Comments on: Contra-Band

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:46:16 +0000

Yes, I did see it – as did our friend Jeane in Africa! On the one hand, I was proud to beat the NYT. On the other, I was chagrined at my inferior eloquence on most of the points.

By: penrise

penrise — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:25:54 +0000

hey Jen,
you’re ahead of the curve–did you see the article in the Times Magazine today on just this subject??!

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:14:36 +0000

Adolescents cannot be expected to write big checks. Wearing a bracelet that purports to support a cause (I’m always skeptical about how much $ actually makes it to the charity) is one small thing they can do. Malcolm also wore purple to school on a certain day to show spuport for gay kids. That said, your point is taken, SMA (and by the way, that name makes it sound like you have a thing for women who have undergone a mastectomy).

By: Single Mammary Admirer

Single Mammary Admirer — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:14:32 +0000

Every little slip on a racy t-shirt, non-pink bracelet, from the mouth of a winking adolescent who apes attitudes shaped by electronic media, or a salty older male who thinks he can get away with it, makes it more likely that a woman will be objectified or suffer physical abuse for her breasts.
Org.s that titillate even for a pro-women’s health cause are eroding the boundary separating the rights of women [and their bodies] from those who would exploit both. These organizations called themselves to a higher standard.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 02:25:39 +0000

I saw the boobies bracelet prominently displayed at Zeumies this weekend when I took Noah to buy some clothes. Part of me says the more awareness, the better and as we all know, the cuter you can get, the more attention you get. I think it is a sign that breast cancer has reached a unviersal status that makes it okay to talk about anywhere (good). But I wonder about other diseases — I HEART Testicles? Not as endearing…

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 22:43:24 +0000

Maybe mammograms can be called SQUISH SECOND BASE. And I totally agree, the girl’s shirt was not OK – maybe as a sleep shirt, where nobody but her immediate family sees it – but not in public, and certainly not at work!
END BRAIN CANCER – that does sound a little blunt.

By: Skellie

Skellie — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:32:51 +0000

sometimes it is a matter of taste. a teen working at a pizza joint was wearing a T that read “drunks against mad mothers.” Shocked, I asked her why she was wearing it, and she replied that her grandfather had given it to her (which doesn’t answer the question). Her look (was it defiance?) said to me that she dared me to disrespect an elderly person by commenting on it. I was speechless and I know my shocked expression was still on my face as I left. My point is that it is one thing to demystify the breast by using more accessible language, but i have a problem with this insenstivie comment on the girls shirt (but I’ll defend to the death her right to wear it!!!) But, it is in very poor taste! I’m leaving now for my appointment for a mammogram. Does anyone have a cute accessible name for this procedure?

By: Debby

Debby — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:45:02 +0000

The strangest thing happened to me this week about this. I was in a ladies room where there were a bunch of people wearing a t-shirt which said End Brain Cancer. I asked if they had finished there had been a run and she said, yes, it was a run for cancer. It was such a funny way of expressing her support for research to end this disease.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 14:37:15 +0000

Yeah, those FB prompts seem very suspicious. I think they’re actually a way for fundraisers to glean personal data, then hit you up with email and junk mail later.

By: MelanieO

MelanieO — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:58:09 +0000

I have similar feelings about the Facebook chains that encourage women to post where they like to keep their purses when they come home or what color bra they are wearing, without revealing to their male friends that the post is meant to support breast cancer research. How exactly does a suggestive statement on Facebook steer funds to cancer research? Beats me.