WHEN?

[T_O_Bull]

When do we start wearing ribbons for prostrate cancer? I have all the sympathy in the world for the ladies (my Mom was a survivor.) but with what a guy has to go through for an exam... well we all know, or will know what that's like. Time for the BLUE ribbons to be worn.

T_O_B

[Hingle McCringleberry]

I dont understand the concept of "awareness". Who over the age of 25 doesn't understand the the impact of breast cancer, specifically, and cancer in general. I feel all the money that goes into this yearly campaign would be better served going to research.

 

To your point, isn't there Mo-vember? I thought that was for prostate "awareness", by not shaving for the month of November.

[knapplc]

Pink is for breast cancer. Blue is for prostate cancer. Any time you see a blue ribbon (not PBR), you're seeing someone raise awareness for prostate cancer.

[Omaha-Husker]

Pink is for breast cancer. Blue is for prostate cancer. Any time you see a blue ribbon (not PBR), you're seeing someone raise awareness for prostate cancer.

 

I think Joey Harrington has been wearing one all season for Fox's CFB pre-game.

 

And on the general concept. It all comes down to breast cancer being infinitely more marketable than prostate cancer. Anyone is more than welcome to sport the blue ribbon, but you will never ever see a Susan G. Komen equivalent for prostate cancer. It just wont happen.

[strigori]

T_O_Bull does have a point though. The pink breast cancer awareness campaign bludgeons us over the head for the whole month of October, look at the NFL for instance and all the pink. And next time you go to a grocery store, take a look at all the special promo packaging companies run for BCA. I have never seen a blue ribbon campaign, other than by cheap drunks with PBR

[tschu]

Pink is for breast cancer. Blue is for prostate cancer. Any time you see a blue ribbon (not PBR), you're seeing someone raise awareness for prostate cancer.

 

I think Joey Harrington has been wearing one all season for Fox's CFB pre-game.

 

And on the general concept. It all comes down to breast cancer being infinitely more marketable than prostate cancer. Anyone is more than welcome to sport the blue ribbon, but you will never ever see a Susan G. Komen equivalent for prostate cancer. It just wont happen.

Yep. It's "sexier" to support breast cancer. Also, "raising awareness" is a cute way for people to wear ribbons and pink things without actually contributing anything to the cause. Basically the whole breast cancer movement involves like 90% of the people just wearing ribbons and doing nothing, and maybe 10% of people actually donating money and contributing to research. Whatever makes people feel better about themselves I guess.

 

Personally I don't think we need awareness campaigns. (At least not for something already so hugely visible) Everyone has been affected by cancer and knows how much it sucks. Research is being done. As Bo would say, it's a process. There will be no miracle cure; that's not how the biology of cancer works. A steady progression of medical improvements has already occurred and will continue to occur. But until there's a 100% remission rate we'll continue to see pink crap everywhere.

[tschu]

Someone's probably gonna yell at me for that post but whatever. I'm in no way saying that supporting cancer research is dumb; quite the opposite actually! And like I said, cancer blows and we should be attacking it hard with science! But you're either supporting the cause by donating or helping affected people/families or you're doing nothing. Wearing a ribbon to work constitutes doing nothing. And I've seen plenty of people just going through the motions to feel better about themselves and it's kind of a slap in the face to cancer victims and their families everywhere.

[strigori]

Someone's probably gonna yell at me for that post but whatever. I'm in no way saying that supporting cancer research is dumb; quite the opposite actually! And like I said, cancer blows and we should be attacking it hard with science! But you're either supporting the cause by donating or helping affected people/families or you're doing nothing. Wearing a ribbon to work constitutes doing nothing. And I've seen plenty of people just going through the motions to feel better about themselves and it's kind of a slap in the face to cancer victims and their families everywhere.

Your post just reminded me of this clip.

 

[knapplc]

Yep. It's "sexier" to support breast cancer. Also, "raising awareness" is a cute way for people to wear ribbons and pink things without actually contributing anything to the cause. Basically the whole breast cancer movement involves like 90% of the people just wearing ribbons and doing nothing, and maybe 10% of people actually donating money and contributing to research. Whatever makes people feel better about themselves I guess.

 

Personally I don't think we need awareness campaigns. (At least not for something already so hugely visible) Everyone has been affected by cancer and knows how much it sucks. Research is being done. As Bo would say, it's a process. There will be no miracle cure; that's not how the biology of cancer works. A steady progression of medical improvements has already occurred and will continue to occur. But until there's a 100% remission rate we'll continue to see pink crap everywhere.

 

I'm not going to yell at you, but I will say this - just wait. You're young. You haven't probably had too many family members affected by cancer. I've lost four grandparents, my mother and nearly my wife to cancer. Colon cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer and "cancer" that was so pervasive it was useless to diagnose. The older you get, the older your family gets, the more likely it is that cancer will directly affect you. I hope it's not a big deal when it does, but unfortunately that's rarely the case.

 

My thing is, I don't give a damn if someone wears a ribbon that's pink, blue, red, green, yellow or any other color under the sun. I want all cancer, regardless of source, gone. It's just that breast cancer reached into my cozy little life and directly affected me. It's a big deal on my agenda.

 

Every year, in October, I get a new butterfly to stick on my jacket. It's got a pink ribbon for breast cancer "awareness" hidden inside, but all most folks see is some big scary-looking dude with a pretty little butterfly on his jacket. Some folks ask about it, and I tell them why I wear it. They seem to get it. If that helps them donate $1 to breast cancer research - heck, any cancer research - I've done some good that day.

 

I'm not trying to minimize what TO is saying in the OP. I've just been personally more affected by breast cancer. It's not something I'm going to stop pushing, every single day.

[Hingle McCringleberry]

Yep. It's "sexier" to support breast cancer. Also, "raising awareness" is a cute way for people to wear ribbons and pink things without actually contributing anything to the cause. Basically the whole breast cancer movement involves like 90% of the people just wearing ribbons and doing nothing, and maybe 10% of people actually donating money and contributing to research. Whatever makes people feel better about themselves I guess.

 

Personally I don't think we need awareness campaigns. (At least not for something already so hugely visible) Everyone has been affected by cancer and knows how much it sucks. Research is being done. As Bo would say, it's a process. There will be no miracle cure; that's not how the biology of cancer works. A steady progression of medical improvements has already occurred and will continue to occur. But until there's a 100% remission rate we'll continue to see pink crap everywhere.

 

I'm not going to yell at you, but I will say this - just wait. You're young. You haven't probably had too many family members affected by cancer. I've lost four grandparents, my mother and nearly my wife to cancer. Colon cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer and "cancer" that was so pervasive it was useless to diagnose. The older you get, the older your family gets, the more likely it is that cancer will directly affect you. I hope it's not a big deal when it does, but unfortunately that's rarely the case.

 

My thing is, I don't give a damn if someone wears a ribbon that's pink, blue, red, green, yellow or any other color under the sun. I want all cancer, regardless of source, gone. It's just that breast cancer reached into my cozy little life and directly affected me. It's a big deal on my agenda.

 

Every year, in October, I get a new butterfly to stick on my jacket. It's got a pink ribbon for breast cancer "awareness" hidden inside, but all most folks see is some big scary-looking dude with a pretty little butterfly on his jacket. Some folks ask about it, and I tell them why I wear it. They seem to get it. If that helps them donate $1 to breast cancer research - heck, any cancer research - I've done some good that day.

 

I'm not trying to minimize what TO is saying in the OP. I've just been personally more affected by breast cancer. It's not something I'm going to stop pushing, every single day.

 

I watched the Jets/Texans game last night I saw tons and tons of pink. While "raising awareness" is a good thing (like you said maybe someone will donate), I think this over the top show, the NFL puts on every year is boarding on ridiculous. Why not take the thousands and thousands of dollars used to buy hats, shoes, towels, first down markers, etc, etc, and donate that? How much do they spend every year promoting this? It is probably impossible to measure, but what is the knock on effect on this, ie I see a player wearing pink and think "Oh gees, I need to donate to that", and actually follow through? I'm not saying stop, but tone it down, maybe change the pants or jerseys, let the refs wear pink striped shirts, and put the money saved where it could do more good.

 

I find stories like yours, while heart breaking, more compelling than any pink stocking hat. You are right, it is only a matter of time until cancer pops up in your life, in some measure. Between my family and close friends it has taken many people, and we've had tragically few successes...

[knapplc]

What gets more publicity, my story told on a few message boards or a guy wearing pink in a football game? A few dozen eyeballs vs. a few million eyeballs. Yes, the pink stuff costs money, but it's no different than advertising. Everyone knows about the existence of McDonald's, but you still see a hundred commercials for their burgers every year.

 

I guess I don't get the backlash against this. If you don't like it, don't watch it. Don't donate and just ignore it.

[Creighton Duke]

When do we start wearing ribbons for prostrate cancer? I have all the sympathy in the world for the ladies (my Mom was a survivor.) but with what a guy has to go through for an exam... well we all know, or will know what that's like. Time for the BLUE ribbons to be worn.

T_O_B

 

So basically what you're say is is that you're upset that those who feel passionately about breast cancer research have put their time and money where their collective mouths and hearts are and done a heckuva job to market and advertise awareness better than those who feel the same way about prostate cancer? If you feel so strongly, ever thought of organizing on your own or would that just be too ridiculous of a notion?

[T_O_Bull]

When do we start wearing ribbons for prostrate cancer? I have all the sympathy in the world for the ladies (my Mom was a survivor.) but with what a guy has to go through for an exam... well we all know, or will know what that's like. Time for the BLUE ribbons to be worn.

T_O_B

 

So basically what you're say is is that you're upset that those who feel passionately about breast cancer research have put their time and money where their collective mouths and hearts are and done a heckuva job to market and advertise awareness better than those who feel the same way about prostate cancer? If you feel so strongly, ever thought of organizing on your own or would that just be too ridiculous of a notion?

 

Sorry if I offend CD. As I said my Mom was a survivor. Went through it back when they did radical mastectomies and it wae hard for her. I've done my part for the pink ribbon cause. Ran a fund raiser on our golf course for seven years, My time usually about 90 to 120 hours was donated. What I'm saying is that I'd just like to see something get said about prostrate cancer. I'd step up and do something myself but my time is devoted to trying to collecting the $75,000.00 that the dead beat State of South Dakota owes me.

T_O_B

[Omaha-Husker]

How does anyone feel about this?

 

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/10/pornhub_wants_to_save_boobs_su.php

 

Basically Komen turning down funds from a porn site.

[knapplc]

How does anyone feel about this?

 

About the same as I feel when I walk into a convenience store and they have a sign saying "No shirt, No shoes, No service."

 

It's their right to determine who they take money from. To me, money donated is money donated, and a girl who takes her clothes off for a living is no different than me (we're just paid to do different things), but I'm not going to crack on them for this decision.

 

Personal opinion - I'd take the money. Money is a tool, and they need all tools they can get to solve the cancer riddle. But it's not the worst thing ever. And this porn site (or whatever it is) can find other methods of donating the money. Have an intern do it, or one of the girls. It doesn't have to come from Pornhub, specifically.