Enough "pink" already!

[Tunescribe]

Pink penalty flags. Pink first-down line. Pink shoes, gloves, towels -- :frusty:

Yes, breast cancer is a worthy charitable cause and yes, the NFL deserves credit for flying that flag (at least initially). But several years in, this pet "cause celebre" has assumed a weird life of its own that has crossed into cynical marketing overkill. When people like my fiancee even complain about it (she's a registered nurse), I think it's time to take notice. Why not prostate cancer awareness? Colon cancer awareness? Let's face it, the NFL has big-time influence on society and could be casting a wider net, especially after so many years of pushing "pink."

 

[woolster22]

Tonight is far too in your face. I understand their need to reach out to women, but christ. Does it all need to be neon?

 

[Onedaful]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the refs through the 3 flags at once. Pink overload, thought I was going crazy had to do a double take.

 

[Wax Frog]

Only just started watching - please tell me you're kidding about the penalty flag.
[Edit: never mind -ugh!]

 

[Snake Eyes]

I absolutely despise this pink nonsense, if someone wants to fight breast cancer they can do a lot more by actually giving money to support cancer research instead of wearing something pink.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Pink penalty flags. Pink first-down line. Pink shoes, gloves, towels -- :frusty:

Yes, breast cancer is a worthy charitable cause and yes, the NFL deserves credit for flying that flag (at least initially). But several years in, this pet "cause celebre" has assumed a weird life of its own that has crossed into cynical marketing overkill. When people like my fiancee even complain about it (she's a registered nurse), I think it's time to take notice. Why not prostate cancer awareness? Colon cancer awareness? Let's face it, the NFL has big-time influence on society and could be casting a wider net, especially after so many years of pushing "pink."

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Well, for one, colon cancer's not nearly as "sexy", and I don't mean that in a crude way.

Mixed feelings on this one. My mother-in-law is a breast cancer survivor, and I've seen firsthand the hell she's gone through. A quick google search, though, confirmed what you probably know Tunes - there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.

(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)

 

[PATSNUTme]

I care about breast as much as the next guy. But it's really being overdone tonight- the pink, that is.

 

[Tunescribe]

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Well, for one, colon cancer's not nearly as "sexy", and I don't mean that in a crude way.

Mixed feelings on this one. My mother-in-law is a breast cancer survivor, and I've seen firsthand the hell she's gone through. A quick google search, though, confirmed what you probably know Tunes - there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.

(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)

That's why I'm suggesting this NFL "campaign" is more about marketing the league to women than it is about true cancer awareness. Especially after so many years of the same thing every October.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

A MAJOR problem with prostrate cancer is that there is no reliable test indicator apart from the digital butt probe exam. That fails to detect many major cancers. PSA test is trashed because of false positives but at least you can decide whether to get a biopsy. The biopsy feels like someone snapping a large rubber band into your nether regions 12 times as they sample each area of the prostate. Joy. Then to top it off once detected, nobody really knows how to tell the potentially aggressive prostate cancers from the slow moving ones.

Really need $ for some basic research here.

 

[Joker]

there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.

(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)

you can get cancer by lying prone?

 

[Tunescribe]

you can get cancer by lying prone?

No, that's what it does to you.

 

[Joker]

I think the NFL SHOULD have a colon cancer awareness night...when's the next Jets game???...put green dots on the backside of every player's pants right where the chocolata expressway makes its' exit......

 

[SB39]

Pink penalty flags. Pink first-down line. Pink shoes, gloves, towels -- :frusty:

I gotta tell ya, I had the exact same reaction tonight. Especially the 1st down marker on the TV.

They really have gone over-the-top with the whole thing.

Why not prostate cancer awareness? Colon cancer awareness?

Isn't that what the Browns are doing tonight with their uniforms?

 

[SB39]

All this cancer awareness discussion conveniently ignored the fact that heart disease is the #1 killer of women in this country. It's also the #1 killer of men.

 

[Tunescribe]

I think the NFL SHOULD have a colon cancer awareness night...when's the next Jets game???...put green dots on the backside of every player's pants right where the chocolata expressway makes its' exit......

That would be rectal cancer, I think. Or, perhaps ... HEALING From Buttock Cancer - YouTube

 

[Joker]

as a cancer survivor AND a double stroke survivor, I'm waiting for the big space rock to hit

 

[Dingleberry]

With all of the cancer varieties out there, the NFL should have each team sponsor a different cancer.

Colon for the Jets? Perhaps, though I think the Browns makes more sense.

Give the Jets foot cancer....at least while Rex is around

 

[Patjew]

The pink stinks.

 

[Dingleberry]

The pink stinks.

Not all girls are dirty. You gotta go to better pick-up bars.


Oh, you meant the flags?

 

[Jackson 2]

there are more new cases of prostrate cancer each year in the U.S. than any other type of cancer.

(LOL cue the funny Family Guy prostrate exam clip.)

you can get cancer by lying prone?

Is that you, Andy Sipowicz?