Comments on: Telling the truth is a revolutionary act

By: Dawn Lucie

Dawn Lucie — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:37:45 +0000

Just wanted to say hang in there Zoe – you’re doing a great job, honey! And in case you don’t do it already, you need daily Green Smoothies – in just one week (often less), you WILL feel ten years younger. May you be blessed by the Mother in your work.
Love In Life,
Dawn Lucie aka “the dawn:D”

By: Dianne

Dianne — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:33:20 +0000

Excellent post, Zoe, and very encouraging.

Naomi, I just looked at that Halloween costume. How about that product description? “Halloween is your chance to show your fun side. Let it shine through for everyone to see with the Pink Ribbon Women’s Costume.”

“Fun side.” Good. Freaking. Grief.

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:51:45 +0000

I am so happy to find this site, posted on a community list where i live! I am pissed off that the offices in Vancouver, BC for Breast Cancer are in the most expensive area of downtown offices, and the pink monogramed jackets that staff have make me cringe. I wonder how much of the donations received do anything toward ‘research’. It bothers me how many people buy in. All these efforts ‘for’ cancer, when we need to be cleaning up our environment of the industries that pollute.

By: Sandra Surico

Sandra Surico — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:01:03 +0000

Breast cancer has nothing to do with the color pink. This fact was brought home to me very vividly by a dear friend, who is painfully recovering from a double mastectomy. The honesty of her sharing is needed to be heard by all the women who have had a lump found, removal performed,chemo and painful radiation that often leads to radiation poisoning and then when all has failed, a mastectomy that leaves you physically and emotionally scarred! How about considering quality of life rather than quantity of years spent in pain?

By: TC

TC — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:56:45 +0000

Zoe ~ I was buying a bday present today for an employee. I was informed that a portion of my purchase was going to benefit SGK. I asked, politely, if I could opt out of that. The sales lady asked what I meant. I told her that I wanted to buy the item (it was the only place that sold it) but I did not want any of my funds directed to SGK. She cautiously looked around the store and whispered to my: why? I told her I cannot support such an organization and rattled off some current stats from SGK’s 2010 990. She smiled and said that she was not allowed to voice an opinion but she suspected that all was not kosher with SGK. I slipped her one of my cards and told her to check out other blogs I follow. She profusely thanked me! (I had another not so positive encounter with the manager at my local Safeway, see my 10/18/11 post.) Don’t underestimate the power of influencing one person at a time. boo-beetrap@blogspot.com

By: Barbara Brenner

Barbara Brenner — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:48:07 +0000

Thank you so much for this Zoe, and for continuing to rise to the challenge that your job poses. As the late great June Jordan said, each one, teach one. You do that so wonderfully well, and I am deeply grateful

By: Suzanne Sanders

Suzanne Sanders — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:31:49 +0000

At first when I first looked at the e-mail my blood boiled because I thought you were advertising the toxic perfume pink for breast cancer. I clicked on the link to send an e-mail to write a lot of not so nice words against the pink and to take me off the e-mail list. I took a deep breath to read your article and yea it was not about selling pink toxic perfume. Thank you.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:53:05 +0000

Yes, I’m glad they are waking up.
I am aware of the staggering amount of things for ‘awareness’ that are just offensive. Have you seen this Halloween costume?
http://www.meijer.com/s/pink-ribbon-womens-costume/_/R-192778
*shakes head

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:44:52 +0000

Keep telling the truth – it sets people free! It comes at a cost to you to do so, but I think that is OK with you because you understand the importance of your passion. I’m trying to do my bit by making my Facebook community aware of pinkwashing. One at a time.

By: Robin hacker Caito

Robin hacker Caito — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:42:17 +0000

I loved reading your letter. While reading, I found myself cheering you on and felt as though you were reading my thoughts, because I feel exactly the same. Bravo to you for all you have done and continue to do. I would to become more involved.

Love and Blessings,
Robin Hacker Caito

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 22:16:46 +0000

I think our zoo was annoyed when I posted a link to this site after they began promoting a “wear pink get in half price” zoo day. I’m trying to figure out what wearing pink and getting in the zoo have to do with breast cancer research.