'I Love Boobies' Bracelets: Popular With Kids but Schools Object

My mother died of cancer (breast CA & Pancreatic CA) I am a 10 yr SURVIVOR of breast cancer and about to turn 50 in a few months. I have a "Save the TaTa's" magnet on my car and think it is cute! However I do NOT like the Save the Boobies/Feel the Boobies ect.. campaine. I won't wear them either. They have tacky shirts with hand pictures where your breasts are on shirts and other tacky slogans.
I also have lots of pink ribbon items. I think the parents could have found a more classy saying other than this for their "Children" to wear. How about "Cancer Sucks!"
Or "My Mom's invincible she survived Chemo!"

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My wife of 21 years passed away May 5th, 2010 due to breast cancer. My 12 year old daughter showed interest in this bracelet after seeing her cousin wearing one. I talked to her about other ways to show support, fund raising, volunteering, pink ribbon items, essay competitions. I'm glad people are getting involved, but I can see where, "I Heart Boobies" could cause problems. Not all kids, adults for that matter; are mature enough to wear such items without being innapropriate. I won't allow my daughter sport this bracelet.

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AMD52 I believe that students should not be wearing those kind of bracelets to school, esp. in 8th grade. They may well be aware of how Cancer affects peoples lives but there are more appropriate ways for kids if they would like to show their support. Todays' generation is really off the charts, as someone responded it is the Adults that are the ones who are offended in this case. As, you may see some of the young see that this is not the way to go. Think of it this way ( lets just say for example: your an 8th grader whether male, female. and your MOM has Breast Cancer) would you really like to see your classmates reffering to her part of the Body as Boobies. If you say yes, you for sure are not grown up as you may think. I for 1 would not like the sound of that if it were my mom... Think about, and think of all the other ways that are out there for the Support of Not only Breast Cancer.. But Cancer alone. When I was young we would never dare to do or think of half the stuff that is out there today. Hope all kids can relate to what i have said for I actually was there with my mom when i was in the 8th grade.

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HOW A BOUT THE ENORMOURS SALARY THE FOUNDER OF ALL THIS RELAY FOR LIFE ETC . MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IS HE WORTH THIS AMOUNT? RELAY FOR LIFE GETS VERY LITTLE OF ALL THE MONEY RAISED. CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF. IT WAS IN THE NEWS THIS YEAR A FEW MONTHS BACK. I READ IT MYSELF. JUST WISHED I HAD SAVED IT. IT'S ALMOST LIKE DROPPING MONEY IN A BUCKET WITH A HOLE IN IT. CANCER RESEARCH?????????
RESEARCH THIS GUY'S SALARY WILL YOU?

I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR MYSELF. I WAS TOLD TO CHECK WITH THE CANCER SOCIETY FOR HELP. DID I GET ANY? NO, TO MANY RULES WHY THEY CAN'T HELP YOU. CHEMO TREATMENTS ,RADIATION TREATMENTS, ALL OF THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE COST OF TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM HOSPITALS FOR THIS IS ALSO. DRIVING 40 MILES EACH DAY ROUND TRIP FOR EXAMPLE. I'M NOT COMPLAINING, JUST STATING A FACT. GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME, NOVEMBER WILL BE 11 YEARS CANCER FREE. FROM BREAST CANCER. THERE ARE A LOT OF AVENUES TO EXPLORE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEHIND ALL THESE ASSOCIATIONS, WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY & SALARIES. I'M ASHAMED TO SAY THIS KIND OF THING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG, IT'S ALMOST ACCEPTABLE TO PEOPLE. MOST DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. WAKE UP PEOPLE, THE RICH GET RICHER & OUR KIDS ARE BEING PIMPED OUT TO BRING IN MORE FOR WHO?????????????????. YOU & WHO????????????????

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I haven't seen that slogan yet, but in the Augusta, GA area, we see another one. Save the ta-ta's.

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I can't believe how tight-assed some folks can be! Seriously, "boobies" is offensive? I think it is a fabulous way to gain attention to the need for research on breast cancer. I love the slogan "Save Second Base," as well. I think it's very clever, and not at all inappropriate. The problem is, people think that sex, or any mention thereof, is dirty. Sex, boobies, pee pees, and hoo hoo's are not dirty. We all came to be through sex, like it or not! I think I will start my own fund-raising effort for cervical cancer research, and slap it with the slogan " Help the Hole!" I can see the self-righteous cringing ALREADY!

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My Gosh!!! Are we that messed up as a culture that we think a bracelet saying "I love boobies" is going to corrupt our children...Come on ADULTS don't be so narrowed minded and puritanical.

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If people want to sell these bracelets to raise money for breast cancer research, that is fine. But bottom line - employers and schools have the right to set and enforce their own standards and dress codes. And as far as high school student who don't understand, they aren't owed an explanation. They are minors under state supervision, and they are in school to get an education, not make a statement. Wear your "boobies" bracelets at the mall. The absence of standards and boundaries for adolescents has become a major social/cultural disease. They aren't "little adults."

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SERIOUSLY....these are breast cancer bracelets, made to support breast cancer, to raise funds for this horrible disease. I have a good friend who has battled this disease and is winning the fight. The last cancer walk they had, they sold these bracelets. I would wear one in a heartbeat!! There is absolutely nothing wrong with them! Adults need to realize that the kids wearing these bracelets are not stupid, and likely many of them either have a mother, a sister, an aunt or grandmother that is or has battled with this and is wearing them in support - not just because it says BOOBIES. Get a grip - grow up - and stand up in support. Quit being such a closed minded stuffed shirt!!!!!

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What does the bracelet for testicular cancer support say?

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During the "Phoenix 3 Day" breast cancer walk, we saw many types of cancer support items. One particular item was very large pink bras. I didn't think the huge pink bras were appropriate specially for a Breast Cancer walk. I thought it would mock any and all breast cancer survivors. I asked me wife if the pink bras were appropriate and she said yes they were. Myself, being a man, I still felt uneasy about it. As far as the young girls and young boys wearing the braclets to school, I think they are trying to bring attention to fact that boobs are starting to appear in their lives. I, for one, don't think the braclets are a good idea, not in school. Pretty soon the young girls will be going to school with see thru blouses. Lets focus on getting rid of breast cancer by some other means.

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All this save the tata's and now boobies bracelet are just pathetic excuses to play into this society obsession with women's breast. Men get cancer of the penis and yet will don't see save the penis bumper stickers. There are many forms of cancer that affect people more that don't get the attention that breast cancer does. Why do we continue to view breast in such an infantile manner? We all know what the purpose of breasts is so why are we teaching a new generation of kids that girls should continue to be viewed as sex objects?

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I have two colleagues currently fighting breast cancer. I bought survivor shirt and buttons for both of them for encouragement, and I bought save the tatas pink bracelets for my entire team and several of the people we work in close contact with. It was a great show of solidarity as they go through this. I have supported save the tatas for a few years now, but this only solidified my awareness of the issue. I think it's awesome that the kids are becoming socially aware and voicing their support. At their age level, they DO have an understanding and they shouldn't be discouraged from showing their support for an important cause. Let's keep the dialogue open. We accuse the kids today of being egocentric and having an entitlement mentality, yet we shut them down when they try to think about something and someone other than themselves. Applaude their efforts at social consciousness!

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Too many adults are projecting their own tainted feelings onto children. Everyone knows what boobies are. There is nothing wrong with boobies or rather breasts. They are beautiful both physically and for the purpose they serve! (feeding babies!) These bracelets are absolutely raising awareness, even if they get a momentary giggle out of some kids! AND they are being bought and raising money for an important cause! Grow up everyone!

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I have 3 teenagers, and I know they they love rubber braceletes. If I could get them to wear one that had a cause to it, I WOULD BE DELIGHTED! EVEN if it SAID TATAS or BOOBIES! BOOBIES is better than TITS! These marketers are brilliant to change it up a lil. They must have stopped sellin the pink ribbons, and coffee mugs, or magnets so they wanted to appeal to the younger people. Come on people, they are in middle school, high school, and Jr. High. They have been through family life. I watch a pg rated show that had the actresses in a make out session in bra and underwear in it on ABC!!! Our toddlers run around saying boobies because thats what WE TEACH THEM TO CALL THEM because its age appropriate, NOT BREASTS. Breasts are not sex organs, they have more than one purpose. Men like them, but what about the purpose they were made for? The point here is, the bracelets are for good purpose, not silly bands, that have no educational, research or charitable value. The school should be more worried about the fights, drugs problems, and the sex in the halls than about some bracelets, that has a toddler word written on them that has a charitible cause to it. And as far as the see through shirt, thats a bit extreme, and the testical bracelts, extreme too. FUNNY, but extreme. Cancer is a cruel and ugly disease, dont discredit the kids who are wearing the bracelets. You dont know what the kids are wearing them for. Maybe they do have family members who are survivors, or worse. Didnt survive. It could break their hearts to take their bracelets, or they could like the word boobies, but they could be fighting, or having sex in the halls, or shooting someone. If all they are doing is wearing a bracelet that says boobies, turn your attention to the kid doing drugs in the bathroom for goodness sakes!!!

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I'm a breast cancer surgeon. I have dedicated my career and really my life to helping women battle breast cancer. I think getting the message out early is critical. Talk to you teenagers about self-breast exam. Talk to them about the realities of screening and preventive medicine. But please, help them show their support in a classier way than wearing anything that says "I love boobies." I think a lot of academic and support societies have gone overboard with their marketing of breast cancer and entered into some tasteless territory. Please remember that some of my survivors no longer have "boobies" or choose to remove them due to high risk. Supporting "boobies" does not help their morale as they struggle with their new post-op physical identities. Wear a bracelet that supports survivors and those struggling to survive. I always tell my patients they are such much more than a pair a of breasts. Let's bring the focus back to where it should be, the patient not the organ.

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