Pinktober - the next level of ridiculous

Now that is really butt ugly. Lol

Seriously?!?!??

My, my, all the "Oh, crap!" choices!

Just gotta have those gloves. Don't think I can wash another dish without them!

I didn't laugh so hard in a long time. I also like the writing on top of the poop- like bagel.

Edited to say that I am for the pink campaign, poop-like bagel and pink toilets included. I think awareness does wonders, so if it comes in pink let it be.

I wish someone had mentioned by extremely dense breast tissue, 13 years having mamograms no one ever mentioned it. Self breast exams are useless for my case. My tumors were close to the skin you still couldn't feel them. I need MRIs but insurance companies see a one size fits all approach. I hate the stupid pink parties and walks and whatever.

Now radiologists have told me mammograms are not good enough for me, why did I have to get cancer to find that out. Stop spending money are these ridiculous campaigns and work on better healthcare.

Hmmm...are we supposed to first eat the poo bagel, then let nature take it's course in the pink potties, and finally use the pink gloves to clean them? Yep, Pinktober sucks!! Haha

Also, when I saw the outhouses, all I could think of was John Mellencamp: Little Pink Outhouses For You And Me. Hahaha

Panera Bread's Pink Ribbon Bagel program was started by a breast cancer survivor and contributes thousands of dollars to breast cancer programs each year. I've seen various threads disparaging the pink license plate frames while ignoring that AutoNation has contributed more than $2 million to the Breast Cancer RESEARCH. Foundation.

Slapping pink on items and marketing them as "Breast Cancer Awareness" without providing any tangible support for the women and men facing this disease is deplorable, but I would hope that we would also consider that some "pink marketing" comes from a place of caring and may save the life of someone impacted by this horrible disease in the future.

First, the bagels are a specialty item and are not sold all year. The contributions and recipients vary by franchisee. In some cases, every penny of pink ribbon bagel sales on a designated day goes to a breast cancer program. In other cases, it's based on a percentage of sales thoughout October. My point is that, in the zeal to skewer all things pink, it can be counterproductive to share posts without some research. In this case, a disgusting image is now associated with a fundraising effort initiated in good faith by a fellow cancer survivor.

Would I wish for total transparency and for 100% of net proceeds for every pink product on the planet to go directly to deserving recipients? Of course! We need to call out every company that hawks pink items under the "awareness" banner while contributing no real help. It's also appropriate to question companies about how much they've donated and how the funds are used. I've been trying to pin down Dollar Tree on that very topic and haven't received a satisfactory response. Still, we need to remember that corporations have many choices when it comes to donating funds. Do we want corporate benefactors to think it's simply easier to donate to some other program where their efforts are unlikely to be belittled? I suggest we be vigilant and passionate, but also sensitive to unintended consequences.

The treatment is still barbaric poison, burn and mutilate. The first line of treatment is horrific. Notice that new immunotherapy treatments are still very experimental and offered to those who traditional treatment has failed. Is it really that suprising that so many refuse treatment altogether or who don't endorse pink charities?

Yeah, I don't need to be the recipient of a guilt trip for trying to find humor in anything. And as a lifelong cynic, I also remember that businesses can write off donations of any part of their profits on their taxes. And that bagel still looks like a turd.

I had very dense breasts but only had ultrasounds a few times, as they felt that the mammograms were enough. Eight years ago, I was called back for an ultrasound and then ultimately a core biopsy. It was in my right breast an came back as just a lump of dense tissue. So last year when I got a callback, I figured it was the same thing even though it was on the left side. I was stunned and beyond disbelief when I was diagnosed with bc. I ended up with a bilateral mastectomy a month later.

I've gone back and forth with the whole pink thing. My cousin's wife - also a survivor who had a lumpectomy 7 years ago - kept giving me pink and/or bc stuff - a blanket with the ribbon on one side and solid pink on the other, a bc book mark, bc pads of paper, etc. ad nauseum. I began to hate seeing her at the door. But then a few months ago, a friend admitted that she hadn't had a mammogram in over 3 years because she just didn't have time and also because she just hated them. she then said that she had just made an appointment and that I was the push she needed. So while I haven't gone crazy this month , I do have two little pink extensions in my hair in the hopes that it might be a reminder to women take care of themselves and get those mammograms.

If ya can't get it all with the Northern, break out the Swiffer!

Snickersmom, that's great that you were able to inspire another to get a mammo! I'm ashamed to say I'd never had one when I felt a large lump in August of 2016. Since there was no cancer of any kind in my family, I thought there was no way it could be anything (educate, educate, educate). I let it go til June of 2017 (triple negative, no less!). Thankfully it didn't spread, but just goes to show how much the unaffected truly need to learn about this disease. If it takes poo bagels and pink ribbons, so be it!

And I agree....bet your pink extensions are the bomb!!!

Snickersmom,

It just hit me that you might want to put my comment to you on the "Dumbest things said to me..." thread. I'm sure you know what I meant about your friend getting her mammogram, but I know there's nothing "great" about getting cancer to be her inspiration. Open mouth...insert whole freakin' leg! Sorry!

Vickki

For sure, Egads! 😉