tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post2052071584320548240..comments2024-03-25T00:14:16.124-07:00Comments on Bread and Bread: i refuse to plaster this post with pink ribbons or make jokes about saving the tatasCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-60002964587102351032009-10-26T10:30:01.435-07:002009-10-26T10:30:01.435-07:00This is a great post, and I had a lot to say about...This is a great post, and I had a lot to say about it. But I heard in my own head what I was going to say and I sounded preachy. It boiled down to this:<br /><br />I'm super glad you're not sick. And if, god forbid, you did get sick I would NOT buy you anything with a pink ribbon on it. How tacky.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-3281738159705247492009-10-22T11:57:12.105-07:002009-10-22T11:57:12.105-07:00This is a fascinating article. I've often thou...This is a fascinating article. I've often thought about the weirdness of a disease launching a hugely successful marketing campaign, and (as someone who works for a nonprofit) I'm skeptical of the concept of "shopping for a cure" when a direct donation would be so much better. <br /><br />When I was worried about the possibility of breast cancer, one of the things I said to my girlfriend was, "Ugh, if I got sick, people would start buying me things with pink ribbons on them."Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-29924271387254536882009-10-22T08:28:05.395-07:002009-10-22T08:28:05.395-07:00While not directly related to your post, this Bost...While not directly related to your post, this Boston Globe article has an interesting take on the pink ribbon movement:<br />http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/10/04/sick_of_pink/Michelle Panikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11305299656633483612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-60175911826901129662009-10-21T18:33:12.229-07:002009-10-21T18:33:12.229-07:00Oh yes, there was that whole VP scandal storyline-...Oh yes, there was that whole VP scandal storyline--I'd forgotten. This is why no one wants me on their pub quiz team. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-30562336284409224582009-10-21T16:05:37.961-07:002009-10-21T16:05:37.961-07:00Technically, President Bartlett turned over the re...Technically, President Bartlett turned over the reigns to the Speaker of the House because his VP had recently resigned, which you no doubt knew but were keeping it simple. Why I fixate on this in this post.... well....<br /><br />I would really dig "fucking spa inside" style doctors' offices, but I've never encountered one & don't think any exist where I live.<br /><br />Glad to hear it was a false alarm for you. Not hypochondria at all getting something actual checked that turns out to be benign.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.com