I was of the opinion that this was of minimal harm, since it’s just a matter of some people feeling better about themselves for helping a cause.
Given the latest news, though, I’m seeing some real harm, in that this politically-compromised charity is crowding out organizations that do real work fighting cancer (and really need the money).
Penn & Teller’s Bullshit did a great episode about pink-washing. [See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1005587/].
I was of the opinion that this was of minimal harm, since it’s just a matter of some people feeling better about themselves for helping a cause.
Given the latest news, though, I’m seeing some real harm, in that this politically-compromised charity is crowding out organizations that do real work fighting cancer (and really need the money).
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