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Old 10-11-2008, 11:05 AM   #1
Beaumanoir
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Default Cancer

In light of my brother's postings o'er yonder, I thought I'd share with you some thoughts which came to my mind last night. Frankly, I don't muchly care who I give a rise to. Just wanted to know some opinions.

I was DJing last night, at a 'Pink Party' (No, not that kind of party), but a 'Breast Cancer Awareness' party. Might've been a fundraiser, I'm not sure. Anyhoo, I had some serious reservations about joining in. The aim of the night actively annoyed me. Not because I've got some kind of alliance with tumours, but It just made me think; Why breast cancer?

Every day we see posters raising awareness of breast cancer. TV adverts, campaigns, leaflets, flyers. What about the other 1,000 terminal diseases on this planet? What about the dozens of other cancers which kill thousands every year?

Someone said to me that it was because it was 'Womans' thing. Bastard Feminists. Where's my prostate cancer party? Me and my brother are high risk for contracting MS. Where's our fundraiser for that?

Just, what is so bloody special about this one, single malady which makes it so attention worthy over others?

I think it's down to feminism. Not that I'm a chauvinist (even though, at times, I do think these radical feminists take to an extent where it's practically a mirror of chauvinism. The hypocritical bastards). If we ignored a disease like breast cancer, and focused on testicular, for example, we'd all be called evil masculinist bastards. You're allowed to do it the other way around though. That's fine. Obviously.

It applies to everything though, not just diseases. Why are certain things focused on more than others though? Why is Madeline McCann so much more bloody important than the thousands of kids who go missing before her? (The fact that her parents BLATANTLY did it, aside).

*Sigh* It all boils down to how this PC world, full of PC things, like this PC Message board, tip-toe around the real issues in the world.

And if that isn't fuel for discussion then I'll hang my boots up now.

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