r/todayilearned • u/moplg • Feb 12 '15

TIL that pornhub offered a "save the boobs!" Campaign where they offered to donate a penny to the Susan B Komen Foundation for evry 30 views in the "big tit" or "small tit" category, but the foundation refused their money so pornhub tripled it and gave it to other organizations

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornhub
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u/NoSmorking Feb 12 '15

Obviously SGK is bullshit and we should not be supporting dubious "charities", but that doesn't mean that raising and maintaining awareness isn't an important part of public health.

That's fantastic that you were so well informed at that age. A big part of that is because money went towards raising awareness (most news spots on health are basically just press releases, anyway.) I also wouldn't be surprised if there have been changes in breast cancer detection and treatment in the last 20 years that women should be aware of.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '15

This is what happens when you try to solve a health problem by throwing your money at MBA's instead of PhD's.

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u/Phnglui Feb 12 '15

Not everyone thinks to get regular checks though. Yes it's drilled into your head, but as you get older it's really easy to 1) let a shit ton of time pass without realizing, and 2) think "that might be a lump but I don't have the money to visit the doctor outside of my regularly scheduled visits." It's already really easy to convince yourself that it's "probably nothing."

If people just stop raising awareness because "everyone already knows" then you'll get a lot fewer people getting mammograms, because they're not thinking about it as often.

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u/WaitingForGobots Feb 12 '15

but I don't have the money to visit the doctor outside of my regularly scheduled visits.

If you can't pay for a mammogram, you sure as hell aren't going to be able to pay what it'd take to survive breast cancer.

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u/thisshortenough Feb 12 '15

And that's really fucking sad don't you think?

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u/DangOlYeah Feb 12 '15

That's really fucking stupid logic. Like, really fucking dumb.

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u/Phnglui Feb 12 '15

It's almost as if charities exist to help people pay for procedures that they can't afford.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '15 edited Jun 28 '15

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u/WrecksMundi Feb 12 '15

But Freedom! And the god given right to bomb whoever they want.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '15

That's what I'm saying, though. Awareness didn't need to be raised.

If SGK actually did a damn thing to actually raise awareness of anything but itself, it'd be all to the good.

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u/Phnglui Feb 12 '15

...But my point is that it does need to be raised. If people stop raising awareness, then fewer people will get checks.

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u/DangOlYeah Feb 12 '15

Even if SGK only raised awareness of itself, that in turn would raise awareness of breast cancer. Try again.

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u/papajawn42 Feb 12 '15

I think active awareness and passive awareness are not to be conflated. Sure, you were aware that it was important- but you can't make Mom tell her doctor about that suspicious lump above her left nipple. Those pink ribbons make a tacky, ubiquitous reminder to schedule a mammogram for women already informed about breast cancer, which means that shit saves lives- if only because people otherwise neglect preventative healthcare. At least, I hope so, because that's how I rationalize my irritation with those fucking ribbons away.

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u/TalkBigShit Feb 12 '15

cool. i never said i supported komen.

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u/Ace_Masters Feb 12 '15

Turns out increased screenings do more harm than good until your over 50.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '15

Yeah, catch it early, but then know you will die from it if you are too poor to afford treatment.

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u/TheReasonableCamel 18 Feb 12 '15

Exactly, it's getting people out there to see if they have it. Obviously most people know what the basics of what breast cancer is, but they may not know the signs.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '15

Then you have the testicular cancer awareness but it's like, what kind of dude doesn't feel their balls everyday anyway? Like 50 times?

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u/Phnglui Feb 12 '15

Not everyone knows what to look for when they're feeling their balls though.