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 Don’t say “breast cancer.” Because breast cancer is SUPER SEXY. If you’re not convinced, check out the Pink Ribbon Blues photo gallery. It includes common breast cancer “awareness” images like these. A Boobfest features sleek women in black cocktail dresses to raise funds for breast cancer. KK Temptations holds a bikini . . . → Read More: You Know What’s NOT Sexy? Over the last year, the Pink Ribbon Blues Blog has become a forum for discussing pink culture and industry from multiple vantage points and through a multitude of voices. As the PRB Contributors list continues to grow, I am hopeful that the status quo surrounding breast cancer will dislodge to create meaningful awareness, understanding, . . . → Read More: What Lies Beneath Nizarys Vargas is a senior at the College of Mount of Saint Vincent. Her current concentration is business administration with a minor in sociology, and Ms. Vargas plans to become a funeral director. Having worked closely with the Sisters of Charity, she is committed to helping people through some of the saddest and most . . . → Read More: 18. Advertising WHAT??? Kate-Madonna Hindes is an industry leader and national author and speaker on emotional integrity and authenticity in today’s online media. Her columns are regularly published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Women of HR, GirlmeetsGeek, Brazen Careerist and JobDig. With 15+ years of combined, published, experience for news media, state government and Fortune 500 businesses, she regularly covers . . . → Read More: 10. {ReThink Your Pitch} Q&A With A National Brand Over Breast Cancer… http://www.kktemptations.com/Breast-Cancer.html Note: This essay was also published on the Oxford University Press Blog on April 28, 2011. — A blogger who goes by the name of The Accidental Amazon recently asked: “When did breast cancer awareness become more focused on our breasts than on cancer? Is it because our culture is so . . . → Read More: Boobies, for Fun & Profit! There’s been a lot of talk about boobies lately especially in breast cancer awareness campaigns. Discussions erupted in the blogosphere in early March after Peggy Orenstein posted a set of pointed questions about the awareness tactics of an “I ♥ Boobies” campaign promoted by the Keep A Breast Foundation. Katie of Uneasy Pink was super uneasy . . . → Read More: “Boobies.” I said it. Now, May I Have Your Attention Please? Photo by Astrid Stawiarz for The Wall Street Journal The fury over Komen’s official responses to the trademark debacle continues to mount as individuals, breast cancer advocates, journalists, bloggers, and the diagnosed raise numerous questions about Komen’s trademark policing, hubris, and financial allocations. Despite an ambiguous admission on the Nightly News with Brian . . . → Read More: Komen’s Leadership In Question Peggy Orenstein, author of forthcoming book Cindarella Ate My Daughter, wrote a compelling article for The New York Times Magazine (Nov. 12, 2010) addressing contemporary efforts to make breast cancer “sexy” for an upbeat and stylized cancer marketplace. In Think About Pink, Orenstein critiques the “I ❤ Boobies” and “Save the Ta-tas” campaigns that . . . → Read More: NY Times Magazine’s, “Think About Pink” |
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