Breast cancer activism thoughts

[lady_kishiria]

I realize that while I'm at medium risk for breast cancer (no kids, moderate drinker) I could never, EVER participate in breast cancer activism.

The short answer is that there's too much damned PINK. I do not do PINK.

This is shorthand for "to participate in activism against a disease that attacks women no matter what their lifestyle, only women who fit a certain stereotyped femininity need apply." If you're white, married, preferably with kids, and you are conventionally feminine and like pink, come on by. If you're butch or androgynous or queer (the three do not necessarily all go together) please go away.

I tried to picture ommkarja, vzd, prushrush and myself as part of this event. I couldn't do it.

I'm tempted towards a long dissertation about the subtle death wish against those who don't fit the stereotype of a "good" woman, but I won't.

Comments

[caprine.livejournal.com]

I could see a fun subversion of this--a queer group entering a breast cancer run all wearing big pink triangles.

[xerne.livejournal.com]

Is this a particular event that requires a lot of pink? Because I'm not a big rainbow person, and I can wear rainbow and pink pins equally well without the world coming to an end. =P

[khandreia.livejournal.com]

I don't do pink either. Except this icon, really. Otherwise, it's just too...girly. Despite what my place of work may lead one to believe, I don't exactly do girly. Give me nice, dark colors any day of the week. But unfortunately, those really don't make for good "activism" colors...unless someone wants to start a gothic-pride or metalhead-pride group somewhere. Or something like that.

But seriously...if I were to become an activist for any kind of cancer that a woman could develop, it would be for cervical cancer. My mom had it when I was very young, so it hits rather close to home for me.

[prushrush.livejournal.com]

Pink. Gawd. :: vomits into nearby bin ::

[garpu.livejournal.com]

Eew. Pink. chaosloki hates pink even more post-breast cancer.

[helenkacan.livejournal.com]

Or is it an American thing? A California thing? Because I've never heard of anything so overwhelmingly suffused with pink-ness up here. It's just the pink ribbon and that's it.

'Cuz gag me with a spoon.
Sea of pink.
Ugh.

Siding-with-you hugs,
H.

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

I tried to picture [info] ommkarja, [info] vzd, [info] prushrush and
myself as part of this event. I couldn't do it.

Heh heh... yah. Maybe we should be part of it though (albeit I'm not wearing any damn pink). It's upsetting when people think they can't get access to good medical care because they're not gender role compliant.

[android-raptor.livejournal.com]

Oh Gawd, reminds me of how, in the 4th grade, I practically declaired WAR on the color pink. I hated it so much, and still hate it...