Think before you pink. Ugh.

[Eva]

I got the following email from a well meaning friend. She sent it to her whole mailing list. The subject line: A Favor to ask

All you have to do is click!

A favor to ask, it only takes a few seconds....
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Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on 'donating a mammogram' for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.

[Eva's note: I have removed the site as I don't want to further them getting PR from this crap.]

(It literally took me 20 seconds.)
Thank you
AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO TELL 10

I replied all:

I'm not a cynic, but my job as a marketing director makes me look at websites and claims like the ones below with a different view. The following website has some useful info on the site: http://www.prwatch.org/node/7436

Think before you pink!

I replied my friend personally:

I hope you don't mind me responding! This is a sensitive topic for me as all of the women on my mom's side who lead unhealthy lives (so, all of my mom's siblings and her mom) seem to end up with breast cancer. And they all seem to be pinkwashed and continue to live lives lacking health after having their breasts removed or dying. I have a bad taste in my mouth about sites that make money off of their sickness.

On other notes... sheesh... how are you!? I hope you're doing well. I'm missing the island like crazy. I never expected it, but there ya go! :)

I wasn't trying to be a jerk by responding to everybody. I hope she doesn't get mad. But I couldn't NOT respond. Ugh.

Just thought I'd share.

[shashibala]

While I agree with you about the profiteering aspect of cancer screening/treatment and I deplore the fake caring that corporations stoop to in order to garner public support and tax write offs, I must add that I visit that page daily to "click to donate" to the other worthwhile causes that they support. The rainforest, ending hunger, literacy, animal rescue, and child health. It is a good project even though it misses the mark on breast cancer.

[Eva]

The site advertised in the email was specifically regarding mammograms and breast cancer. It was not related to any of the other causes. Did you read the PR Watch info about the site?

Sigh. Maybe I am a cynic. I should have just vented to my mom before posting here. She told me I was preaching to the choir and she wished that there were more REAL organizations that made a REAL difference in women's lives rather than spreading fear and untruths.

LOL, she also told me I deserved a slap on the wrist for the way I responded and that I could have been more gracious to the person who sent the email forward. Whoops. I guess that part's not so funny.

[RawHeaven]

I think Eva that you responded in the moment and spoke your truth from the heart. If your friend gets offended, hopefully she will let you know. She may, but perhaps you've planted a seed with her anyway. The truth brings up any number of reactions and emotions with people. And often it is anger directed at the messenger. I also recognize this is a very sensitive topic, but I also believe many ladies expect that they may get it and don't focus on other means of knowing they don't "have to get it". The collective healing that needs to take place runs deeper than the pink campaign.

[Eva]

Crystal, you are so right (in my opinion!). And actually, she did respond. She said "Thank you for keeping me socially conscious. I guess you can't be sure of anything anymore!" along with some other niceties that don't need to be posted here. So, no worries. She used to be a teacher with me when I taught English for the Dept of Ed. We were never super close, but we did have breakfast a few times and room together with a required continuing education program. I could certainly call her a friend... but I would usually reserve the sass for closer friends!!!

[SwishTN]

I think like Crystal said, you were responding from your heart, and your frustration of what preying people/organizations will do. Thankfully your friend is in a healthy place, and your friendship as well : )... Life isn't about responding perfect, it's about accepting and loving no matter.

On an interesting note, even though my grandmother had a masectomy on my first birthday, and her mom and sister both died of breast cancer, I have never been very scared of it so to speak. Never really bothered to sponsor someone for the race for the cure, buy products that supported research or whatever. Not only due to lack of fear, but also because I believe that there are much better ways to prevent and even cure breast cancer.

Well, wihtin this past year I had purchased a few things that were in support of breast cancer research, as well as sponsored two people who were running. Then, in March my mom had a breast reduction, where it was discovered that she had breast cancer. She went through chemo (with me kicking and screaming), and in July had both of her breasts removed. Now in January, she will have reconstruction.

It's just so strange, how life works sometimes.

This is neither here nor there, but just kind of strange how it kind of played out.

Blessings!
Lauri

[Eva]

Oh Lauri, It is most certainly strange sometimes how life plays out. My expectations are off frequently, and my faith in the humanity of people is repeatedly strengthened at the most surprising moments and weakened just as often. I'm usually less surprised at the latter.

At minimum, I think you can be immensely thankful that you have no fear of such things. I too have such a strong history of breast cancer in my family, but I am making choices in thought and action that reaffirm why I have no need for fear! It certainly helps life along.

[JennaBoBenna]

good for you, Eva! I can't stand October anymore because of the pinkwashing...but I'm too much of a chicken to let my opinion out ! I'm afraid I might come off as "preachy" :rolleyes: Too much of a people pleaser I guess!

[annavon]

You definatly did the right thing. The sad thing is that they promote mammograms as if it can cure cancer. It does not cure or prevent cancer, it only detects it. What's even worse, it that women are exposed to additional raditation that might CAUSE breast or other types of cancer. I personally don't get mammograms, I use a method called thermo imaging that measures the heat in the breast tissue.

[shashibala]

I think your response was just fine. I just wanted to put in my little support for the other causes on that same site. Along similar lines, I have to bite my tongue so many times a day at my work. My friends are all suffering from degenerative problems that I believe are directly related to diet. A close friend said that her knees were aching day in and day out. I replied that my joints stopped hurting when I went raw and cut out grains and dairy. She was not impressed. I'm never sure how much to share because people are beginning to assume that I'll say something about diet no matter what the problem might be.My other good friend's husband has MS, but they are not open to looking at diet at all. I had a discussion with a friend who supposedly has out of control high cholesterol. She believes it to be totally genetic. She refuses to try a vegan diet, though because it's too radical! So we continue to do what makes us sick and then wonder why we're sick.
I am so sorry that so many women are suffering with the fear and sickness of breast cancer. They are victims of our sick food system and our poisoned environment. It is so sad and frustrating when you know things that can reduce peolpe' s suffering. but nobody is willing to listen!

[Eva]

shashibala -- Aren't you glad you have ears open to the truth? Sometimes people just aren't ready. Sometimes they even unconsciously use sickness as a crutch. I think it's annoying when my husband gets angry (not at me. I talk him down from anger in about two seconds :)) at this guy he works for. I can just see his blood pressure rising like mine used to when things angered me.

His diet sure isn't helping things. When he has pointedly commented that he doesn't know why he gets so upset... I always bring up his diet. LOL, but he's still eating meat and candy with blue # whatever and regular salt sometimes. What's a girl to do? Not much now since I'm so far away. :p

[saxmaam]

This site:

http://www.thehungersite.com/

and its five partner sites are a legit enterprise. I think I read about it in USA Today, but you can check it out on snopes.com, too:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/hungersite.asp

Snopes.com is all about debunking urban legends.

Of course I don't always appreciate the chain letters. But I do have that site set up as one of my home pages and I try to click all 6 daily.

[Eva]

Thanks! I like checking out snopes too. Anything to try to find the truth! LOL! The site on the email was specifically about breast cancer and getting women mammograms. Thanks for letting me know about the hunger site. I'll be sure not to respond in the same way if I receive a nuisance email about that one!

[Revvell]

Would purchase some stuff from them if they weren't poisoning kids with their drugs.

[Riiiya]

well Eva- all i can say is that i would have done the SAME and couldn't resist the urge to say things how they really are.:o

perhaps sometimes such attitude gets me in a bit of trouble but i can not help looking at the massive degeneration and being silent to keep others "comfortable"

[RawHeaven]

I think your response was just fine. I just wanted to put in my little support for the other causes on that same site. Along similar lines, I have to bite my tongue so many times a day at my work. My friends are all suffering from degenerative problems that I believe are directly related to diet. A close friend said that her knees were aching day in and day out. I replied that my joints stopped hurting when I went raw and cut out grains and dairy. She was not impressed. I'm never sure how much to share because people are beginning to assume that I'll say something about diet no matter what the problem might be.My other good friend's husband has MS, but they are not open to looking at diet at all. I had a discussion with a friend who supposedly has out of control high cholesterol. She believes it to be totally genetic. She refuses to try a vegan diet, though because it's too radical! So we continue to do what makes us sick and then wonder why we're sick.
I am so sorry that so many women are suffering with the fear and sickness of breast cancer. They are victims of our sick food system and our poisoned environment. It is so sad and frustrating when you know things that can reduce peolpe' s suffering. but nobody is willing to listen!


Very well said. And it can be both sad & frustrating as a person who cares when you can see the light and others are not there yet. I was blind to how my lifestyle & food choices were destroying my system also at many points in my life, so I remain hopeful that other people will wake up too. Sometimes you have to experience extreme bodily trauma or dis-ease before you can do so. Hit your rock bottom so to speak. Perhaps the people who are the most resistant to change and are not looking within are simply on their path and everything is lined up for them to experience their own experience and awakening. Just something to think about. :)

[shashibala]

I agree completely RawHeaven. I recently discovered that a book I read several years ago suggested eating mostly raw "living water foods". I read it, but I wasn't at a place where I could give up my addictions and my crutches, so I didn't really absorb the information. Later when I was ready, I read about raw once and knew it was what i needed. I don't fault others for being where there, I just wish I could help more.

[Zuri]

I got the following email from a well meaning friend. She sent it to her whole mailing list. The subject line: A Favor to ask




I'm sure you're done venting. I don't see anything wrong in the way you've expressed yourself. You were respectful and respectully voicing your opinion. In my opinion, the health industry and these "pink" geared businesses making a profit off of the "Think Pink" campaign may want to focus on ways women can prevent breast cancer in the first place while still allowing the women to get free mammograms.

Something just doesn't seem quite right to me. People all over the world, esp in the US, are so preoccupied with end results/quick results instead of properly educating themselves about how they got breast cancer/other illnesses and symptoms in the first place, thereby allowing them to better their health for many generations to come. People just dont' wanna get that food is one of the primary keys to longevity and in the case of breast cancer and cancers in general, I think an emotional/spiritual/karmic/past life connection is deeply embedded in why it happens.

AND, I don't even know why I was surprised at first, that the health industry is now pimping mammograms. UGH is right!

[cruda]

good for you Eva. I like your honesty. I do and say the same truth to people. I'm sorry but people are on denial. people eat sooo bad. I see it every Saturday when I go grocery shopping and it makes me sick to see what people buy.
I don't run, I don't donate I do not get involved in any of those pink stuff.It is all lies so they can make money out of us.

[raweater]

I didn't read all replies but www.naturalnews.com has lots of info on the breat cancer fraud.

Most of what they sell to collect money to "prevent" cancer are things that actually cause cancer, then the free mammograms increase breast cancer risk by 60%. Once you get cancer they give you chemo which in most cases accelerates death compared to no treatment at all. What they are really doing is causing and spreading this disease to exploit a very gullible public.

The only cure is prevention by not eating and doing the things that cause cancer, but it's 100% free and actually causes the cancer industry to loose money, so it's kept secret.

[Eva]

Something just doesn't seem quite right to me. People all over the world, esp in the US, are so preoccupied with end results/quick results instead of properly educating themselves about how they got breast cancer/other illnesses and symptoms in the first place, thereby allowing them to better their health for many generations to come. People just dont' wanna get that food is one of the primary keys to longevity and in the case of breast cancer and cancers in general, I think an emotional/spiritual/karmic/past life connection is deeply embedded in why it happens.

AND, I don't even know why I was surprised at first, that the health industry is now pimping mammograms. UGH is right!

The good thing is, raw food is popping into the mainstream media left and right. People are starting to listen! You never know what's going to happen in a few years. Maybe a large number of people will wake up from their zombie-like states to get with it and get healthy!

[Eva]

good for you Eva. I like your honesty. I do and say the same truth to people. I'm sorry but people are on denial. people eat sooo bad. I see it every Saturday when I go grocery shopping and it makes me sick to see what people buy.
I don't run, I don't donate I do not get involved in any of those pink stuff.It is all lies so they can make money out of us.

They are in denial, absolutely. And yeah, it's a little strange to see what people buy. One day recently, my cousin invited me over to her apartment. I didn't expect to stay there so long, but I was there for quite a while playing with the kids. I was so thankful that I brought a few apples, because there was NO raw food in the house. LOL -- she did have some canned and frozen veggies, though. She was sure they were raw. :eek:

[Eva]

raweater -- YES! There is some great info about this on Natural News. I don't understand how the industry is able to fool so many, but I guess the public as a whole really is gullible. So sad.

[Veganforlife]

Dear NaturalNews readers,

With Breast Cancer Awareness month fully upon us once again, retail stores have been invaded with everything pink, including "pink ribbon" candies and personal care products made with blatantly cancer-causing ingredients.

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[Veganforlife]

Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!