Wizard of Id
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Do I mix the Red with the Green...or.....Green with Red??
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Post by Wizard of Id on Feb 4, 2012 14:26:52 GMT -5
So, if everybody thinks SGK is bad and Planned Parenthood is good, why don't you just give your money to the one you think is good? Ohhh, wait...then you couldn't meep meep meep about how conservatives want you to die from breast cancer . . #yeahthat#
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Feb 4, 2012 17:36:47 GMT -5
Quite frankly, I find it impossible to NOT contribute to SGK. They put that f***ckin pink ribbon on everything. I can't buy yogurt, or Lean Cuisine, or swiffers, or toilet bowl cleaner, or trash bags, or tampons, or a purse or a pair of socks or anything without giving a nickel to SGK. I hate October, because it permeates everything. People on facebook are telling me the color of their bras as support. It is okay to wear a t-shirt that says "I love boobs." One day, I'm sure I'll be thrilled about their efforts (you know, when I get diagnosed with breast cancer.) But right now - I'm sick of their never ending, inescapable campaign. It pisses me off. I've started paying more for competing products that don't participate.
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Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 4, 2012 17:49:41 GMT -5
(Your avatar is pink.)
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TD2K
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Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger
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Post by TD2K on Feb 5, 2012 20:19:14 GMT -5
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TD2K
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Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger
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Post by TD2K on Feb 5, 2012 20:19:30 GMT -5
Tenn, karma to you for that one.
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tallguy
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Post by tallguy on Feb 5, 2012 21:07:23 GMT -5
So, if everybody thinks SGK is bad and Planned Parenthood is good, why don't you just give your money to the one you think is good? Ohhh, wait...then you couldn't meep meep meep about how conservatives want you to die from breast cancer . I've probably read nearly a hundred posts on various comment threads from people who will be doing exactly that. And you can bet there are many thousands more. And the whole story resulted in a huge spike in donations for PP. But be real. Those who are upset with SGK over this mess are not saying that conservatives want women to die of breast cancer. What they are angry about is that women's health is being used as a pawn in a political fight. What they are angry about is that SGK trumped up their "justification" for dropping PP and then lied about it. What they are angry about is that a charitable organization that they believed in knuckled under to political extremists. And make no mistake. A lot of information has come out about SGK that a lot of people are unhappy with. The fact that only 20% of their budget is spent on actual cancer research, for example. The same or less than they spend on administrative and fund-raising expenses. Would anybody here have guessed that before this week? I sure wouldn't. Or the fact that they are now hiring and partnering with right-wing politicians and political organizations whose aim is to advance ideology rather than improve health care for women? Or the fact that they spend a million dollars a year suing other charities? It appears to me that their mission has been co-opted. While they may ostensibly still be dedicated to health aims, they have also now declared themselves to be a political organization. My hope would be that every one of their donors now consider alternative organizations that not only dedicate more funding to research, but are apolitical as well. And there would be FAR more evidence to be found in an investigation to revoke SGK's tax-exempt status than in the current "investigation" of PP....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2012 21:37:13 GMT -5
I haven't been a fan of SGK in a long while. I avoid pink ribbons. I think they suck money for all cancer research into their dark hole.
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