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I'll look for the group blue cowgirl, i have seen those photo's. The women were tremendously brave and to censure them as vulgar and offensive is demeaning to them and all women x

            There are thousands of images in the Internet which are truly vulgar and offensive and downright filthy.  And those are not censored.  Adults use those sites all the time.  Billions of dollars spent on them.

            If I didn't know before why I do not belong to Facebook, I know now: it's policy is clearly one of censorship as pertains to women's health issues.  Self-appointed arbiter of what's "pretty" and what's not "pretty."

            I guess Facebook thinks adults are so out of control of their own children that they have adopted the position of nanny to censor what Facebook says should be censored.  Just in case some kid might get a dose of his mother's reality. 

            People will be demanding the banning books in libraries in this country again pretty soon.

Could they not have the FB page a group that has to be joined?  How young are kids on FB anyway.  I don't think kids would want to view these anyway no?

Not sure how I feel about the photos being on FB.

However, I just checked out the link, looked at the images, and I have never seen a slideshow of breast scars like this.  It is just so powerful.   Very moving. Such bravery. And dignity.

You know, there is too much effing breast canser.  TOO MUCH 

Didn't FB censor some woman a few years ago who'd posted info on how to check your breasts for lumps? So they are running true to form. I never have anything to do with FB - clearly it is managed by imbeciles if they regard internationally acclaimed work like the Scar Project as "vulgar and offensive". GENUINE offensive vulgarity can be found any hour of the day by just flipping on the tv for god's sakes.

The way it works is when they get a certain number of complaints the software automatically removes it.  It can and often is reviewed by a human later.  I wouldn't blame facebook as they are trying to keep the pornographers off the site and with hundreds of millions of users they can't look at everything, they have to use software to manage the site.  I'm sure soon enough, like last time, somebody will review it, realize the content isn't provocotative, and put it back.

Facebook is what you make it.  I have never gone on FB and discussed one moment of my 'journey' with bc.  Ever.

 I will never carry on a disagreement with someone else on FB other than to politely mention my point of view. For example, one of my friends mentioned she didn't care for Joel Osteen.  I simply said, oh, I like him, he seems sincere.  That was as far as that topic went.

 For me, FB is social.  

Not political.  Not controversy-filled.  It is more of an escape for me.  I would never post something like The Scar Project link on my status.  If I have friends who continually post the same kinds of controversial things (say, for instance, many daily status updates about Occupy America), I just hide their statuses.

My life is serious enough, thanks to effing canser.  I don't have to get on a bandwagon, or contribute or be a spokeswoman or anything for the effing disease. I'm going to use FB to keep in touch with friends and relatives, post pictures and keep up with my loved ones in a positive way.  I chose not to use it for any kind of educational lectures about bc or anything else.  

Well, that's my reasoning. 

            It's reality.  There's no shame in reality. 

            One thing it does is put the lie to all of the wretched cheery pink rah rah sis boom bah! stuff.  Which is how a lot of the public sees breast cancer.  Instead of the hell and misery and maiming and death that it really is.

BlueCowGirl,

Well, that stuff about Sports Illustrated just pisses me off, more objectivication of women, and I can certainly see your point there.

It kind of reminds me of this: I have been made aware, (yes, thru a FB friend), that there's a movie called Miss Representation made in 2011 in which:

the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself.

Here's a link:   Miss Representation » The Film  

Anyway, it' s on Oprah's network which I don't get, but hope to get the chance to see the movie. 

Oh, and about the using FB as a promotional tool for business....I have a couple friends who use FB to try to drum up business (for example:  Use me as your photographer!) and I hide those kinds of friends, too.  I just don't care to read their sales pitches. 

btw, I used to always be fighting for a cause, and seemingly always involved in some kind of grass roots movement for change in different areas where I live with mixed results.  Since bc, I stopped.  It is time for me to reflect and look at things from a different perspective.

I am more appalled by the people who felt the need to report these images. What exactly is their problem? If they don't like the reality of BC, why don't they just bury their heads in the sand (I'd be happy to help them!), and avoid the pages they find so offensive?



I hadn't heard of this project before reading this thread and after seeing the pictures, I was moved and impressed by the honesty, strength and dignity these women show and which IMHO really comes through in the photos. Maybe that's the problem - the people who complained just can't deal with strong women, preferring their females pink and candy-coated with 2 pert breasts. Let's hope if they or their loved ones have to face a BC dx, they'll be able to come to terms with the reality and not find it "inappropriate and offensive".

Angelfalls

Yes I would like someone to report a few FB images that show a current star in a photo shoot naked and just her arms covering her nipples and wrapped around her belly.  Hey thats ok because they think cause oh she's so cute because she's preggers.  Give me a break. But they can't show a picture of a woman who lost her breast, hmmm.  This is why I have went on my page to bring awareness to this.  Maybe tonite FB will shut me down for what I'm gonna post!