October is Pit Bull Awareness Month !!    *the heck with the pink pollution* 

http://www.dogingtonpost.com/october-national-pit-bull-awareness-month/

It's time to show eveyone what great dogs pit bulls and pit mixes are.  You can see my sweet baby in my avatar picture. My FB feed is full of pit bull links, and not so much pink,, and I like it this way. 

Edit:  she does have a pink collar, Maybe I should get her a new one.  *down with pink for Oct*

Hopeful82014

Well, I'm more of a cat person and it is October after all, so I label it "Black Cat Month" in favor of the feline of the house but I'm totally o.k. with Pit Bull Awareness Month for October as well.  

Your PB looks like a sweetie - and in that photo is looks as though she's trying to entice you into a game of tag!

Frostecat

At the oil change place on the corner today, they had guys out there holding signs that said "Get your pink windshield wipers here!"

Hopeful82014

Frostecat - It's times like that a super soaker would be handy....

sas-schatzi

When we first came here. Many of us had tee's made up. I had a tee made that said "Cancer is Not a Marketing Opportunity". Stopped at an insurance office that had a sign that said "Save the Ta-ta's Breast cancer insurance policies sold here".  Me to them "Read the shirt"

Hopeful82014

Wow - I would have LOVED to have been a fly on the wall in that office, Sas! What a shame you weren't wearing a body cam.

sas-schatzi

To their credit, they had the sign changed in < two hours

Hopeful82014

Pretty impressive results. It's encouraging to know that they responded so well.

glennie19

Hopeful:  I am totally on board for Black Cat Month too.   Totally goes with the Halloween theme, that this month should be about!!

We were actually at the ice cream shop in that picture. She was hoping for another piece of cone !!  She's a total foodie.

Hopeful82014

Love it!

LilacBlue

We have Pinktober over here too, although to a much, much lesser degree.  Whatever is sold (damn little compared to the US) is either tied to the few known BC research charties, BreastCancerCare.org, or Cancer Research UK.  There is a recent raised awareness to cancer linked with obesity.

Mini1

OK,, a pink police patrol car. Pa-leaze. :-(

sybilskelton

Someone just jumped the shark. Baker Hughes, a fracking company has teamed with the Komen folks to do this. They are actually distributing pink drill bits to their gas fracking sites along with lovely pink brochures. How this is supposed to help is unclear.

A recent study by the CDC has shown elevated levels of benzene in the urine of well workers. Benzene is a proven human carcinogen that is linked to higher incidence of leukemia, and yes, you guessed it. Breast cancer.

I fracking give up.

glennie19

That is SO NOT OK,,,,OMG,,,,disgusting.

MusicLover

Oh no, they didn't!

Meow13

"Doing our bit for the Cure" I fracking give up too!

tangandchris

This seems almost too jacked up to be real!!

Spookiesmom

revolting

Hopeful82014

Yet another reason I have no use whatsoever for Komen.

sas-schatzi

The drill bit company gave a 100,000$ to Komen. Someone linked a number of posts ago

Smaarty

we have a pink fire truck now.

kathindc

One of the ambulances in Prince Georges County, Maryland is pink.  I am becoming more militant about Pinktober, lol.  Have signed two letters from Breast Cancer Action to various companies and sent an e-mail complaint to Tattoo Sales doing a Breast Cancer Awareness Month sales to show their support.  Nothing about donating to any cancer cause.  As a matter of fact, they wait for requests before they donate.  Sent a reply back calling them out for not donating up front.  I hate this month.

wyo

Hi all- I am Loving City of Hope tonight- this is from their site and they are dedicated to research!! Have not been in for a long time but knew just where to come with this.

If you recognize this symbol as a Breast Cancer Awareness Month ribbon, you're awareness of breast cancer has been raised. Now it's time to take action.

http://breakthroughs.cityofhope.org/breast-cancer-...

Hopeful82014

Right on, as we used to say. Thanks for the link.

sas-schatzi

wyo, thanks, they certainly have a handle on exactly what we want.

I was approved through one study to get a Li fruemini(sic) genetic study on a grant(free) from City of Hope. DH was seriously  ill at the time with terminal lymphoma. No time, grant time ran out. But I remember they were willing to do it. That counted, even if it didn't get done.

Spookiesmom

I am going to thank the manager of my favorite publix today.  Instead of having all the pink crap by the entrance, s/he put it waaaaay in the back of the store so you aren't assulted the second you come in.

Smaarty

here's your laugh for today.

LilacBlue

Thanks for the laugh Smaarty!