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Tag: breast cancer

October 3, 2019 Susan Sered

Buy Pink to Support Breast Cancer? Pinktober 2019 Round-up

The pink ribbon extravaganza —  a month-long consumer fest that turns women’s fear and pain into cold hard cash. This year I’ve collected a few of […]

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Susan Sered

Pinktober 2017

I’ve written about the commodification and cute-ification of pinkwashing in earlier posts, as well as issues around the cultic glorification of “survivors,” the profits to […]

October 24, 2015June 21, 2017 Susan Sered

Pinkwashing – It really can get worse

I thought we’d reached the apex of disgusting with the pink handcuffs for “arresting breast cancer” and the pink drill bit used by a The […]

October 12, 2015June 21, 2017 Susan Sered

Pinktober: A Consumer Dystopia

(Thank you to Lois Ahrens for bringing the pink handcuffs to my attention.) Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself […]

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