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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 there discussion or consultaion about the name change to Pink Lady? I feel that it's diappointing, and disrespectful to our male members, after all, men do get breast cancer too, And as an organisation, I thought the aim was to be more inclusive, not less.
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts
Lyn
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 there discussion or consultaion about the name change to Pink Lady? I feel that it's diappointing, and disrespectful to our male members, after all, men do get breast cancer too, And as an organisation, I thought the aim was to be more inclusive, not less.
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts
Lyn
273 Replies
- @primek, maybe they are thinking "Silence is golden, so shut up and get rich"!!!
- @BCNA thanks @Afraser and please add my name to your list. Lynda, Terrigal, NSW.
- @BCNA since we now have over 200 comments on this post is anyone from BCNA going to revisit this discussion? The silence is deafening and dissapointing.
- An excellent suggestion @Afraser. Please add my name to the list. Susan Roper Payne, Forster NSW. I do not wish the magazine to be named "Pink Lady". I particularly like aBreast but as already pointed out. One step at a time.
- @afraser, please add me to the list as well.
- One battle at a time. ***Was that me saying that****
- Hmmm. A Canadian one had a banner headline a year or so ago proclaiming that bc wasn't "only an old woman's disease". I am all for alerting 20 year olds to the possibility, but that seemed potentially offensive on a number of fronts!!
- Maybe we could learn something by looking at other countries’ breast cancer organisations marketing ? Can’t believe we are the only ones who have views on inclusiveness.
- @afraser, add me to the list as well, wendy -country south australia, No to Pink Lady
- @BCNA no to pink lady news letter name. I always wondered why it had to have a name? Isn't it the BCNA newsletter or magazine?
