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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreast Cancer Is NOT A Pink Ribbon Dammit!!!
http://www.thescarproject.org/gallery/I recently became aware of The Scar Project, which is far more powerful than any sterile pink ribbon display could ever be.
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/the-power-of-pink-ctd-3.html
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Breast Cancer Is NOT A Pink Ribbon Dammit!!! (Original Post)
kpete
Feb 2012
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seabeyond
(110,159 posts)1. i couldnt agree with you more. reality. nt
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)2. The ribbonizing of America is getting ridiculous, isn't it?
It seems as if everything is now reduced to the buying/displaying of a ribbon.
The people making the ribbons (Chinese factory workers, no doubt) probably deserve a ribbon of their own.
ThatsMyBarack
(7,641 posts)3. I like the tattoo on this lady!
Also, breast cancer is not pink cellphone covers, T-shirts, feather boas, cars, cookies, planes, etc.
Gemini Cat
(2,820 posts)4. Exactly.
When my Mother was dying of breast cancer, I didn't find anything fashionable about it.