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Should Schools Fear 'I Heart Boobies' Bracelets?
By Joanne Bamberger - Politics DailyRubber wristbands supporting the fight against breast cancer, mostly in shades of pink, are worn by thousands, if not millions, of cancer survivors and their family members every day. Their messages vary depending on the organization that sells them. The breast cancer-awareness bracelet of the moment is edgier than most, carrying the message, "I 'Heart' Boobies." And that edginess has found an interesting and somewhat controversial audience. Students across America -- from Portland, Ore. to Junction City, Kan. to Easton, Pa. -- have been sporting these bands alongside the more ubiquitous ...
Facebook Wants to Know Where I Like My Purse. Here's Where They Can Put It.
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIt's meme season again. Last year about this time, lots of women found this message in their Facebook mailboxes: "Help spread the wings of breast cancer awareness by putting the color of your bra as your status. Just the color, nothing else. It will be fun to see how long it takes before the men will wonder why all the girls have a color in their status." My colleague Frances Tobin was not amused. Neither was I. In "My Bra? Color Me Furious," I objected "not for myself, but for friends I've watched face this beast. Many of them aren't wearing bras of any color because their breasts are ...
NFL Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Sept. 30) -- Would watching NFL games still be considered as manly if all the players were wearing pink, down to their cleats? It's a risk worth taking for the NFL, which beginning this Sunday is outfitting players with pink cleats, wristbands, chinstraps and towels to mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Goal posts are being padded with pink, and footballs emblazoned with a pink ribbon symbol. They're even using pink coins in games' opening coin toss. The campaign, in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, is dubbed "A Crucial Catch: Annual Screening Saves Lives," to ...
Cancer and the Color Wars: Pink? Teal? Purple?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThe late summer teal dusk of September is leaving us. You did know that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and that teal is the ribbon color, didn't you? And of course you saw the woman with Teal Toes. Oh I guess not, since she's in Chicago, and you're in Cincinnati. But you must have seen the teal fountains around town. They're everywhere! Why, entire cities have colored their oceanfronts teal in honor of ovarian cancer survivors. Coastal cities aside, teal has a long way to go to catch up with pink. It's almost October, aka "pink nausea" in some circles. October is Breast ...
Christie Buckner, They Oughta Name a Drink After You
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyCancer survivors are reluctant to search for old friends with whom they've lost touch. We fear what we may find. Eventually, though, curiosity gets the best of us. Sometimes we get good news. More often than not, we get a death notice. ...
The Bra-ha-ha
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyRegarding my previous post My Bra? Color Me Furious, which has clocked in at 1,000+ comments: I guess I hit a nerve. ...
My Bra? Color Me Furious
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThe bra-color meme that's sweeping Facebook and allegedly raising awareness of breast cancer got a nice one-two punch from my colleague Frances Tobin. ...
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