What exactly was accomplished? Are we any closer at all to finding a cure for breast cancer today than we were yesterday? "Raising awareness" is a completely meaningless goal because it accomplishes NOTHING. The only thing this stupid campaign accomplishes is that a bunch of people are patting themselves on the back because they think they've made a difference when they've really done jack squat. You want to really make a difference? How about you donate your money to or volunteer for a cancer-related charity? That would make a difference. But of course that's much harder than taking two seconds to change your status on Facebook.
Wow, overreaction. A few women on Facebook decide to have some fun, and they're roundly criticized for it? I think maybe you severely over-estimate the amount of 'back-patting' going on here. Has anyone said that this is the next step to the cure? That this is the only way we're going to promote Breast Cancer Awareness?
I don't get why some women who want to have some fun with Breast Cancer awareness get destroyed for it. Lighten up.
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I'd bet my life's savings on more women trying to be flirty and chuckling because they thought they were keeping a secret from the men, than actually trying to raise awareness.
You make it sounds as if those two things are mutually exclusive. They're not. I don't see any harm in trying to be "flirty and chuckling" AND "actually trying to raise awareness".
You make it sounds as if those two things are mutually exclusive. They're not. I don't see any harm in trying to be "flirty and chuckling" AND "actually trying to raise awareness".
I don't either. I thought it was kind of funny, but I just find the whole "raise awareness" angle to be incredibly tired. It's the easiest way for someone to say they're contributing to a cause without actually contributing anything.
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You make it sounds as if those two things are mutually exclusive. They're not. I don't see any harm in trying to be "flirty and chuckling" AND "actually trying to raise awareness".
The point I was trying to make is that "raising awareness" is a completely meaningless goal. Ok, I'm aware of breast cancer now (who wasn't before?), now what? Has anyone's behaviour changed at all because dozens of their Facebook friends participated in this?
A much better campaign would have been if the super-secret girls-only status update had taken the following format:
"Red, January 26"
"Black, February 10"
"Nude, January 19"
"Pink with white polka dots, March 4"
The bra colour thing is the same, but the date is for when each of the women participating in this has booked an appointment for their next breast cancer screening. That keeps the same "fun and flirty" element intact, but it also adds a reminder to schedule an exam if they haven't already.
A girl is supposed to self exam weekly or monthly.
Yes, but professional exams performed by doctors should also be used:
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A physical examination is performed by a doctor, and it is strongly recommended that you see your doctor for regular breast exams--at least every three years between the ages of 20 and 40 and every year after age 40.
A mammogram is a special x-ray picture of the breast. Due to modern mammography equipment and techniques, women only receive a minimal amount of radiation during the procedure. With the newer techniques that are available, a large percentage of the cancer is detected when the tumors are 2 centimeters or smaller. Two x-rays are taken of each breast during mammography, one from above and one from the side. A specially trained physician called a radiologist reads the mammogram to see if any suspicious areas exist. Routine mammography screening appears to reduce breast cancer mortality by approximately 25%.
I don't either. I thought it was kind of funny, but I just find the whole "raise awareness" angle to be incredibly tired. It's the easiest way for someone to say they're contributing to a cause without actually contributing anything.
Granted some people are just being conformists, but it's clearing causing some discussion, so it can't all be for naught. And even assuming it were, what's the harm? It's just people having fun, no use in getting bent out of shape about it.
What exactly was accomplished? Are we any closer at all to finding a cure for breast cancer today than we were yesterday? "Raising awareness" is a completely meaningless goal because it accomplishes NOTHING. The only thing this stupid campaign accomplishes is that a bunch of people are patting themselves on the back because they think they've made a difference when they've really done jack squat. You want to really make a difference? How about you donate your money to or volunteer for a cancer-related charity? That would make a difference. But of course that's much harder than taking two seconds to change your status on Facebook.
Raising awareness is probably not the best way to describe it... because yes, most of us were aware of breast cancer's existance.
More appropriately put, this facebook campaign served to promote discussion.
And look what's happened. You just challenged us to donate or volunteer for a cancer-related charity. Would you have done that today if you weren't ticked off by this "completely meaningless goal"?
It's garnering attention, creating discussion, and ultimately has people talking about breast cancer. Sure there are the fashionable sheep who wanted in on the fun and don't give a left cup about the cause. But that's irrelevant. We're all talking about breast cancer and undoubtedly it will lead to action by some individuals who yesterday didn't even have cancer on their radar.
And the cost of this widespread promotion. Free.
Brilliant.
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I dont understand why women wear neutral or 'nude' colours.
any ladies out there want to explain why this choice in colour?
My fiancee has a rainbow assortment of fun colours... but then again, she says she'll wear any underwear as long as Im the one who paid for it
It's a difficult thing to swallow, but some women don't like to portray themselves as 19 year olds when in professional environments. Nothing says don't take me serious like a fluorescent green bra strap shining through your clothes.
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