@coolhand Said 
One thing that has begun to perplex me is that everytime I watch a sporting event this time of year, there is a large quantity of pink everywhere. I mean everything from the towels that football players use to dry their hands to, in some extreme cases, uniforms that have a large quantity of the color incorporated.
I am aware that this is in response to breast cancer awareness month, but is it really? I choose to post this topic in the "Fashion" forum simply because this is the realm in which you see a heavy tribal influence in our's and other cultures(I also did this in order to engage people with different oppinions than those of the forums I traditionally post in). By this, I mean that people that are festooned in similar garb are more recognizable to others of that same group.
My theory is that the use of this color has very little to do with breast cancer, and an awful lot more to do with societal conformity. How else could you more easily identify those who don't think like you in order to make judgements on their personality, and reward the ones that do think like you?
I know it may sound silly, but I have actually been pressured by people in my family and non-family social circle to "conform" to this, but I refuse. While I do believe all cancer survivors and sufferer's deserve all the support that can be given, I don't see how the color of my clothing helps. It is, in my opinion, just an attempt to get me to conform to the group that they have already chosen to, in order to establish yet another social link with them.
It's just my humble opinion on the topic. What do you think?
Well you went on the internet and started talking about breast cancer.
So yes, it increases awareness. It also significantly increases sales of related pink items, and a portion of the purchase price of these items goes to breast cancer research.
Oct 05, 2012 @ 22:28:56
Arguing about a color someone chooses to use to support their cause just makes me want to scream.
