heh - LJ has started anonymizing me every once in a while as well ;)
I'm really interested in the whole anti-ribbon campaign thing. I really wonder how much good all of it does. I guess it is the debate between raising awareness vs. creating complacency. I see such a connection between this kind of "shop for a cure" type consumer action through spending and Bush's advice for everyone to go shopping after 9-11. It is as if we as people now only have value as consumers and the only way we can effectively get our voices heard is through our purchasing power. You might look at www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org - they have some interesting points on the whole thing.
The other thing that really struck me about the article was how women aren't allowed to be angry. Part of it resonated, because I don't think that women are allowed to be angry in our culture in general, but also that there is this focus on being a "survivor." Perhaps it is all connected with our cultures drive for immortality.
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Date: 2005-10-26 09:17 pm (UTC)I'm really interested in the whole anti-ribbon campaign thing. I really wonder how much good all of it does. I guess it is the debate between raising awareness vs. creating complacency. I see such a connection between this kind of "shop for a cure" type consumer action through spending and Bush's advice for everyone to go shopping after 9-11. It is as if we as people now only have value as consumers and the only way we can effectively get our voices heard is through our purchasing power. You might look at www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org - they have some interesting points on the whole thing.
The other thing that really struck me about the article was how women aren't allowed to be angry. Part of it resonated, because I don't think that women are allowed to be angry in our culture in general, but also that there is this focus on being a "survivor." Perhaps it is all connected with our cultures drive for immortality.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the article.