Komen's been criticized for a lot over the past couple of years (most notably the same things a lot of very large humanitarian organizations are criticized for -- putting too small a percentage of money raised towards research and/or things like PP's grants) and I've nodded and gone on. I know that the larger an organization is, the more money has to go towards keeping it afloat; that sucks but it's not uncommon. It hadn't kept me away from Komen-related things, though (including the myriad pink items) because 1) I like pink in general and 2) adding to awareness is always a good thing.
The idea of intentionally boycotting Komen felt rather daunting -- and frustrating, given the awareness angle -- but their decisions (both the new PP and research-related policies) irked me that much. (It rather reminds me of when I discovered that Snapple was a Coors company, back in law school. Man that boycott was challenging!) I think it's still going to be an interesting few months for them, but I'm relieved.
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Komen's been criticized for a lot over the past couple of years (most notably the same things a lot of very large humanitarian organizations are criticized for -- putting too small a percentage of money raised towards research and/or things like PP's grants) and I've nodded and gone on. I know that the larger an organization is, the more money has to go towards keeping it afloat; that sucks but it's not uncommon. It hadn't kept me away from Komen-related things, though (including the myriad pink items) because 1) I like pink in general and 2) adding to awareness is always a good thing.
The idea of intentionally boycotting Komen felt rather daunting -- and frustrating, given the awareness angle -- but their decisions (both the new PP and research-related policies) irked me that much. (It rather reminds me of when I discovered that Snapple was a Coors company, back in law school. Man that boycott was challenging!) I think it's still going to be an interesting few months for them, but I'm relieved.