Black? Red? Pink? Nude? Nope- NAKED!

If you're on the world wide Internets and have indulged in Facebook today, I'm sure you wondered why there was a giant color wheel all over status central. Well Boys- you weren't alone. Girls who weren't clued in wanted to know too!

Messages spread like mad to the female Facebook population about posting their bra color. The task: Just post the color. No explanation needed. Why? To support Breast Cancer and perhaps raise some eyebrows in hopes of increasing awareness. Simple enough, right?!

While you were wondering what the Hell your girlfriend was talking about when she put up white and in-training- I was reading an array of status updates. First and foremost- 85% of you ladies are wearing nude bras. I'm shocked about that actually. Secondly- some of you girls need to sweeten it up for your men... just saying.

What was that you asked? What was I wearing? While I will buy anything in black, and force myself to wear nude every now and then, and while I love love love my reds- I posted the word: Naked. If you're an avid reader you'll know that I was cut open on November 2, 2009 to extract a 7mm "pea of doom" as I've recently dubbed the little asshole. On November 12, 2009 I got my results back. Benign. Unfortunately, I'll fall into the "naked" status until my ::hopefully:: last post operation appointment at the end of February. It seems that like EVERYTHING that ends up cutting me open, both figuratively and literally, I take a while to heal. Since the wound is still fresh in my heart and in my head- I wasn't about to hold back and be shy about posting "naked" to show my feelings and unconditional support.

I'd like to thank all the women who posted- even if it was just to make your boyfriend wonder what you were up to. I'd like to thank the men who let it drive them crazy and who then retaliated and posted their boxer colors. You at least made me laugh.

But... I'd like to ask all the women who made a big stink out of it to wake the Hell up! Yes, it was a forward act of awareness. But you girls, especially northern girls, are used to the brash and the blunt lifestyle. You've got no gripes dropping the "C-Bomb" when your best friend pisses you off. You've never cared who you've offended when you walked into a room of your friends and said "what's up whores?" But posting a simple color is somehow offensive? Weird. Especially since those that were posting were doing so in support for something that can claim us all. How dare we do such a thing!!!

Well snobby girls- stuff your bras with this: 4 days after I found out my tumor was benign I came across this article: Mammogram Age Pushed Back to 50. Excuse me? With all of the mothers, daughters, wives, sisters, cousins, and best friends dying of Breast Cancer you want to PUSH BACK mammogram testing? Oh... I'm sorry- you didn't know they were going to do this? Oh... so you weren't AWARE that they were planning on pushing back testing by 10 years. I'm not a rocket scientist but it doesn't take a flipping genius to know how long 10 years is. I had my lump-tastic experience at 27 years old. So you're saying you think I should wait until I'm 50 to take see if I'm lump free? I didn't invent the Internet but are you saying women aren't being attacked by breast cancer until the age of 50? I'm sure my friend Google would disagree.

Here's the deal: I've got views just like the rest of us. Maybe this is just one of them. But I've also got this thing called a backbone and I'd do whatever it takes to support a cause that means a lot to me. No one says you have to post a color to show your support. I agree that it's not for everyone. But you sure as Hell shouldn't run your mouth with negative comments about those who did want to show support that way. So you'll shake what your mama gave ya in your "Feel Your Boobies" skin tight t-shirt but gasp in horror at the post: pink with black polka dots?? Really?! Move over, Bitches- we ain't got time for hypocrites like YOU. We've got a race to win...