Comments on: Pink Revisited

By: Evalani Exner

Evalani Exner — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:53:04 +0000

hoorah for all that are getting it. the more we open our mouths, the more we can educate others. I get completely frustrated with the NFL pink crud, I can barely watch a game because it starts to irritate me to NO end!
maybe this time next year we won’t see any pink ribbon because we’ve made others aware

By: Mimi Dow

Mimi Dow — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:05:13 +0000

I agree with everything in this article. Why don’[t such articles find their way into editorial pages in local papers. Nobody questions the pink ribbon craze. It is a feel good strategy and does not necessarily make breast cancer patients or survivors feel good about thier situations. I suggest that Cathy Cueti send a copy of this aricle to her local paper, especially since it is breat cancer awareness month. By the way, what does awareness hav to do with it. Let’s see action!!

Mimi Dow (2 times brest cancer patient and now survivor)

By: ActionsSpeakLouder

ActionsSpeakLouder — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:39:43 +0000

Interesting on connection btwn CFS and breast cancer, Margot. Dx with CFS abt. 5 yrs before BC Dx. Fatigue continues rampant afterward, with no help from docs; they just say “it was the chemo” now. What a nightmare.

I’m so thankful we’re almost half way through the pink month. I used to love October and love all the Halloween stuff. That pink crap has totally ruined my joy of this month becuase now I dread it. I buy up food and toiletries so I don’t have to navigate the sea of pink in the grocery.
But, because the stuff doesn’t sell all that well, it sits on the shelves for months and months.

Also, I love NFL football but can barely stomach it in October because of the “raspberry” color the guys wear, which they call “pink”. They’re not even man enough to wear a true pink color, but I’d much prefer they just donated money to BCAction or another truly worthy (non-corporate funded) BC charity and wear NO pink at all.

By: Margot Dragon

Margot Dragon — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:25:38 +0000

Yes like the Susan Komen Foundation’s largest sponsor is Yoplait. Talk about an insult. Dairy is the largest contributor to breast cancer. I have been involved in research with chronic fatigue and breast cancer. Too bad so many people make money off sick people!!!

By: Zain

Zain — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:23:35 +0000

I cannot stand the pinkwashing that goes on…just one more way to separate the oblivious from their money. There’s no profit in a cure for breast cancer.

By: Sharon Sanchez

Sharon Sanchez — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:14:05 +0000

Great Comments. I totally agree with everything you said. It just doesn’t may any sense to patronize companies that are part of the problem. We need these companies to become part of the solution..not by making a donation, but by deleting things that are hurting the human race and the environment.