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2 October, 201227 July, 2012

Pinkification, Commodification, and the Failure to Adapt

Posted in gender, social justice by s.e. smith

The breast cancer awareness industry has become a multibillion dollar juggernaut spanning multiple continents, flooding them with a sea of pink ribbons and tie-in products intended to entice socially aware consumers. Buy enough pink things, and you, too, will conquer cancer; the next level of awareness is always a step away and with it will […]

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16 October, 201127 January, 2016

It’s Pink Month Again

Posted in gender, health by s.e. smith

Readers may recall that last year I did a series on the problems with breast cancer campaigning, which I don’t really feel the need to repeat; you can poke through my archives if you’re inclined to do so. But, I couldn’t let this year pass without mentioning the issue, and abby jean pointed me at […]

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13 September, 201026 January, 2016

Delving A Little Deeper Into ‘Massage for the Cure’

Posted in health by s.e. smith

For the last few weeks, the radio station has been incessantly running ads for ‘Massage for the Cure,’ an event organised to take place tomorrow. Customers at Massage Envy, a national massage chain, can get a $49 therapeutic massage and $15 of that goes to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. I actually […]

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