Crapping for the Cure
Yes, thank you for asking, I am getting tired of writing about this, but I’ll keep doing it because it is really necessary that we expose this stuff and name it for what it is, commercial opportunism.
I was at the grocery store this morning where it is almost impossible to fill your cart without tripping over all the pink crap for the cure when it hit me that maybe indeed you could crap for the cure. A little detour to the toilet tissue aisle confirmed that sadly, this hypothesis is true courtesy of Northern Quilted Ultra with the obligatory pink ribbon on the package. What will they think of next? Well now that you mention it…
Remember those awful singing fish plaques that were all the rage a few years ago? Well good news, they were the inspiration for Jingle Jugs, the latest entry in the truly inappropriate way to cure breast cancer contest.
According to the website,
“The idea for Jingle Jugs came upon one of the founders, Dave Miller, one evening as he was viewing the Billy the Bass singing fish for the umpteenth time. If people were willing to buy a singing fish, he figured, then they certainly would be willing to buy singing boobs. Numerous trips later to China and the product was ready. Wanting to make a difference with Jingle Jugs, in addition to having fun, team members next thought about what impact they wanted. Naturally, it was a perfect fit to use Jingle Jugs to support breast cancer; thus, the Jingle Jugs for Life campaign was launched.”
The website that advertises them suggests adding them to your trophy wall because afterall, they’re the “Trophy Rack You’ve Always Wanted.” Supposedly a portion of the proceeds goes to local breast cancer organizations.
As Chemorox points out, “Misogyny as a fundraiser! Let’s help out breast cancer victims by reminding them that they had to get their TITS CUT OFF!”
But these boobs don’t just raise money for breast cancer, there is also a version that you can send to help boost the morale of troops in Iraq.
“During the month long road trip, which will be spearheaded by Jingle Jugs’ own US Army veteran, Keith Jones, the convoy will stop at a variety of locations across the country, including military bases, military hospitals, and large events to hand out Jingle Jugs and garner financial support and increase awareness of America’s injured veterans and their families. For each set of Jingle Jugs sold during the convoy, the Jingle Jugs team will donate a percentage of the proceeds to charities that support America’s veterans, such as the Fisher House Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Paralyzed Veterans of America.”
Send a Rack to Iraq” campaign, a unique and light-hearted effort to help raise the spirits of military personnel stationed abroad. Commencing immediately, anyone who purchases a set of Jingle Jugs may buy a second set, for an additional rate of only $32.99 (shipping is included), to send to a soldier in Iraq. Jingle Jugs purchased for Soldiers based in Iraq will be shipped to random soldiers identified by others. If you wish to make a soldier’s day.”
No word on whether this “light-hearted effort” is appreciated by women in the military who have been sexually assaulted.
And then there is Pepto Pochahontas…
Can we only imagine if they tried this kind of marketing for prostate cancer…
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I’m wondering if Jingle Jugs would like to have my real-life tumor-filled breasts which I had to have sawed off in order to save my life. They could stuff them and mount them on a wooden plaque and have the real thing as opposed to plastic! I’ll have to track down the surgeon who did my bilateral mastectomy to see how long they hang on to the “tissue”.