I'm all awareness'ed out

[JohnnySavage]

Now I know breast cancer is an awful thing, but I have to say that I'm pretty much sick of the pink.

Yes, I'm a politically incorrect cad. But, AIDS awareness, MADD student drunks, Breast Cancer, and all the rest of it. I'm just tired of being aware of stuff.

Yellow ribbons, pink ribbons, black ribbons, puzzle piece ribbons, purple ribbons. The madness has to stop!

[Peregrinator]

Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

Now I know breast cancer is an awful thing, but I have to say that I'm pretty much sick of the pink.

Yes, I'm a politically incorrect cad. But, AIDS awareness, MADD student drunks, Breast Cancer, and all the rest of it. I'm just tired of being aware of stuff.

Yellow ribbons, pink ribbons, black ribbons, puzzle piece ribbons, purple ribbons. The madness has to stop!

I kinda know what you mean. At my local Safeway, every time you cash out, they're asking "Would you like to round up for (insert very good cause here)?"

There are so many causes that are so worthwhile. Maybe it's a symptom of American wealth? It does get frustrating, though.

[Morcheeba]

It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month so deal.

If manly men can wear pink cleats, sweatbands, gloves and other pink items on the gridiron - so can you no matter where you are in honor of something that NEEDS more awareness.

[JohnnySavage]

Originally Posted by Peregrinator

I kinda know what you mean. At my local Safeway, every time you cash out, they're asking "Would you like to round up for (insert very good cause here)?"

There are so many causes that are so worthwhile. Maybe it's a symptom of American wealth? It does get frustrating, though.

They put a pink ribbon on the White House today. Nobel as the cause may be, that strikes me as inappropriate.

[Peregrinator]

Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

They put a pink ribbon on the White House today. Nobel as the cause may be, that strikes me as inappropriate.

It's a little odd, unless they've made it a focus. If Michele is into the cause, then it makes sense to me.

[off2bed]

Next week is Normalcy Awareness Week.

[Colonel Hogan]

Originally Posted by JohnnySavage

Yellow ribbons, pink ribbons, black ribbons, puzzle piece ribbons, purple ribbons. The madness has to stop!

December is "Save a Ribbon" month. I'm going to commemorate it by wearing a hat made from a baby harp seal.

[Recidiva]

Oh you poor baby.

Let's take a mug of hot chocolate away from a kid with leukemia so you can feel better. Stupid kid. Should know better than to have cancer anyway.

[Morcheeba]

Originally Posted by Colonel Hogan

December is "Save a Ribbon" month. I'm going to commemorate it by wearing a hat made from a baby harp seal.

Funny. Even funnier since the Colonel in your avatar is wearing a HUGE yellow ribbon.

[IrezumiKiss]

Originally Posted by Recidiva

Oh you poor baby.

Let's take a mug of hot chocolate away from a kid with leukemia so you can feel better. Stupid kid. Should know better than to have cancer anyway.

You know? If only everyone could be perfect and rich and pretty with no defects or blemishes like Paris Hilton.

Wait, hold up...she's got that slightly wonky eye...

[Recidiva]

Originally Posted by IrezumiKiss

You know? If only everyone could be perfect and rich and pretty with no defects or blemishes like Paris Hilton.

Wait, hold up...she's got that slightly wonky eye...

If only all those imperfect people could just get out of sight, where they properly belong.

No manners at all.

It's almost as if incurable illnesses make people...I don't know...try to do something about it.

[KRCummings]

I think a couple people totally missed the point.

[JohnnySavage]

Originally Posted by KRCummings

I think a couple people totally missed the point.

As is likely to happen here.

[koalabear]

Originally Posted by KRCummings

I think a couple people totally missed the point.

and sadly there is no ribbon for that.

[JustSkye]

The only thing I'm tired of seeing are companies whose sales increase because they have the damned ribbon on their products. Donate directly to the cause, people.

I don't mind having information abounding, but I am tired of seeing all the campaigns and the companies who profit and only give a tiny portion to the cause.

[KRCummings]

Originally Posted by koalabear

and sadly there is no ribbon for that.

Don't be so sure.

[KRCummings]

I remember back a ways maybe a year or so after Philidelphia, Tom Hanks caught some flak for refusing to wear an AIDS pin. He said he felt that so many people were wearing it that people had gotten used to it and forgotten what it was supposed to be about.
I imagine everyone has gotten so used to the magnetic ribbons on the back of cars that they don't pay attention to most of them anymore and that defeats the purpose.
If you saturate the market with something then sooner or later people will stop seeing it or at least stop caring about it.

[JustSkye]

Originally Posted by KRCummings

I remember back a ways maybe a year or so after Philidelphia, Tom Hanks caught some flak for refusing to wear an AIDS pin. He said he felt that so many people were wearing it that people had gotten used to it and forgotten what it was supposed to be about.
I imagine everyone has gotten so used to the magnetic ribbons on the back of cars that they don't pay attention to most of them anymore and that defeats the purpose.
If you saturate the market with something then sooner or later people will stop seeing it or at least stop caring about it.

exactly. sad, but true.

[tinylittlegnat]

I got a brown ribbon. You know what it means? Eat shit mother fucker. - George Carlin

[Recidiva]

Originally Posted by KRCummings

I remember back a ways maybe a year or so after Philidelphia, Tom Hanks caught some flak for refusing to wear an AIDS pin. He said he felt that so many people were wearing it that people had gotten used to it and forgotten what it was supposed to be about.
I imagine everyone has gotten so used to the magnetic ribbons on the back of cars that they don't pay attention to most of them anymore and that defeats the purpose.
If you saturate the market with something then sooner or later people will stop seeing it or at least stop caring about it.

I think it's ridiculous to tell someone that they must wear a ribbon. Choosing to support it how you choose, through observation of a ribbon or not, is personal.

But to be exhausted by all those causes...that I don't get.

[KRCummings]

White ribbon Multiple Hereditary Exostoses[1]
Gender violence ("men working to end men's violence against women") [2]
International End of Violence Against Women[3]

Yellow ribbon Deployed soldiers ("support our troops") [4]
Suicide awareness and prevention [5]
Australian 2009 Victorian Bushfire Campaign* [6]
"Help unlock the second prison" Assistance for ex-convicts [7]
Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness

Puzzle ribbon Autism Awareness [8]

Blue ribbon Sex trafficking and slavery awareness (navy blue) [9]
"Bring Home Our Troops" campaign [10]
Child abuse awareness [11]
Prostate cancer awareness (sky blue) [12]
Electronic Frontier Foundation's Online Free Speech [13]
Canada's anti-tobacco, anti-second hand smoke [14] [15] [16]
Spain's campaign for the release of Basque terrorists' kidnap victims [17]
"Responsible use of public lands for the benefit of all recreationists" [18]
International No Diet Day[19]
Hydranencephaly awareness[20]

Jade Ribbon Jade Ribbon Campaign spreads information about hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities (and some times in America) [21]

Purple ribbon Sarcoidosis [22]
Lupus [23]
Fibromyalgia [24]
Show religious tolerance [25]
Promoting remembrance and awareness of violence against women [26]
Domestic violence awareness [27]
Childhood stroke awareness [28]
Cystic fibrosis awareness [29]
Alzheimer's disease awareness [30]
Pancreatic cancer awareness [31]
Workers' Memorial Day[32]
Epilepsy awareness (lavender) [33]

Periwinkle ribbon Pulmonary hypertension awareness [34]
Eating disorder awareness [35]
Stomach cancer awareness [35]

Pink and blue ribbon Pro-life [36]
Genital integrity [37]
Inflammatory breast cancer awareness [38]
Infertility awareness [39]
Infant loss awareness [40]
Pregnancy loss awareness [41]

Orange Ribbon Leukemia And Lymphoma Awareness
Energy awareness in Nigeria [42]
Animal protection awareness [43]
Self-injury awareness [44]
Multiple Sclerosis awareness [45]
Anti-racism (Harmony Day in Australia) [46]
Symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004
Kidney cancer survivorship and awareness [47]
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) [48]

Red ribbon AIDS awareness [49]
Substance abuse awareness (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools) [50]
Vasculitis awareness[51]

Gray ribbon Diabetes awareness [52]
Brain cancer awareness [53]
Asthma awareness [53]

Black ribbon Anarchist Black Ribbon Campaign [54]
Mourning and remembrance of the Virginia Tech massacre [55]
Melanoma

Pink ribbon Breast cancer awareness [56]

Green ribbon Organ transplantation and donation awareness [57]
Environmental protection [58]
Mitochondrial disease awareness [59]

Teal ribbon Gynecological cancer including Uterine, Endometrial, Ovarian, Falopian, Cervical and Vulval Cancers [60]
Ovarian cancer [61]
Sexual assault [62]
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia [63]
Batten Disease [64]
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome [65]

Violet ribbon Hodgkin's lymphoma [66]

Gold ribbon Childhood cancer awareness [67]

Cloud ribbon Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [68]

Silver ribbon Brain disorders [69]
Ovarian cancer (Australia) [70]
Congenital cytomegalovirus [71]

Indigo ribbon Targeted Individuals [72]

[KRCummings]

Originally Posted by Recidiva

I think it's ridiculous to tell someone that they must wear a ribbon. Choosing to support it how you choose, through observation of a ribbon or not, is personal.

But to be exhausted by all those causes...that I don't get.

You really don't understand how people will tune out something that they're constantly bombarded with? That's human nature.
Better people than me have brought up this issue about the ribbons before. People are becoming numb to it.

[Recidiva]

I'm sorry, I find that argument to be bullshit.

Seeing a symbol doesn't "induce exhaustion" and that's just a justification for having very little compassion in the first place. Maybe there should be a ribbon for "jaded asshole."

Being reminded that some people aren't as fortunate as you are through whatever method isn't a reason for trashing the symbol and claiming that having to be aware of something somehow messes up your day.

I can't imagine any reasonable response other than "No, I can't give something right now, I'm sorry." or "Yes, I'm sure I could give up the cost of a cup of coffee today to help out on research."

[Recidiva]

Originally Posted by KRCummings

You really don't understand how people will tune out something that they're constantly bombarded with? That's human nature.
Better people than me have brought up this issue about the ribbons before. People are becoming numb to it.

Then those people aren't those it's marketed towards, is it?

Those poor easily exhausted bastards will just have to faint dead away while those who don't mind helping out others get a chance to do some good.

[KRCummings]

Originally Posted by Recidiva

Then those people aren't those it's marketed towards, is it?

Those poor easily exhausted bastards will just have to faint dead away while those who don't mind helping out others get a chance to do some good.

You're totally not understaning this. It's got nothing to do with people not caring or not wanting to help.