A rare opportunity to use the high school trick of getting people to read something with a provocative title, and at the same time it’s actually relevant.
Brandy Hauman, spouse of Glenn, is participating in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women, a charity walk to raise money for breast cancer research.
It’s a worthy cause and 100% of monies donated go towards research. If you want, the link to donate is here: https://www.revlonrunwalk.com/ny/secure/MyWebPage.cfm?pID=142293
This has been a public service announcement.
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Brandy Hauman, spouse of Glenn, is participating in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women, a charity walk to raise money for breast cancer research.
It’s a worthy cause and 100% of monies donated go towards research.
So’s prostate cancer. Where’s the link for that?
I’m not trying to be a jerk here, but it just sort of irritates me when I see “feel good” promos like this. It’s kind of like people who go down to the soup kitchens to serve food on holidays, but not at any other time of the year. Of course we all know that the homeless only eat twice a year on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
EClark posted:
“It’s a worthy cause and 100% of monies donated go towards research.
So’s prostate cancer. Where’s the link for that?
I’m not trying to be a jerk here, but it just sort of irritates me when I see “feel good” promos like this. It’s kind of like people who go down to the soup kitchens to serve food on holidays, but not at any other time of the year. Of course we all know that the homeless only eat twice a year on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.”
Well, you may not be trying to be a jerk, but you sure come off sounding that way.
Let’s see–Revlon, a cosmetics manufacturer which earns an incredible amount of money from selling products to women, has decided to sponsor an event which supports research for an illness which primarily affects women’s lives (it should be noted that there are men who develop breast cancer as well–the numbers pale in comparison to women, however–which is often a topic that few men know about, even when talking to their own physicians; male physicians frequently don’t ask their male patients about the frequency of breast cancer in their family histories, instead focusing on other more “common” cancers). If you want someone to do a “feel good” promo regarding prostate cancer, get in touch with a company whose business is primarily male, such as Coors or Sports Illustrated, to sponsor a “prostate cancer walk”.
Regarding those people who volunteer at food kitchens on holidays, they might actually be there other times of the year–or did you not think of that? It’s too bad that people who aren’t homeless might just be too busy with their own lives–in many cases, trying their dámņëdëšŧ to avoid becoming homeless themselves–to spend more time than just the holidays. But, of course, that does make for more than just the black-and-white world that you seem to envision.
I would like to take this opportunity to register my support for breasts of all shapes and sizes everywhere. We should put both hands together for this endeavor to lift breasts to new heights (of awareness). God bless the bøøb.
I agree with EClark1849–I see tons of billboards for awareness of breast cancer, but never a thing for prostate cancer. Not fair, and though this was really more of a thing to help out a friend (or friend’s wife), it’s still worth pointing out.
— John Kartal
Wow.
Pettiness about a worthy cause? Unbelievable, guys. Instead of complaining, why not say, “Wow. That’s great. While we’re at it, here are some links, information, and fundraisers for prostate cancer.” But, I’m willing to bite the bullet. No sense in having a reaction without taking the action part, him? First of all, stats.
From the National Prostate Cancer Coalition:
Prostate cancer is diagnosed every 2 3/4 minutes, over 230,000 new cases each year. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in America among men.
An estimated 29,900 American men lose their lives to prostate cancer each year, one death every twenty minutes.
Prostate cancer incidence rates increased 192% between 1973 and 1992.
One in six American men is at lifetime risk of prostate cancer. If a close relative has prostate cancer, a man’s risk of the disease more than doubles. With two relatives, his risk increases fivefold. With three close relatives, his risk is about 97%.
In the next 24 hours, prostate cancer will claim the lives of over 80 American men.
Prostate cancer represents over 32% of all new cancer cases in American men.
This year, more cases of prostate cancer in men under the age of 65 are expected than the combined number of men of all ages who are victims of leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, and brain tumors.
It’s recommended that all men, especially men that are at a higher risk (ie, Over the age of 50 or over the age of 40 where prostate cancer is present in the family, as well as for African American men over the age of 40) should be screened once a year.
Also, here are some additional links, screening information, and fundraisers:
National Drive Against Prostate Cancer – 27,000 men screened and counting!
Hocky Fights Cancer – To date, this NHL organization has raised over $6.8 million to help support local and national cancer organizations. Go donate or participate in their auction.
If you feel so strongly about the lack of plublicity prostate cancer has gotten, then organize a fund raiser. Support local advocacy groups. Donate money to help those in need. Volunteer. Anything.
But, please, just stop complaining that one form of cancer is getting more news coverage than another. All cancers are serious. If you care enough, you can make a difference.
>>Brandy Hauman, spouse of Glenn, is participating in the Revlon Run/Walk for Women, a charity walk to raise money for breast cancer research.>>
I participated in the Revlon Run/Walk last year, and am a co-captain of this year’s team. I’ll be walking *with* Brandy and others come May 1, and Glenn was thoughtful enough to post a similar link to my own fundraising page several weeks ago. Let me clarify something for the record:
Money raised by the Revlon Run/Walk for Women goes to fight ALL women’s cancers, not just breast cancer. A number of the participants are cancer survivors, and many, many other people who walk do so to honor the memories of friends and loved ones who have succumbed. I fall into the latter group.
It’s a dámņ good cause, and a big march and rally once a year on each coast – there’s one in LA as well – helps to keep women’s health issues in the public consciousness for a little while, at least.
EClark1849: You comment about the feel-good folks who only show up to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Are you one of them, or are you out there working at the soup kitchens and shelters every week?
We all do what we can.
EClark1849: You comment about the feel-good folks who only show up to feed the homeless on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Are you one of them, or are you out there working at the soup kitchens and shelters every week?
Yes. And when I was working on the air in radio, I used to remind people that the homeless need to eat and have shelter and warm clothes every day. Any other snide questions? Ahh, don’t bother. I’ll just ignore ’em anyway.
Pettiness about a worthy cause?
I don’t think I was being petty. Simply asking why one worthy cause deserves mentioning while another goes begging for attention isn’t petty, is it?
Back when I was publishing the monthly Nice Day Comix newsletter and drawing the Three Pals comic strip, at the end, (issue 75) I drew up a half dozen different “final episodes”, including one set several decades in the future. The strip begins in a cemetary on the day of the male cast member Egor’s funeral. The girls comment that neither of them expected him to go first, especially not of breast cancer. Blousie remarks “It’s what he gets for growing his own.”
Sick, but I just wanted to point out that I did do something to raise awareness of male breast cancer. Various cancers took my mom, her sister and both of my mon’s other children, my half-brother and half-sister, along with assorted cousins. I’m sure if I live long enough it will come for me too.
I didn’t come here to squabble with strangers (I get enough of that over at Jump The Shark) but it’s hard not to be sarcastic sometimes. Yes, it would be real keen if every time someone mentioned a charity or cause all other charities or causes were given equal mention. There’s lots of needs going unmet out there. But it ain’t gonna happen, so sometimes issues will be addressed one at a time. Jeez.
Thanx to Rachel for the information and the links.
And a shout out to Michael for lightening the mood with his pun filled paean to breasts.
If I cut & pasted this correctly it should connect to an online petition to make it okay for women to walk around topless if they want to. I may not have this verbatim but I think the petition reads “It should be okay for women to walk around topless if they want.”
If only all political issues could be addressed so consisely.
http://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=3781&link_name=petition+for+bøøbìëš&my_url=http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?2252729a–s1
– Poppaspank –
“I don’t think I was being petty. Simply asking why one worthy cause deserves mentioning while another goes begging for attention isn’t petty, is it?”
Yup. It is.
I mentioned it because a friend asked me to. I help friends when I can.
You got a problem with that? If yes, then you must not have many friends. If no, then knock it the hëll off.
PAD
Just wanted to pop in here and thank Peter for announcing this for me. I figured he reaches a lot more people via this forum than I can on my own. I may work for a Large Media Company but I’m not on air, so I harness the power of what media I do have some small access to.
Thanks in advance to anyone who does decide to donate, and also to those who decide to give time or money to any other cause. Anything that stimlates discussion about or donations to worthy causes can’t be bad.
Brandy