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

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

Gender role compliancy is a BIG problem in medical treatment and that's my complaint. The point is not the pink per se, and that's what everyone is missing. The pink is *shorthand* for gender compliancy.

If you and/or vzd want to do a walk or run for the cure, I'm down with it. Let's represent for butches and androgynous women everywhere.

[zare-k.livejournal.com]

When is the event?

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

I'd have to look it up. I keep seeing it on TV and I've been so over-focused on how angry the ads make me I haven't noticed the date.