Documentary: Breast cancer cure ‘hijacked’ by pink ribbons

"how the cause of finding a cure had turned into a money-making enterprise" ? is a great question. The same can be asked of Child Protection Agencies, Family court system, privatized prisons. Federal grants are the encouragement.

One one hand there's some definite cynicism at play on the part of these companies. On the other hand there's a lot of bad taste among the general public that spurs on sales. I'm all about the limited use of these ribbons etc to bring up the issue, but on the other hand the idea of selling a pink shirt with a company logo and maybe the pink ribbon sharing space and the common mentality that goes along with it, where americans feel like we have to turn all our causes into bumper stickers, is ludicrous and sad. What happened to quiet conviction? Use your time money and effort to directly support a charity or create an awareness event. The pink (and variously colored) ribbons have become showy and facile.

I don't know the individual players and could care less.
The "war" the wing nut left waged on Komen says more negative things about the them than Komen. Komen cuts off funding for reasons that don't have anything to do with abortion yet in the liberal world, anything that infringes with killing children brings out the long knives. Breast cancer is a terrible disease for a woman to get. Komen should be put on a pedestal for the work it does yet it seems that only abortion rights should be supported.
Planned Parenthood and its supporters have made it plain that this is agenda driven, they really care nothing for women but are only about killing children. I have always said that the abortion issue should be between the mother, father and the doctor. I still think that is the case but I cannot support the organization of PP any longer. I will contact my elected reps to agitate for the cutting of funding to Planned Parenthood. I am completely disgusted with the lefts reaction and behavior toward Komen. It is the lowest form of behavior I have seen yet coming from them and that says a LOT. Taxpayer money should not go to that organization, not because of abortions but because of the scorched earth knee jerk reaction toward Komen which, and I reiterate, shows that the organization cares nothing for women medical issues. This dovetails very neatly with what I have observed after posting here for a while in that there is nothing worse than going against one of the lefts sacred cows, particularly a shibboleth such as abortion.

When SGK started up suing anybody who used pink, it was a sign that it wasn't a cure they were after.

An internet pal once told me a lot about Brinker, whom she went to school with and knew for decades afterward. A real piece of work from what my pal said. Mean, nasty, vindictive, jealous, and never satisfied with the good fortune she has.....

Thank you for posting this, KB! It's important to inform people of the abuses that take place in order to pad one's bank account. These people are not working for a cure, IMO, and the hangers-on are reprehensible. +^d

This can really be said about any organization that supposedly raises money for a cause. The administrative costs always make the actual money going toward anything meaningful miniscule.

There will never be a cure for cancer because it is too profitable. This will never change and there will always be organizations that exploit that.

Let this be a lesson ---anything that a Republican touches is tainted. Honestly I find Karen Bleier more deplorable than any of the GOP candidates, she dishonors the memory of her sister and endangers innocent women playing dirty politics.

I don't know But I have to wonder just how much money that is donated goes to the cure of anything?

Cannabis oil cures breast cancer and every other cancer - no need to search for a cure when there already is one.

Sad thing is that anyone will try to make money on peoples misery. But today I gave money to a homeless Iraq vet who needed a helping hand. Give to a reputable organization or to someone who really needs it. There is more satisfaction in that then giving money to a money making machine for profits and salaries.
If any one is wondering this vet was across the street from a VA outpatient center. Where homeless vets gather for food, clothing and shelter for the night.

Most movements that have wide appeal get highjacked to some degree, I think.

When Bush shoved our soldiers into Iraq, remember the "for the troops "ribbon" magnets one could put on one's car, refrigerator, etc.?

I saw one that summed it up perfectly. It had the same ubiquitous ribbon loop, but the text said "I'm supporting the troops by buying this magnet from China."

KB...This is excellent!!!...more people need to understand the connection between some of these organizations and corporate greed...in the name of finding a "cure" that the industry does not want...as some of you know, I am a two-time cancer survivor...and from my experience I know that there is no real interest in the so-called "health" industry for finding a cure...there are hundreds of thousands if not millions of people whose careers...incomes...hopes and dreams are tied to the continuance and further growth of the cancer industry...and the heart industry...and the diabetes industry etc. etc....does that apply to every person in those industries...of course not, but the corporatization of them is not driven by those who care for anything other than profit...

About five years ago I left my oncologist's office for the last time...I was through being radiated every few months because the history is clear that all that radiation is not benign...I was through with blood tests that were not even close to being accurate, and in fact have now proven to give more false positives than correct readings...my medical bills were horrendous...multiple doctors...incredible lab invoices...etc etc.

The Komen move to cut funding to the one large health care provider for those without options...whose work in cancer prevention and care is outstanding...whose general health programs, designed to prevent illness and unwanted pregnancies are above reproach and whose safe and responsible abortion program is the best available...is driven by pure right wing ideology that does not give a damn about the health care of American citizens...

I hope this takes the Komen Foundation down and begins the campaign to ferret out the rest of the phoney corporate fronts...

Thanks for posting the trailer, KB. I mentioned this earlier. It's a pinkwashing of a serious disease. They are making money hand over fist with all the pink products you can buy! Walk into any store during the month of October, breast cancer month, and everything you see is pink....all the way from paper towels to small appliances! You'd think it was a fan club for crying out loud! I see Barbara Ehrenreich is in this movie. She would know because she is a breast cancer survivor. Everybody should read her great book called "Bright-Sided" (How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America) Chapter one deals with the pinkwashing and Barbara's own experiences with it. Komen's sister has road this gravy train all the way to the bank! Shame on her!
PS....if there was a cure for cancer, this organization would have no reason to exisit. Personally, I think there is a cure for cancer....this country just doesn't want you to know about it because then big pharma and big insurance could no longer profit off of it.

2nd time you have blown my mind today KB. Great post.

Good one, JB. Amazing coincidence. I was just discussing this very point with someone earlier today. I asked the question as, "Is a corporation's tax-deductable charitable contribution really just clever marketing?"

I HAVE BEEN SCREAMING THIS FOR YEARS!!!! They are turning "charity" even more into a profit and "growth" industry. We are letting MBA's brainwashing of "growth is the only answer" turn even what were great organizations into "fronts" for greed and coorporate backroom deals!

I love how all these people pretend to look for a cure, but they're still rubbing aluminum filled deodorant all over their arm pits right next to their breasts. Not to mention all the other poisons they're ingesting, but who care's lets walk, wear pink and pay some big pharma company billions to pump you up with pills.

Documentary: Breast cancer cure ‘hijacked’ by pink ribbons

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