The Gender War

I ain't gonna say much about it, other than it really wears on my nerves. It isn't the whole thing of men versus women. That's always going to happen, because as a rule, I find every single person on this earth to be self-centered in some way or at least self serving on some level. And before people start throwing names like Mother Teresa and Ghandi and shit like that, well guess what, they weren't miserable when they were serving others, were they?

No, what's sort of pissed me off today is that one of my kids friends on fb has decided that he just absolutely had to crack the new breast cancer awareness code meme making it's way around the site. I think the idea of this little trivia thing is fun, if it brings awareness to something we're all painfully aware of already, then yay, more power to it. But when did it become about confusing the men in the world? It was amusing the first go around, and it wasn't only men that were confused. Until it was explained to us by post or another woman, there were plenty of confusion about these posts naming your bra color.

But news flash people! It's a biggie and I am not sure if some of you are aware, but ~deep breath~ here it comes:

Breast cancer affects men too.

GASP.

And I'm not implying in a oh yes, men must watch as women suffer and die. I am saying that men can get cancer of the breast as well. They have breasts, some more impressive (in size, not attraction level here) than women. And since their breasts are composed of tissue, muscle and blood as well, then yeah, it's a cancer target site.

So in this thing that affects the world over, men and women, in contracting the illness, in death and in having to watch a loved one suffer, why are we pitting ourselves against each other for the attention.

Is this kid so friggin' immature (I guess that kind of goes without saying), but for all men out there wanting to be douches about this, don't be immature. Let this one go because it's important for you too. And women, don't be so fucking smug if the man in your life can't or won't figure it out. It's not like it's friggin' rocket science. Ever consider that they're playing along because they know exactly what it's about and there are some men who believe in and support this whole meme thing? I know mine does.