to repost my friends Facebook status on AIBU?

[NorksBoobsTitsKnockersBreasts]

She said I could

"Apparently I'm supposed to post a sexually tinted description of where I keep my handbag as my status. Allegedly this will help raise awareness of breast cancer.

Information about how and when to examine ones breasts would obviously be of no use whatsoever. Neither would be mentioning the significance of breastfeeding in reducing ones risk of developing breast cancer.

OK"

Now, I don't know this 'friend' well (I've not seen her for years) but I like her a whole lot more than I already did after this.

Why does cancer awareness have to be titillating ffs?

It's quite demeaning to women that we need to imply we like it roughly by the sink, personally I find the pinkness of it daft as well. Hey, it's pink, girly and tarty too! Hurray!

Great, SGM. Was about to say yes start one, but links are good.

Hate hate hate the way breast cancer "awareness" is made all daft and silly and pink and coy like this. Massive

I don't think Carry-On-Cancer is vile. Cancer itself is vile. Attempts to raise awareness and/or money are not vile.

My mother died of breast cancer. Before she did she wrote a play about living with her post-mastectomy body. She performed the play while going through chemo. It involved her stipping naked on stage. I doubt that was to everybody's taste either but I was very proud.

This is my new status. Mostly to piss off my sister.

avacadoes, that's incredible. She must've been a brave woman.

Avocadoes, something like your mum's play (which sounds pretty ballsy) is a world away from this crap and it's not simply on grounds of taste that I hate it.

It's also on grounds that it diverts people's energy away from the sort of campaigning that actually would raise awareness more effectively. And "awareness" is such a vague and blanket term in this context; people shouldn't be allowed to get away with the notion that by simply getting someone to think the actual words "breast cancer" they have done something hugely effective and praiseworthy.

The danger of campaigns like this is that the words "breast cancer awareness" become associated with irritating unfunny crapola that all but encourages people not to think about the issue properly, rather to feel that they can just post something moronic on FB and they've done their bit, conscience absolved.

Typed slowly, expecting massive xpost.

Thing is though, a lot of women like it. And some women are happy to be pink and coy, and if thats how some people want to try and raise awareness, what on earth difference does it make to anyone else?

I fail to see why those of you who think it silly seem to want to tell everyone else what they should do? I'll ask you again...what difference does it make to you?

In fact avocadoes I think your mention of your mum and her play has probably single-handedly been more useful in making people think than the entire stupid FB initiative. Certainly I have a powerful image in my head now of someone who must have been remarkable to know.

I'm sorry that you've lost her. It's unimaginably (for me) horrible.

because, Winter, cancer isn't pink and coy. It's bloody bastard of an illness and wearing a bloody pink t shirt once a year is clearly not raising enough money to fund research.

A lot of women don't like it though Winter...including me. this has made me gnash my teeth all week and is one of the reasons am on here tonight and not fb.

grrrrrrrr.

because, Winter, if loads of people feel they have done their bit by buying a candy-pink lipstick from which half a penny after costs goes to bc, or by putting something on their FB status, then they are more likely to feel that they needn't do anything else. Anything, I don't know, more actually useful in fighting cancer.

here here STEWIE or should I call you LOIS?

watsthestory I'm one of the lucky ones as mine was caught very early, was very small and very treatable ... but thank you for your good wishes

Its funny how the subject of breast cancer marketing makes people so angry. I always thought it was in fairly poor taste - all that pink 'n fluffy nonsense - and of course I take it rather more personally now ... which apparently is wrong of me [hmmm] I've even fallen out with a friend because of our differing views and have now learned to keep the strength of my feelings pretty much to myself.

As RageAgainst has said, I'd rather see donations than media hyped "awareness raising". Perhaps I'm being a joyless fucker, but feel sure I'd be in good company there.

Avocadoes it sounds like what your mother did was relevant, informative, powerful and inspirational. I realise its hard for everyone to find something quite so unique to do themselves, I just wish there wasn't the titillation and the girliness associated with most of what is done ... albeit with the best of intentions. Cancer - of any sort - is a shite disease and I hate the fact that its been "packaged" in order to make it more saleable as a charity.

Maybe we should have a Joyless Fuckers Cancer Awareness society.

In fact, god I really think we should form it. It wouldn't have to be actually joyless. It could just not be quite so pink.

I knew that someone on here would know about this...the only question I have is how come I had no clue what all the "i like it under the stairs" comments were about yet clearly all my female friends did/do.

I had an inkling, but no messages in my inbox/message bit. (hate facebook anyway, only joined because some of my friends seem to have given up communication via normal channels)

lol

Is it worth setting one up, SGM? Or would it just be timewasting?

In the context of this thread I like the idea a lot, but I can imagine it just being met with type reactions in RL and ignored ... in which case maybe best stick with hoping people visit the ones you linked earlier.