EVE General Discussion

Am I the only one that finds this kind of... dissatisfying?

Pink Ribbon Campaigns are famous now for their unscrupulous, selfish and capitalist attitudes. They're renowned for their being in it for money, only money and to make that money off of the back of charity that humans are inherently predisposed to assist; something marketed as helping a problem specifically faced by women that is drastically played up to keep people buying Pink products out of sympathy and an evolutionary desire to preserve and protect women. Meanwhile, men's health issues suffer.

Our world is full of dire and awful problems. Malaria for example is still one of the planets largest killers each year and can be stopped with the purchase of a net that costs a mere 10$. Homelessness is more prevalent than it has been in a very, very long time in the wake of severe economic troubles, affecting not just men but also women and children who need food and shelter. Prostate cancer research is underfunded like all men's health issues and compared to the Cancer Awareness for profit industry that is Pink Ribbon, is in far more drastic need of a cash injection.

But lets say "What about the mens!" isn't a convincing argument to you. You just want to help women because this one time a man working in a McDonald's got your order wrong and was a total **** about it...

Giving to a Pink Ribbon campaign is not and never will be the best way to do that, because the only person you're helping is a glorified share holder 99% of the time. Your charitable donation is being made void, turned into a cool profit.

So, how about a Charitable Group actually doing something, like buying and distributing food to the homeless, or educating the developing world's dispossessed and vulnerable to be safer from diseases that will likely kill at least one of their children, and providing nets and test kits to further help them?

This campaign is contributing to a reputable charity organization in Iceland that has a history of doing good work. Yes there are many other causes of which we should all be aware. However, this does not take away from this sponsorship. In point of fact it is a little insulting for someone to be as vehement as you are being without knowing for a fact that the Icelandic Organization is fraudulent. It is not, and will receive my full support.

I plan to buy the full pack of skins with Aurum and may buy a second pack for distribution as I see fit within the game.

Good job CCP, I applaud this effort.

It all comes down to the answer to a simple question: Do the pink ribbon campaigns help the cause of breast cancer, or not? If yes, then donating to them is worthwhile. If no, then don't donate. If you think they do some good, but could do much more if their methods were more scrupulous, then try speaking to your government about getting some more regulations in place. In the meantime, if the organization is causing some advances in the areas they claim to help, then it's worth donating. Personally, I'm more invested in other charities, I don't fly mining barges, and I don't like the color pink, so I will probably not take part in this particular drive. Don't fault people who do, though, unless you have specific evidence to indicate that the pink ribbon campaigns are completely ineffectual.

Will there be a Porpoise skin? It's coming out pretty soon after all.

I sincerely hope they will adjust the packages or add single purchase for the single most used ships. Small and medium seem ok, though a lot wont need the odd ships out, which means they won't sell on the market either.

It's worse for the large bundle, Orca vs the other 2 combined is probably 1:1000 used (or wanted). A single Orca purchase would get me to buy one (and some of my associates), we have no need for Bowhead or Rorqual skins and they will bring on the market less then the other spare from medium bundle.

Well, we got a few days for those .. I will hold my aurum till then. Otherwise, appreciated ,)

Cheers.

o7

No milk, no growth.

Thank you for supporting Breast Cancer research, CCP. My partner recently had a dangerous lump removed and I was glad to see she received a lot of help and support from the medical practitioners and existing charities that helped her through the process. I'll be purchasing these SKINs to show my appreciation (and because I like SKINs), but who caved in and decided to let pink ships into EVE?

Next time I think it would be a wonderful idea to perhaps support more underfunded cancers that are more relevant to the vast majority of your playerbase. It is no secret that Breast Cancer research funding worldwide is consistently about double of that received for other forms of major cancer, including such massive killers as lung and prostate cancer (1), (2), (3).

SKINs for prostate cancer research especially would provide some desperately needed funding and allow us to save more capsuleers in dire need of 'IRL structure reps', if you know what I mean.

Thanks for your consideration. o7

FYI, if you're thinking "Pink Ribbon" automatically means "Susan G. Komen" that's not the case. Per Komen's own website they do not have a presence in Iceland.

As near as I can tell the Icelandic organization CCP is partnered with has no affiliation with Komen.

But who doesn't want pink barges? I mean really I want a whole set of skins.

Pink ribbon for breast cancer research/awareness is used internationally and doesn't belong to any single group. It originated in Australia, but is a common symbol globally now.