Photo: Pink Jordan shoez confirmed

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No thanks.

P.s the font is wrong on the bottom. 

 

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PeterKlima

January 25th, 2017 at 1:53 PM ^

I don't really have a strong feeling one way or another, but your post misses the point.

When you do something visable to raise awareness of an issue, it is not always aimed at people who are not aware of the issue. 

 

Most of the time it is aimed at "raising" or "maintaining" awareness of an issue in light of all the other things competing for attention and money.  We all knew about ALS prior to the "ice bucket challenge," but it raised the LEVEL of awareness and garnered more dontations than normal.  In fact, the money raised may have directly led to a new breakthrough in that area.

 

I am not sure if pink clothes are used too often and, consequently, there is little raised awareness.  Maybe it just maintains awareness. But, it is something.

 

I think part of the reason they do it is because of the male dominated nature of sports.  It reaches an audience that is not as constantly aware of breast cancer as women.  Also, it may help sell appareal (like pink Detroit Tigers hats) for women.

 

Personally, it does make me think for a minute about the one person I know who had breast cancer in the past.  I haven't made a donation because of it, but it does remind me of their struggle decades ago.  Maybe those thoughts will materialize to something one day, even if it is simply me talking to them about their experience with a sympathetic ear.

 

Anyway, it doesn't hurt anything.

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Sac Fly

January 25th, 2017 at 1:55 PM ^

When these charities, like Susan G. Koman, are worth almost 400 million dollars and only a tiny fraction goes towards cancer research that is a problem.

I have a problem with the raising awareness charities because it isn't about raising awareness anymore. It's about selling gear that they get a cut of profit from.

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PeterKlima

January 25th, 2017 at 2:03 PM ^

Are you really going to throw out the worst offender as symbolic of the rest of the charities?  Maybe we shouldn't invest money in companies because, you know, Enron?!?!

Regardless, you can always directly give money to someone via gofundme or someother site.  That is a more direct charity if you are concerned.

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AAB

January 25th, 2017 at 1:46 PM ^

Would you be offended if the shoes were a color other than pink (i.e., if the official breast cancer color were, like, slate gray)?  If not, I have . . . concerns.  

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Wolverine Devotee

January 25th, 2017 at 2:24 PM ^

Of course. I had pink adidas arm bands I wore when football wore them for games.

It's just so played out now and it's not even October which is what really is what is making me roll my eyes.



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TIMMMAAY

January 25th, 2017 at 2:52 PM ^

Jesus, dude. Just... okay, however you have to rationalize it to yourself. I don't think you even have the capacity to understand, even if I were to break it down in painstaking detail. You're either willfully ignorant, or something worse. 

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Bigasshammm

January 25th, 2017 at 3:46 PM ^

Cause you're the only person who's lost someone to cancer? Yet you post irrational bitching about PINK shoes. How dare they spit on the sanctimony of Michigan's storied basketball program?
Bolivia for you please or if nothing else give us all a break until August.

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TIMMMAAY

January 25th, 2017 at 4:21 PM ^

Are you really that dense? 

edit; protip, go back and re-read all of your board posts over the past three months (and look at the voting totals of each). It's because of the things that you type, and then post here, along with the way you carry yourself. 

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