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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
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- @BCNA and @Christine_BCNA-CEO - we are all feeling exactly as @Zoffiel has clearly stated on the previous page of this post.
Please take your head out of the sand as this issue is certainly not going away - and ladies will be sure to keep the topic refreshed to the front page. - @AFraser is it possible to CC your letter on our behalf to the Chair of the BCNA Board? If so, that would ensure a response. :)
(C'mon @BCNA where is your risk mitigation here? You're alienating members.) - @Zoffiel might be an idea to contact BCNA sponsors so they understand why the concern eg Bakers Delight.
- I agree ladies let's see what happens with the letter from @Afraser
on behalf of the online community with our names on it. - @Sister I also really dislike the term "journey" so I wish BCNA would rename the My Journey kits (which are a wonderful resource, just a terrible name). But as @Zoffiel wisely says - one thing at a time!
- @Afraser 's letter will be more difficult to ignore from a governance perspective. Let's see what happens with that.
Right. I wonder if some media attention would make any difference? Lack of response from BCNA is rude and dismissive and is starting to make me a bit combative.
If @Christine_BCNA-CEO feel that she has already answered the issue, she may have underestimated the people this organisation is supposed to be supporting. We are a little more resilient and persistent than we were before our lives got turned upside down, and we have nothing to lose by vigorously advocating on our own behalf.
To this point everyone has been polite and the conversation has been peppered with suggestions about how BCNA can gracefully address this issue. Grace under pressure is another lesson that has been forced on us, it is not unreasonable to expect any organisation we are supporting to display similar qualities.
Marg
- I just posted a major rant on my blog after walking this morning (my reflection time turned into irritation) about pink ladies and "my journey". Unfortunately, I've never been the sweet type.
- I think they prefer this part of the blog just slip down the list and members will forget it - guess the latter is up to the membership. Disappointing @BCNA has not deigned to respond to what is clearly considered a major concern by those for whom the magazine is targeted.
- I did make a previous comment @primek so this silence doesnt surprise me at all. @SoldierCrab this is exactly what i was saying...
