A $4 rubber bracelet meant to raise breast cancer awareness has done that and more: Students nationwide are wearing the "I (heart) boobies" wristbands, and running afoul of school administrators. Schools from California to Florida have banned the bracelets because they believe the "boobies" language is inappropriate. The bracelets are marketed by a California-based nonprofit created to raise breast cancer awareness among youth. The Keep A Breast Foundation has sold 2 million of the bracelets so far, with the money going to breast cancer research and education programs. The group believes a bracelet with a catchy, envelope-pushing slogan such as "I (heart) boobies" is a better way to teach kids about breast cancer than more traditional methods like pink ribbons. Kollin West, a 14-year-old student at Laramie Junior High School, is one student who got in trouble over the bracelets. The ninth-grader began wearing his bracelet after noticing the number of women being treated for breast cancer at a hospital where his father was undergoing chemotherapy for testicular cancer. "I just thought it would be a good idea to support breast cancer," said West, who also wears a bracelet that says, "Check Yourself."
This kid's dad is dying of testicular cancer? Am I the only one who thinks it's bullshit that Kollin is rocking I "heart" boobies bracelets when he should really be wearing a I "heart" balls bracelet?
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