As we reported earlier this week, some people are experiencing “pink fatigue” — as in wanting to cure breast cancer so badly if it means the Komen people will just go the f%@k away. And, like last year, schools are feeling it the most.
Gilbert High School in Arizona will not allow their cheerleading squad to wear their pink breast cancer awareness t-shirts to football games. It’s not because the shirts would cover more of their adolescent bodies than their uniforms or because the school has secretly funded Big Tumor for decades, but because the shirts say, “Feel for lumps, save your bumps.”
The team is arguing that the school has overreacted as, according to 17-year-old Varsity cheerleader Natalie Skowronek, “We’re not saying anything a doctor wouldn’t say.”
Among other things that Natalie’s doctor says:
- “Check your ding for bumps and things.”
- “If the smear is clear, then for your pap we cheer.”
- “Stick a finger in your hiney, keep your prostate clean and shiny.”
Seriously, though, Natalie’s mom, Gayleen? It might be time to shop for a new doctor for Natalie.