Live Strong bracelets becoming a weak fad
Column: Reading this will make you smarter
Leah King, Staff Writer
Issue date: 3/14/05 Section: Lifestyles
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In the same way, many people wear Live Strong bracelets not because they care about cancer, but because wearing them is popular. I will readily admit that some people who wear the token yellow bracelet actually care about cancer and are compassionate about finding a cure.
But those people are definitely outnumbered by those who just want to be cool.
There is proof that Live Strong bracelets are a fad. That proof is all the other ridiculous bracelets people are wearing now.
There is a bracelet in every different color, representing several different "good causes" and, more importantly, matching every outfit. Buy a blue bracelet showing your support for "strength." Buy a red bracelet that says "Woo Pig Sooie."
I am not expressing my distaste for cancer research. I am expressing my distaste for bracelets that advertise who gave $1 to cancer research. Do not advertise your good deeds -- if you want to give money to cancer research, give money. But remember that philanthropists don't generally brag on themselves. There is a reason there's not a "Mother Theresa" bracelet.
Today's Tidbit of Knowledge: Tax defaulters in southern India are being forced to face the music after city authorities hired drummers to play non-stop outside their homes until they pay up, according to a Reuters news article. One week of incessant drumming has cleared 18 percent of the backlog.
But those people are definitely outnumbered by those who just want to be cool.
There is proof that Live Strong bracelets are a fad. That proof is all the other ridiculous bracelets people are wearing now.
There is a bracelet in every different color, representing several different "good causes" and, more importantly, matching every outfit. Buy a blue bracelet showing your support for "strength." Buy a red bracelet that says "Woo Pig Sooie."
I am not expressing my distaste for cancer research. I am expressing my distaste for bracelets that advertise who gave $1 to cancer research. Do not advertise your good deeds -- if you want to give money to cancer research, give money. But remember that philanthropists don't generally brag on themselves. There is a reason there's not a "Mother Theresa" bracelet.
Today's Tidbit of Knowledge: Tax defaulters in southern India are being forced to face the music after city authorities hired drummers to play non-stop outside their homes until they pay up, according to a Reuters news article. One week of incessant drumming has cleared 18 percent of the backlog.
