when did the wearing of pikn ribbos for breast cancer get started and why
2006-10-12 16:50:58 · 7 answers · asked by simjack 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Awareness ribbons are short pieces of ribbon folded into a loop, or representations thereof. They are used in the United States and Canada as a way for the wearer to make a subtle statement of support for a cause or issue. Some ribbons (such as the red HIV/AIDS ribbon) have also received broader international recognition.
Such ribbons are pinned on a person's lapel or other part of clothing, or tied around an object, or represented on a sticker or magnet, often displayed on a vehicle.
Perhaps the earliest use of awareness ribbons, a use that predates that phrase, is the yellow ribbon popularized in American music by songs that American Folklife Center research dates back to at least 1917, in a song by George A. Norton called "Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon (For her Lover Who Is Far, Far Away)." More recent high-profile examples include She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (a 1949 film starring John Wayne and Joanne Dru) and the 1972 song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" made famous by Tony Orlando and Dawn in the 1970s.
Awareness ribbons serve similar purposes to the more recently introduced custom of wearing silicone wristbands, such as the Livestrong wristband.
Some have criticized the proliferation of 'Awareness Ribbons' as a form of slacktivism, i.e. allowing people to 'show support' without making an effort in time or money.
2006-10-12 16:53:58 · answer #1 · answered by Meredith M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink typically symbolizes a girl. Did you know that there are new ribbons out now that fade into blue on one end. This is to increase the awarness of breast cancer in men also!
2006-10-12 16:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by roxy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure when but it's 4 Breast Cancer that's why we all wear Pink & I'm a Survivor 4 1/2yrs Cancer Free
2006-10-12 16:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ribbon "symbol" thingy started with the AIDs crisis.
The Persian Gulf War a yellow one was created.
The Breast cancer thing took on the pink because pink is a feminie color.
2006-10-12 16:54:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A track referred to as "Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the previous o.ok.Tree" a pair of youthful guy coming back from the provider uncertain that his lady become waiting for him. The sign he asks for interior the track become that she become to tie a yellow ribbon around the previous o.ok.tree. seems to point a wish for something stable interior the destiny, and the assumption in simple terms caught on.
2016-11-28 02:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a form of Symbol. No True meaning.
2006-10-12 16:53:10 · answer #6 · answered by Smart M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nipples are pink?
2006-10-12 16:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by canadian 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋