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Bra colors sweep Facebook in cancer awareness push

Fri Jan 8, 2010 3:24 PM EST
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NEW YORK — If you thought there was enough personal information floating around on Facebook, brace yourself.

This week a campaign apparently designed to raise awareness about breast cancer is sweeping the social networking site with a message asking women to update their status with one simple word: the color of their bra.

Facebook Inc. says it hasn't been able to find out who came up with the idea.

Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, said the group was not behind the campaign but called it "a terrific tool for raising awareness."

She added, "We just hope people act on it — get educated, get a mammogram."

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Anne-1040262

As a Breast Cancer survivor, I would rather have a Pink Ribbon icon on FaceBook, not a bra.

A bra color notation reminded me of the 1960's when bras were burned in protest. Both men and women get breast cancer so let's just stick to awareness of a disease and not make a gender gender issue.

    Reply#1 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 7:27 PM EST
    Zom Zom

    so let's just stick to awareness of a disease and not make a gender gender issue.

    Frankly, I think the men will be paying more attention to those updates than the women will.

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    #1.1 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 7:59 PM EST
    hjdhrtDeleted
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    allgood59

    Tor those that did not receive this request to post - there is a link to inform and encourage examines - not sure why those that feel this is offensive have to even leave a comment... this is about lives, if you have nothing positive to say, say nothing.

    • 2 votes
    Reply#2 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 7:32 PM EST
    GoldenGateMami_Susi

    :)

    Black and then hot pink ostrich feather!

    Now am I being sarcastic or not?

    :->

      Reply#3 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 7:41 PM EST
      not over it

      Black with lace.

      • 1 vote
      Reply#4 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 7:46 PM EST
      Merewen

      My guy friends on FB were soooooo confused about what was going on. That was too funny. I still think it was a good thing.

      • 1 vote
      Reply#5 - Fri Jan 8, 2010 9:31 PM EST
      not over it

      My poor nephew just guessed after awhile. He just said burgundy. I nearly wet my pants. hehe

      • 2 votes
      #5.1 - Sat Jan 9, 2010 12:53 AM EST
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      Pvt-Public
      • Facebook Inc. says it hasn't been able to find out who came up with the idea.

      Sure they haven't! (sarcasm)

        Reply#6 - Sat Jan 9, 2010 5:03 PM EST
        PhilC68

        See my cartoon on how to get rid of the Facebook Bra Virus ;-)

        http://strangenessinuniverse.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-rid-of-facebook-bra-virus.html

          Reply#7 - Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:10 AM EST
          Pvt-Public

          How about a jock-strap for testicular cancer awareness? Relatively little is even said about it anymore. I'll bet if Lance Armstrong had died it would be all over the media, but he didn't die, and interest seems to have slowly waned away.

            Reply#8 - Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:20 AM EST
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