ANNOUNCEMENT — GAYLE SULIK INTERVIEW
Breast cancer used to be a tragedy, something that was not okay. There was no glory, or honor, or cuteness. Now, thanks to the commercialization of the cause, the disease has been glorified, a girly version of the hero’s journey. Run the race, wear the T-shirt, buy the teddy bear. And if you’re one of the survivors, you may even get your name printed on the back of a bucket of deep fried chicken.
It’s about time someone started to untie the pink ribbon, take the cuteness out of cancer, and start doing something to give women back their health and their dignity.
Here to help make it happen at the Rethink Pink Summit is the author of “Pink Ribbon Blues,” Gayle Sulik.
“Cancer is not a ribbon, a screening test, or a leisure activity. It is not a sassy t-shirt, a proclamation of survivorship, or a gift worth giving. It is …a disease process that ignites what is all too often a cycle of medical surveillance and interventions…For too many, it will be the eventual cause of death…They deserve better than this, and so do we.”
– Gayle Sulik
Gayle Sulik’s Interview » (mp3)
What Listeners Said:
“Dr. Sulik’s thoughts on the value of practicing “critical compassion” and/or “compassionate criticism” were PROFOUND and echo my own feelings about our willingness to look deeply, truthfully and critically at suffering and its causes so we can truly begin to heal. So many of us have been taught not to question, so instead we make excuses or defer out of politeness or as a sign of respect – which only diminishes our ability to be respectfully DISCERNING. Thanks so much for the reminder.”
“I was one of the many that got sucked into believing we were helping breast cancer by buying pink ribbon products – I still remember when Avon starting selling pink ribbon pins. Thank you for telling the true story of the ribbon.”
“Thank you Dr. Gayle for speaking the truth. What you promote is a refreshing breath of truth that shall be part of uplifting us all out of this fairytale land of phoney support to one of in-depth analyzing, responding to, clearing the pathway for preventive measures that truly address the issues.”
