Two weeks ago Dear Hubby and I attended a football game at our son’s college. My son doesn’t play football. He plays the tuba in the marching band. It was one of those warm, gorgeous blue-sky fall days. Plus it was homecoming, so of course the stadium was packed with spectators. As fate would have it, a …
Pinktober
Has feminism dropped the ball in breast cancer awareness campaigns? “Sexy” sells. Sadly, it is even selling breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer has been trivialized. It has also been sexualized. Both are wrong. You might want to read: It’s Time to Stop Trivializing Breast Cancer. The end does not justify the means.
Are you ready? I’ve been fluctuating between wanting to be quiet during October which is of course, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, or trying to “rev things up” a notch. I’m still not exactly sure where October Pinktober will lead me. Stay tuned. It seems like I should have some profound post planned as October begins. I’m certainly eager …