Pink post for Pink October

Pink!

Eveything should be pink today and for the rest of the month*.

Why?

Because October is the pink-ribbon wearing, breast-cancers-awareness-rising, girl-boob-power enhancing month. And it shall be acknowledged.

Source.

Breast cancers are there, their incidences are rising, both in women and in men. But luckily, gals of all shapes, colors and ages are able to speak about it. 

And thanks to being so loquacious, we are increasingly more able to catch the disease early. And breast cancer research is neatly funded, also thanks to the loquaciousness of some incredible women and widespread support, meaning that today we know a lot more about it and can fight it with pretty darn good weapons. 

That does not mean that the fight is over. Or that other (neglected) cancers should be jealous of all the attention breast cancers get. But hey, who doesn't love boobs!

SOTD: Aerosmith - Pink. It couldn't have been more obvious

Having something evil growing in your boob is becoming less and less taboo, it's not shameful anymore. I simply wish that stigmas would disappear when it comes to other cancers, too. I wish people would stop immediately assuming that, when somebody gets diagnosed with one of the lung cancers, "they brought it on themselves, since they were probably smoking". There are many kinds of lung cancers, a lot of them have nothing to do with smoking or other risky behaviours. Or if somebody gets skin cancer, it might not be exclusively because they used to broil themselves on the beach without appropriate SPF. Nobody "deserves" cancer, regardless of how badly they conduct their lives. 

In honour of all the awareness and pinkiness, and just in case you didn't get enough pinkiness reading this pinky post, here is some more pink from New York. 

Ms. Westwood's wisdom - sounds apt.
Pink sandals I wore A LOT this summer, like I wore A LOT
of SPF.
Ladurée's Rose macaroon.
Cava rosado in Madrid last April.
Blueberry, raspberry and yoghurt ice cream at 
Grom back in August.
Tom Wesselmann's Mouth 7 at MoMA.

I'll be wearing a pink ribbon today. And I'll think about all the people in my life that have been affected by breast or any other type of cancer. And I'll probably go to sleep wearing this cool tee. 

You girls and boys, think about boobs today, spread some awareness and, if you can, donate. Not just for breast, but for prostate, colon, lung, skin, cervix, brain, throat, pancreas, liver... There is plenty of choice in the cancers department. And there will be millions of fundraising options, I am sure. 

Awesome card = sweet surprise in the mail = pinkiness galore.

Cheers to healthy breasts and the gorgeous women attached to them. And the men, too.

Jules

*Maybe not the WHOLE whole month...Worry not, dears, this awful pink font will be gone soon :)