Will Facebook Bra Colors Trigger Other Awareness Trends?
The current craze on Facebook with female users posting the colors of their bras has focused attention on breast cancer, a disease that affects more than 200,000 women in the United States alone. Could this trend trigger others to try to raise awareness about a cause near and dear to their hearts? And would that effort somehow involve colors, perhaps associated with the various ribbons of awareness? When women began posting the colors of their bras on Facebook, it was part of an effort to raise awareness of a specific disease, and apparently it worked. According to a CNN story, breast cancer groups say they are pleased that the disease is getting lots of attention. Andrea Rader, a spokeswomen for the breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen for the Cure, encouraged women to visit their website to get more information. While raising awareness of breast cancer is certainly a worthy cause, there are many other serious diseases and causes that could also benefit from having more people aw
