I don't like the implication that certain parts of women's bodies are "worth saving" because they're sexy. Boobiethon is sending a message that breast cancer should be stopped because it claims beautiful breasts as its victims-- not because it's a horrible disease that's killing women. [link]

Editorial comment: I take offense at this statement personally on too many levels to count. We know why we're here. Every year. Putting in countless, sleepless hours at the cost to our families and very oftentimes our sanity. Yes, we have cutesy little catch-phrases and 'marketing strategies' aimed at getting people to donate that would have never given a second thought to opening their wallets to such a cause otherwise. And I think our donation totals over the years speak for themselves.

But if you've viewed even one single image in our survivors' galleries since 2002, you can hardly claim we view breasts as only worth saving because they're "sexy". They're worth saving because every single one of us on this planet, male or female, is born with a pair. We are all at risk.

And personally, I sign on every October because I'd rather save the breasts to start with than have to write another obituary on my blog ever again.