A way to get women

[Bluzmann57]

Well, maybe not, but I just want to relate something which happened to me last night. A friend of mine, who happens to be a woman and a breast cancer survivor, gave me one of those pink ribbon pins which signify supporting breast cancer research. I rarely wear pins of any type but I told her I would wear this one. Anyway, I was sitting here at home watching the wreckage which was the Cubs "game" and got irritated. After the fifth inning when it was painfully obvious the Cubs had no chance whatsoever I left and went to a local establishment. I wore the pin because I gave my word to my friend and besides, it is a good cause to support.
After I got there and ordered an adult beverage, a couple of drunk guys asked me if I was "some kind of sissy" to which I replied "what?" They said that any guy who wears a pink ribbon pin must not be a "real" man, so therefore I was either gay or some type of non real man. At first I was somewhat taken aback, as I was in sort of a foul mood to begin with, but then I just burst out laughing in their faces. One of the young ladies who works there overheard some of the conversation and told those guys that I was more of a man than they ever would be since I had enough "guts" to wear the pin. Then a couple of female customers actually started having intelligent conversations with me and they admitted it was because of the pin that they came up and talked to me.
Personally, I don't think it makes any difference, I told my friend that I would wear it and like I said, it's a good cause and somewhat personal to me. So guys, don't be afraid to support breast cancer research by wearing the pink. You may even meet women that way.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. puppies, babies and pink ribbon pins.

I got turned on just reading this. :evilgrin:

[ret5hd]

2. i've always found that beating up on sissies got me the REAL hotties:

[Warpy]

6. Or ....

or...

[ret5hd]

7. AAAAK!

[PCIntern]

9. The Rethug disruptor lurkers here just got woodies...

Nuthin like this over at the 'other' site...

[Warpy]

3. Yeah, you'd be surprised by how far a symbol indicating

"Gee, he's not a self absorbed, macho twit!" gets with us.

Good thinking. And yes, it is a very important cause.

[classof56]

4. I love this story--thanks for sharing!

Wish I could say I can't believe the reaction of the two drunk "males" you unfortunately encountered, but sadly, I do believe it, first of all because it happened, second of all because apparently the world is still rife with insensitive macho bozos of that ilk. I admire you more than you know. Lucky women to have met you last night!

Tired Old Cynic

[Quantess]

5. Good for you!

I've always said, the guys who don't know how to treat a lady have probably never had a date in their lives.
I like men who are secure in their "manliness" enough to not worry about appearing sissy, if that makes any sense.

[applegrove]

8. I love the expression "local establishment". I wonder what its origins are.

And I agree - the closer you can get to being a renaissance man - with a wide variety of interest including ones that seem to be only female oriented - the more you will impress people on the whole.

[omega minimo]

10. saw a boy riding a bike yesterday wearing a pink T shirt that said

"Tough guys wear pink"


:spray:

[pitohui]

11. not necessarily a way to get women

this woman is getting damn sick and tired of the entire month of october being devoted to hammering home the idea that my breasts are reservoirs of disease that could break out with cancer at any given moment

IF -- and i do say IF -- there is any mind/body connection, the constant media message that breasts are diseased and dangerous can't be good for women's health

i'm just tired of the endless fear mongering, yes, cancer is real, yes we need screening, but there's a limit to all the fear mongering i need to hear about it, most women i know who put off mammograms do it for 2 reasons -- couldn't afford to get the breast cancer treated if they had it (no health insurance and a finding of a tumor would guarantee that they'd never be able to get health insurance) or else they're afraid of the painful and claustrophobic experience of having your tits smashed up in the machine (frankly, if science was serious about women, they'd invent something better)

sorry for my vent

obviously this has been building up for a long time, but i've had some painful mammograms and i've also had some wrongly done mammograms that resulted in needless fear and hopelessness until i could be re-screened

it gets old