Bare breast campaign

[Owain Taggart]

I don't see a problem with it at all. It's for a good cause. Some people need to relax and realize that just because a woman is topless doesn't automatically mean it's pornography. Some cultures don't even make a big fuss about nudity as they don't even see it as sexual in nature. It's those who see it as pornography that tend to create a problem where there shouldn't be one. Though I do agree that there should be an age minimum.

 

[SmoothieX]

In the US we have something called "Save Second Base." It sort of epmhasizes the boob idea as far as breast cancer goes.

 

[Candlelight]

It's as pornographic as Love Actually.

 

[tharpdevenport]

It's not about pornography, it's about showing your boobs, and hoping to get cash. In the grander scheme, it's also about women wanting equallity, but then doing this.

And that there must be a million different ways they can raise cahs without showing their boobs. Doing a quick Google search:

Kroer raised $135,00.00 in middle Teneessee.

Remington College in Baton Rouge and Cleveland Campus Cosmetology students offered $5 haircuts during different weeks in October as part of their “Cuts for Cause” program, with the proceeds benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Baton Rouge raised $340.00 from 68 haircuts, while Cleveland raised $353.50 from 19 haircuts and 52 hairstyles.

And then in May this year:

U.S. Olympian archer Brady Ellison launches his Shoot for the Cure Campaign to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

Those were just three results from the first page.

 

[Miss Chicken]

In Australia the haircuts/shaves are to raise money for the Cancer Council and many other charities have their own way to raise money (Red Nose Day, Daffodil Day, Jeans for Genes etc).

This is just a web magazine which decided to raise money for a particular cause. As I said it isn't any different than those calendars of elderly nude ladies that are sold to raise money.

I think women being able to show their boobs should be no different from men being able to show their chests. If a calendar of bare chested men was sold for charity no-one would raise an eyebrow.

 

[Amaris]

I think it's a beautiful thing and I applaud it.

 

[bluedana]

It's not about pornography, it's about showing your boobs, and hoping to get cash. In the grander scheme, it's also about women wanting equallity, but then doing this.

And that there must be a million different ways they can raise cahs without showing their boobs. Doing a quick Google search:

Kroer raised $135,00.00 in middle Teneessee.

Remington College in Baton Rouge and Cleveland Campus Cosmetology students offered $5 haircuts during different weeks in October as part of their “Cuts for Cause” program, with the proceeds benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Baton Rouge raised $340.00 from 68 haircuts, while Cleveland raised $353.50 from 19 haircuts and 52 hairstyles.

And then in May this year:

U.S. Olympian archer Brady Ellison launches his Shoot for the Cure Campaign to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

Those were just three results from the first page.

This. Do any of these silly gimmicks raise awareness? Awareness of what? What have you learned, now that you've posted your breasts online? Other than that you have breasts, which I hope you already knew. Maybe a new vocabulary word: boob. Goody.

The real problem is that people think they've done something when they participate in gimmicks like this, or buy a $3 ribbon or bracelet or somesuch. But can you tell me what the symptoms of breast cancer are? Or how it can be detected early? Or what kinds of tests you can have to assess your risks for developing it? Or what the treatments of it are nowadays? Has anybody learned anything useful besides how we can't stop ourselves from clicking on a link?

You wanna raise awareness for breast cancer? Put down the pink yogurt lid, pull your shirt down, and pony up the money so that some woman without health insurance can get a digital mammogram -- and a visit to a doctor to read it. Donate your actual hair for some woman who's just coming out from her third round of chemo and has not one hair left on her body. Sign up to clean someone's house while she's puking her guts out or lying in the bed because the poison in her body keeps her from getting up. Cook a pot of soup with your leftover Thanksgiving turkey for a chemo patient who can't eat anything else, or drop off a case of snacks at the nearest hospital's oncology suite.

Or you could, you know, just click on a link and goggle at some boobs.

 

[Miss Chicken]

I certainly believe that the Breast Cancer Campaign works in Australia and I suppose it does in New Zealand.

In Australia the main aim is not to inform people of the symptoms but rather to get all women over 50 to have free breast screens (all women in Australia over 40 are entitled to a free breast screen every second year), younger women at risk can get them as well and at risk women can have them every year. There are mobile breast screening buses for rural/isolated regions. This mean that the effort is being put into diagnosing breast cancer before the first symptom.

Most cancer victims in Australia would qualify for home help.

No woman in Australia or New Zealand are without health insurance.

 

[Amaris]

It's not about pornography, it's about showing your boobs, and hoping to get cash. In the grander scheme, it's also about women wanting equallity, but then doing this.

And that there must be a million different ways they can raise cahs without showing their boobs. Doing a quick Google search:

Kroer raised $135,00.00 in middle Teneessee.

Remington College in Baton Rouge and Cleveland Campus Cosmetology students offered $5 haircuts during different weeks in October as part of their “Cuts for Cause” program, with the proceeds benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Baton Rouge raised $340.00 from 68 haircuts, while Cleveland raised $353.50 from 19 haircuts and 52 hairstyles.

And then in May this year:

U.S. Olympian archer Brady Ellison launches his Shoot for the Cure Campaign to raise money for breast cancer awareness.

Those were just three results from the first page.

This. Do any of these silly gimmicks raise awareness? Awareness of what? What have you learned, now that you've posted your breasts online? Other than that you have breasts, which I hope you already knew. Maybe a new vocabulary word: boob. Goody.

The real problem is that people think they've done something when they participate in gimmicks like this, or buy a $3 ribbon or bracelet or somesuch. But can you tell me what the symptoms of breast cancer are? Or how it can be detected early? Or what kinds of tests you can have to assess your risks for developing it? Or what the treatments of it are nowadays? Has anybody learned anything useful besides how we can't stop ourselves from clicking on a link?

You wanna raise awareness for breast cancer? Put down the pink yogurt lid, pull your shirt down, and pony up the money so that some woman without health insurance can get a digital mammogram -- and a visit to a doctor to read it. Donate your actual hair for some woman who's just coming out from her third round of chemo and has not one hair left on her body. Sign up to clean someone's house while she's puking her guts out or lying in the bed because the poison in her body keeps her from getting up. Cook a pot of soup with your leftover Thanksgiving turkey for a chemo patient who can't eat anything else, or drop off a case of snacks at the nearest hospital's oncology suite.

Or you could, you know, just click on a link and goggle at some boobs.

It's actually part of a campaign. The more breasts that get posted, the more money donated.

 

[Candlelight]

I certainly believe that the Breast Cancer Campaign works in Australia and I suppose it does in New Zealand.

Usually it does, yup.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

The real problem is that people think they've done something when they participate in gimmicks like this, or buy a $3 ribbon or bracelet or somesuch. But can you tell me what the symptoms of breast cancer are? Or how it can be detected early? Or what kinds of tests you can have to assess your risks for developing it? Or what the treatments of it are nowadays? Has anybody learned anything useful besides how we can't stop ourselves from clicking on a link?

That's exactly what I was concerned about. The site did include a link to some information, but it wasn't very conspicuous, and there didn't seem to be very much information.

 

[Miss Chicken]

All the money they raise will go to one of the Breast Cancer charities who have more knowledge about breast cancer than the four women who run the NZgirl site. Primarily this site is just trying to raise money for breast cancer research not educate people on a topic that they are not themselves experts in. They are conducting a fundraising campaign not an awareness campaign.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

I did notice one poster on their site saying it had motivated her to donate to a breast cancer group. So, if more of that is happening, maybe they are actually raising some funds.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Well, if nothing else, this will get all the killjoys in the world all sputtery and indignant.

 

[Captain_Nick]

I just had a look at their website, it made me happy (in my pants)

 

[Amaris]

Well, if nothing else, this will get all the killjoys in the world all sputtery and indignant.

Did you see the pair of lovely breasts posted by the breast cancer survivor? I felt proud for her, and I do admire her courage. People can take that any way they want, but I mean it. She's a brave woman.

 

[1001001]

Well, if nothing else, this will get all the killjoys in the world all sputtery and indignant.

If it really raises money, then that's great. I think they've finally figured out a brilliant way to hook men into the fight.

We love boobs!

More power to them.

 

[siskokid888]

For bare boobs, I'd give money to the Republicans. But they'd have to be damn fine boobs. The breasts, I mean.

 

[Amaris]

For something with more emotional impact, I recommend checking out this website:The Scar Project.
The images can be disturbing for some, but I think it is very powerful, and a testament to the courage of these women, and all women who must deal with the horror of breast cancer.

 

[STR]

^The one woman looks like a young, pregnant Wierd Al Yankovic. Aside from that distracting similarity, it was vastly more moving than the NZGirl program.