10-01-2009, 09:50 PM
Philly Mike Wrote:The reason I placed this in touchy subject is because it can be touchy. As stated the shirts are tasteless. They make lite of breast cancer, yet they want to raise awareness of how serious it is. It is counter-intuitive. If you make a joke about something you are trying to make serious you make it seem like a joke. Thats why it's touchy because I take it seriously, as many people do and I take offense to the fact that in trying to raise awareness they are making a joke of it.
To raise awareness they should keep with the pink ribbon, show pictures of victims of this disease, Put a number of the current count of survivors, or something showing how this can be. But instead they make a joke of it calling them boobies, or speaking of "second base". It's a shame they would make light of it. Plenty of people's lives have been effected by this, weather they had/have it, or are trying to be there to support a family member with it.
I see where you are coming from, yet I disagree totally. My mother has been fighting breast cancer for the past 3 years and through the pain of the double mastectomy, the rounds of VERY painful chemo, and the harsh radiation she made light of it the entire time. And I believe wholeheartedly that alone helped her pull through it. Her positive attitude and such were an inspiration to me through it all.
As far as the subject of shirts go, she has one she wears with a pink ribbon and it says "Save the Tatas" and she wears it proudly. So, why it may be touchy to you..people actually going through the battle might enjoy a bit of humor or lightheartedness in the midst of the deluge of pain and sickness they are going through. Any positive angles or anything to get them to smile through this all is more than welcomed in my book.
Even I sport a pink ribbon tattoo on my arm and never have regretted getting it.
edit: and we gave her a pair of pink boxing gloves last year at a benefit for her. "Fight Like a Girl"? I say hell yes.