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

[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.