Disappointed in The Beacon's name change
Hi All It's been a long time since I posted. I've been thinking about this, and watching to see if anyone else commented on this. I don't know if somewhere along the way I've missed something. Was th...
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@BCNA your move to change the name of the newsletter is anachronistic. Women's marches and me too campaign are powerful examples of this. I agree wholeheartedly that men are marginalised by the change and we lose the opportunity to encourage them to check and find tumours early. It also marginalises men who are often our greatest support, husbands, partners, sons, fathers, brothers, etc., they need support too. It also promotes an image of polite and congenial ladies who have little to add to the conversation. Just sitting around having coffee chatting about frivolous matters while men sit in an adjoining room smoking cigars and discussing the "important stuff". In my 60 odd years I've never liked being called a lady and as a teacher in an all girls highschool I've never called my students ladies because of the stereotype the word evokes. Language and culture are intertwined, very powerful in all its forms.
The issue of logo I agree is a battle for later. However to ensure the issue is not forgotten I have attached an image my eleven year old granddaughter sent me last year. Times are changing for the better in this space. I've also had trouble with pink and blue colouring of toys, clothes etc., although my 5 year old grandson had something interesting to say about colour. I was helping him out of the bath and he pointed to the pink towel between two brown ones as his. Regretfully I must have looked shocked as he said in that frustrating tone only a five year old has, "its only a colour grandma!" (Thank you for indulging me as we lost him shortly after to brain cancer and I take every opportunity to talk about him. Oh my, I'd love to get his perspective now as a wise old 7 yr old). So in terms of pink I have no problem. Watching this year's Australian Open and other sports an increasing amount of men don't either. As I said, times are changing for the better in this space.
We need to join the movement to cease using limiting gender stereotypes in all communication. @BCNA please do not go back to the mid 20th Century with the name change.
The issue of logo I agree is a battle for later. However to ensure the issue is not forgotten I have attached an image my eleven year old granddaughter sent me last year. Times are changing for the better in this space. I've also had trouble with pink and blue colouring of toys, clothes etc., although my 5 year old grandson had something interesting to say about colour. I was helping him out of the bath and he pointed to the pink towel between two brown ones as his. Regretfully I must have looked shocked as he said in that frustrating tone only a five year old has, "its only a colour grandma!" (Thank you for indulging me as we lost him shortly after to brain cancer and I take every opportunity to talk about him. Oh my, I'd love to get his perspective now as a wise old 7 yr old). So in terms of pink I have no problem. Watching this year's Australian Open and other sports an increasing amount of men don't either. As I said, times are changing for the better in this space.
We need to join the movement to cease using limiting gender stereotypes in all communication. @BCNA please do not go back to the mid 20th Century with the name change.