Is it me or is this offensive?

Offensive.  Crude.  Juvenile.  Demoralizing.  Trivializing.  Objectifying. 

Geez. 

It's not about the breasts.  It's about our lives.

Karen, my comment was in response to a reference a couple posts above mine.

That's wonderful to hear! Thank you from me...

You know, during Oct. (of course) last year, my stylist handed me a cup and said, "You'll love this."  It was a pink plastic cup that said, "Save the boobies!" and on the other side it had a logo for a medical supplies company.  I just looked at her and said, "Seriously?"  I didn't make a big deal out of it, but I was offended.  I thought maybe I was just being overly sensitive based on my experience.  Having a bmx kind of does make you a little more 'aware' of this crap, doesn't it???

So I go to my therapy session the following week and my wonderful therapist starts telling me about how she was extremely offended by her husband's place of business because they are handing out these pink plastic cups as a marketing tool...it was the same offensive cup that I had been handed.  Her whole family, including her husband, was offended, so it's not just us.

This thread made interesting reading. A couple of years back my oncs office had a sign up for a 'Save the TaTa's' book club or something. It was the first I heard of save the ta tas. It bugged me but I didn't think I could say anything because my onc has also had bc. Obviously some women like this slogan or it doesn't bother them. And I get tired of the PC police. But I 'm glad to know that many women here also find it offensive. 

My onc and her asst wanted  me to join that book club. I told them that between working FT, commuting 3 hrs RT per day and my family, I didn't have time.

Annie 

Not offended.

There is already too much political correctness (to the point of idiocy), I don't think we need to add one more thing to it.

Tatas...hooters, tits, boobs, breasts, utters....whatever...I have bigger fish to fry.

But thats just me.

Yes, you're right Barbe.  Thanks. 

But perhaps I'll just call them utters....since they seem to speak volumes in our culture....

Maybe it isn't the "best" slogan ~  but maybe we shouldn't judge so harshly... This organization was started by a young woman that has family members that have had BC.  Their fundraising goes to researchers and they also provide scholarships.  I can't save my ta-ta's at this point, but I would hope in the future as we better tackle this disease the younger generation would be able to .... I'd like to think of it this way -- if you do "Save the Ta-Ta's" -- you also save Lives. 

You all might be really offended that they also sell "Boob Lube" on their website -- it's a moisturizer.  25% of the proceeds go to the research. 

I personally find it offensive, and not because I have bc, but because I'm a woman.   I ask..... would you put this poster in your church?? At the high school??  why not?

As the mother of an adult child with developmental disabilities....I feel qualified to say that I would be offended by ANY organization raising money that makes "light" of the severity of her situation by using slang terms to describe her condtion.   They may think its clever marketing...and looking for a different angle....but if my son had used that term in high school, he would have been disciplined.....by the school and then me.

Barbe - I don't remember the situation clearly. I think maybe you did make a donation. Also the books they were reading were supposedly books of interest to bc survivors. Personally that sounded lilke torture to me! I can imagine the kind of titles they would pick.

To those women who think that this is a matter of being "politically correct" or not, I suggest you read the history of women in culture and society.  That you are not outraged by those reducing disease and our bodies to a joke, is beyond comprehension.

Too, these fundraisers have become solely marketing tools, "cause" or not, and benefit few.

If we were, in fact, bovine, I assure you that no one would tolerate cow udder disease jokes;  cows have too much value.

Now, black humor when stress is about ready to kill you?  I'm all for it.

There are BC ladies who really get into this 'ta-ta's business, I am confident, in a good way, with great intentions - trying to make light of a serious thing.  They'e not tshirts I would wear but I respect and support those who in the end, raise awareness and are doing it from a positive place.  Different sensibilities.  

 I agree with others who have noted that there seems to be a focus on breasts.  I kept mine, but I wasn't overly concerned about it - my concern is curing this horrible disease not saving my breasts. I'm not my hair, nor my breasts.    

I agree, deeply innappropriate in an oncology office, however...........

Absolutely crying out loud and wetting my pants over Beesies and others male posts.

Please, please, please, do a magic marker "do over" on the poster, or else print out an alternative poster and stick it up.

They mean no harm....try to see the bigger picture here, it's money for us to be fixed.  how many go about it, is offensive, yes.  Do we need the cash?  Yup. 

p.s.  I also had a boob cake for my exchange made of round soccer ball cake molds, with marasschino cherries for nips.  Happy new boobs was on it.  I find humor empowering, but it was deeply disturbing to alot of my friends.  I'm used to no one talking to my face, anyway, they ask "how are YOU?" while staring at my breasts, trying to see which one. 

Can't worry about the idiots out there.  Just try to get a new poster up and laugh over it.  It's stupid, right?

love

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Kansas Kay

You rock!

AK