And I don’t just mean because of the pain and devastation it causes- because that part really could stop!
But these new “facebook awareness status” ploys ARE SO ANNOYING.
How in the HECK does making pseudo-sexually explicit statuses make any difference whatsoever to breast cancer awareness? Most people know about breast cancer by now, this crap isn’t helping anything.
It’s just making people look foolish, if you ask me, which you didn’t, by I’m telling you anyhow. (and I use “foolish” to tone down what typed first.)
The term “slacktivism” doesn’t accurately cover this phenomenon. This is worse than doing little. This can, in many ways, cause damage. Why all the sexual innuendo?
How about make your status something like: make healthy, positive choices and find out more about preventive measures to stop breast cancer…
OR MAYBE: donate to the breast cancer foundation… and, men, we aren’t trying to deceive you with this, we want you apart of it as well. (that’s a status sweep I could handle!)
Maybe I’ve grown into a prude, but stating where “I like” my purse and listing my shoe size as inches is NOT something I would ever be comfortable doing, nor does it tickle my funny-bone in anyway.
Why?! Just tell me why, goddamnit!
And, maybe accompanying the pretty pink ribbon, we start adding pictures to reveal true devastation of it, to maybe wake some people up to how serious this really is...
This is an early sign to look for (while also feeling for lumps):
So please, the next time you're about to get swept up in that sweep, change your status to something a little more classy and proactive maybe? Or write a blog to bitch about it? Or follow along, and know I (and other people) may be judging you a little bit ;) haha
Take care of yourself <3
(question mark ribbon found at: http://icantquitboobs.com/faq_content.html)
(the other two images found at: http://kathleengrieve.blogspot.com/2011/02/building-breast-cancer-awareness.html (who wrote a piece about awareness, that didnt include anything sexual- YOU GO GIRL!)
Very well said, as always :D
ReplyDeleteAs a male who supports this serious cause, I find it ridiculous to see it trivialized by silly status games and worst of all, to have the male gender 'left out of the loop' (not that we'd want to be in this particular loop).
I agree. It's ridiculous. Men can also get it! Thanks for the comment!
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