How do you feel about this? Alcohol beverages sporting Breast Cancer Ribbon

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So what do you think?

[motherofmolly]

doesnt bother me. money is going to the fight for a cure.

[derketchup]

The whole thing is Pinkwashing. I mean, seriously. Let's raise money to cure breast cancer with cancer-causing plastics, fast food, food laden with preservatives, and now alcohol.

They hijacked the pink ribbon and are using it to further the exploitation of well-intentioned Americans.

[whatsfree4me]

So what should they put the ribbon on? Almost everything has been proven to cause cancer somewhere along the line!

[derketchup]

And that's exactly what the cancer-treatment industry wants us to believe, whatsfree4me. Everything causes cancer so go ahead and do what you want. We'll be here to sell you exclusive drugs created by government funds and sold to you with absolutely no discount.

If you buy Susan Komen crap, you're potentially paying for your cancer medication four times over:

1) When you pay taxes
2) When you buy their stuff
3) When you pay your copayments
4) When your insurance rates go up because of other people who have cancer

[jolly321]

doesnt bother me. money is going to the fight for a cure.

100% agree and it helps spread the word for a cure.

[derketchup]

100% agree and it helps spread the word for a cure.

We should be spreading the word for prevention. We can spread word about a potential cure all day but that won't make a cure.

[jolly321]

We should be spreading the word for prevention. We can spread word about a potential cure all day but that won't make a cure.

You are correct! I hope that when companies use the pink banner that funds from that product help for future research.

[derketchup]

You are correct! I hope that when companies use the pink banner that funds from that product help for future research.

But what good does putting money into future research help if it's encouraging women to drink more alcohol, something proven to cause breast cancer in a rather large minority of the population?

[CW&M Mom]

We should be spreading the word for prevention. We can spread word about a potential cure all day but that won't make a cure.

You can't prevent most cancer.


I don't drink, I don't care if they pinkify alcohol...I think the Susan B Komen stuff is kind of a lousy charity.

If they pinkified cigarettes...now that would be completely absurd.