That Komen Thing
Feb. 1st, 2012 01:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyspriteSo, the news of Susan G. Komen's recent decision to stop sending funds to Planned Parenthood is all over my social media right now, and I'm being swamped by people encouraging folks to never donate to them again. And, as a walker, I guess I wanted to share my point of view.
I don't walk for Susan G. Komen. I don't raise funds specifically for Susan G. Komen. I walk for the people I know who have fought against breast cancer, and the people I don't know who have fought against it, and for myself, and my friends. And I raise funds for breast cancer research, and women's health. Because the cause matters in general, not because any one charity matters. And, while Komen made a bad decision here, they still do a lot of good, so far.
I don't agree with Komen's choice or decision. I don't agree with why they made it. And I've signed petitions and sent them statements expressing my opinion. But I will be continuing, at least this year, to participate in the 3 Day Walk. Because I still care about breast cancer, and women's health, and because I still think it's a worthy cause. And I hope, even if people choose not to financially support me in this decision, that my friends and loved ones can at least still respect my choice, and give me their emotional support as I walk.
I don't walk for Susan G. Komen. I don't raise funds specifically for Susan G. Komen. I walk for the people I know who have fought against breast cancer, and the people I don't know who have fought against it, and for myself, and my friends. And I raise funds for breast cancer research, and women's health. Because the cause matters in general, not because any one charity matters. And, while Komen made a bad decision here, they still do a lot of good, so far.
I don't agree with Komen's choice or decision. I don't agree with why they made it. And I've signed petitions and sent them statements expressing my opinion. But I will be continuing, at least this year, to participate in the 3 Day Walk. Because I still care about breast cancer, and women's health, and because I still think it's a worthy cause. And I hope, even if people choose not to financially support me in this decision, that my friends and loved ones can at least still respect my choice, and give me their emotional support as I walk.
