@afaf-freedom.bsky.socialIt's #PinkWashing Month!
Do NOT buy pink ribbon products unless the company #PinkWashing their products actually donates to organizations that help people get exams and referrals for care.
See comments for where to point your money if you actually want it to go to #BreastCancerPrevention
![Activism against pinkwashing targets breast cancer awareness and donation campaigns that are merely performative. The origins of activism against pinkwashing have been dated to a 1985 Breast Cancer Action (BCA) campaign.[citation needed] In 2002, activism against corporate pinkwashing gained international media coverage when the BCA launched its "Think before You Pink" campaign against companies or organisations "that claim to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product, but at the same time produce, manufacture and/or sell products that are likely to cause the disease."[23] The "Think Before You Pink" campaign urged people to "do something besides shop."[24] The BCA has particularly excoriated major cosmetic companies such as Avon, Revlon, and Estée Lauder, which have claimed to promote women's health while simultaneously using known and/or suspected cancer-causing chemicals, such as parabens and phthalates in their products.[25]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:xgxh4khxp4zoed22kkm2nc2l/bafkreigpwdza5coqnin6qhyz3a2javpp6hm2bkblk7zyhwi3536553nwuq@jpeg)
@uchicagocancer.bsky.socialOctober is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth! Join us for a webinar series featuring University of Chicago Medicine faculty to discuss key topics in #breastcancer, including screening, prevention, & research!
#breastcancerawareness #breastcancerresearch #breastcancerprevention #breastcancerscreening
@uchicagocancer.bsky.socialOctober is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth! Join us for a webinar series featuring University of Chicago Medicine faculty to discuss key topics in #breastcancer, including screening, prevention, & research!
#breastcancerawareness #breastcancerresearch #breastcancerprevention #breastcancerscreening