October's Daily Encounters with "pink stuff"

I think you missed reading a lot of the information in this thread. A lot of the pink stuff money is not going to research etc, it's become a huge marketing campaign that scammers are infiltrating. We have to pay attention and ask questions. Just because someone slaps a ribbon on something is no guarantee the money ever benefits one single breast cancer program or patient.

i forgot all about breast cancer barbie

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B000ERVLV6/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0 

Regarding Barbie: "$2.50 is donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for each doll sold, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $25,000.00" assuming you purchase it new from the proper reseller. linky

I don't know if what I'm saying is going to come out right, but here goes:

It seems that cancer awareness, like the football promotions, are to make women aware enough to get a mammo in order to "catch" bc in time.  That's fine, but I'm not sure how many women will heed the message. I've known two types of women - those who have gotten mammograms and those who won't or are afraid to.

Also, I don't think I'm hearing enough about a cure. Those of us who are Stage IV are in serious straits unless cures or treatments without severe side effects are found.

I feel that this disease is too serious to be treated lightly (let's have a run - let's wear pink!), but if we get serious and show the real disease, people will turn away and not want to face it (if we don't pay attention, it will go away).

If I'm not making sense, I attribute it to being befuddled about what I'm going though.

amontro you are making perfect sense. This is why quit smoking campaigns have changed from showing messed up lungs to timelines of all the things that improve when you quit.

just read today's Times article on the pinkwashing Queen, Ms. Brinker. She disgusts me. Defensive, self-centered, and briskly dismissive.

I did the Race this year and last, but no more. Article made me decide to bag it. Henceforth, I'll send my registration fee to the community mammogram van.

At the risk of starting a political debate --which I don't want-- I think this is where big government is useful. My sister in laws' purchase of those goddamned Yoplait cups is NOT going to get us a cure or somewhere close (although I'm grateful to my amazing in-laws for their love and support). Ever notice it's laughably small amounts? Science = money. Research = money.

I work in a hospital - and the place has pink ribbons on EVERY door. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE. runners with pink ribbons covering most surfaces. whole departments decked out in pink.

I don't doubt folks' good intentions and caring. but this shit does not hit the mark. and sadly - we're the ones to wake people up. God knows I wish I didn't have the insider knowledge, but it is what it is.

Thank God my 13yo daughter already knows the pinkwashing is bullshit.

Cycle-path.......PRICELESS.

Lago-  What do you plan on doing with that pink duct tape?! 

And so much more: linky 

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Not exactly sure but I like the pink better than standard silver.

omg! cyclepath, i got too wrapped up in my little narrative/rant and forgot about kudos to your beautiful, bittersweet piece. you said it all, my friend.

your post is what should be shouted from all corporate media outlets.

well, October is almost over - and we always have each other to lean on.

xo

j

Although I liked very much what that hair stylist had to say, I should have made it clear that she is not I. She's a woman named Stephanie Sautter: https://www.facebook.com/stephaniesautter

Well maybe next year we can have Pabst Pink Ribbon beer

There's still surprisingly little of it in my area.  I'm still watching for the "Breast Cancer Shovel" that came out last year in a gardening section of my local grocery store.  This gardening shovel was painted pink and had the pink ribbon on it, and they actually called it the "Breast Cancer Shovel."  I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy such a thing.

I've only seen three pink promotions in my area.  A cosmetics store has a "pink collection" that gives a portion of the cost of each sale to the Breast Cancer Society. My local grocery store is selling chocolates under the title "Cure by Chocolate".  The wrapping is pink, of course, with the ribbon. And also, they have started selling little pink cupcakes for the cure.

You have to look for all this, though; it isn't jumping out at me the way some of you have described the promotions in your areas.