cislyn | (no subject)

There's a lot of outrage going around about the Susan G. Komen Foundation withdrawing their funding from Planned Parenthood. And rightfully so. I've always felt a little uncomfortable with the ubiquitous pink ribbon and all the "awareness" stuff about breast cancer. I know that the SGK Foundation has done a lot of good work, but they've made some questionable decisions in the past, too, and this one just sort of takes the cake. The response to it, however, has been pretty awesome. For instance, you can go buy John Scalzi e-books, and the funds will go to support Planned Parenthood's breast cancer screening and health initiatives. This makes me happy. Raising awareness about right-wing agendas and their vendetta against health care for women also makes me happy, and SGK just got the internet in a tizzy about what Planned Parenthood really does (hint: mostly not abortions. I used PP for years and years when we were uninsured, and I was extremely grateful they existed). So, if you've wanted to read some Scalzi? Now's the day. If you've got a little spare cash laying around and have been thinking about what good cause it could go to? Send it to Planned Parenthood - a lot of folks are doing so in the name of the Susan G Komen Foundation, which sort of tickles me. Ride the wave of outrage and make it better. Go internet, go.