MMA fighters (men) made to wear pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness month

guywithaccount · 2013-10-06T22:42:57+00:00

My girlfriend actually hates pinkwashing. Most of the time it's just a cynical marketing tool and the companies doing it contribute little or nothing to breast cancer research. She has issues with the whole "save boobies because boobies are cute and great" aspect of the whole thing, too.

perfecthashbrowns · 2013-10-06T19:49:42+00:00

First of all, breast cancer also occurs in men, although it is more rare. Secondly, who the fuck is this person kidding with this:

using pink gloves symbolising the disposable male ‘duty’ to protect women.

Stop pretending as if that's the purpose of their wearing pink gloves--those men would be there fighting each other regardless of the color of their gloves.

And let's also not pretend as if MMA is some kind of great inspiration for men all over the U.S., which has now been tarnished by their wearing pink gloves. This is a sport that in a lot of ways continues to perpetuate the idea that men should be these strong, muscular, testosterone-enraged, tough fighting machines. From the way that advertisers sell their product to how the sport is generally promoted.

Title	MMA fighters (men) made to wear pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness month
Author	ernestbelfortbax
Upvotes	0
Comments	7
Date	October 6, 2013 7:11 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/1nuvxv/mma_fighters_men_made_to_wear_pink_gloves_in/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/mma-fighters-men-made-to-wear-pink-gloves-in.1161981 https://theredarchive.com/post/1161981

Comments