October 27, 2006
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Awareness Awareness Month
For those of you who do not know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Okay, I didn't know either. I only found out when it was passively mentioned on some radio advert. I kind of take this as an excuse for guys to be more aware of women's breasts (as if we weren't already). I don't think any lady is going to take that as an excuse to stare googly-eyed at her breasts, however. "I was just trying to make sure you didn't have breast cancer! (smack)" Bummer. This got me thinking about the purpose of Awareness Months thenselves. Shouldn't we be aware of these crises all the time? Maybe the purpose is so we don't get bored. Perhaps by spacing them out in yearly increments we avoid phrases such as, "breast cancer awareness? That is so passe!" Perhaps it is also to help businesses. Most companies like to look good by doling out cash to needy organizations. They can not just give cash to all of the charities at once, however. The amounts would either be too small to make a difference to the charity, or it would bankrupt the company. By giving each charity its own month, companies only have to give money to that month's respective purpose. That way businesses would not break the bank, and can still say things like, "we support <<insert anything>> Awareness Month (+ cheesy smile)." Just for yuks, I would love to see a Benefits of Video Gaming Awareness Month. It would be great! Important companies would give grants to video game developers to keep up the good work. People would have ribbons that looked like motherboards on their car bumper. Anyone who tries to denounce video games would get hissed off of the lecturn. I tell you, this has some potential. Get to it, America!
