You're not kidding ... the PSA is revolting. Among the many aspects of it that are offensive, the argument from the female commentator that we need to appeal to/educate young women about breast cancer through "sex appeal" is especially bad. If this PSA and similar efforts are someone's idea of effectively raising breast cancer awareness with the next generation, then the progress we have made--in breast cancer awareness and feminism--is seriously in jeopardy.

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Donate

Help us elevate the voices of Jewish women.

donate now

Get JWA in your inbox

Read the latest from JWA from your inbox.

sign up now