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It’s my favorite month: pink! My secret agent and I have been prowling the aisles, looking for the best in household items, tasty treats, and of course feminine products for the cure…er, but now that’s “cause,” ’cause Komen copped “cure” and will sue yer ass if you try to cure anything without their permission. I’ll bring you as many of these as I can, and meanwhile, read Samantha King’s Pink Ribbons, Inc.,<\/a> from UMN Press, or if you’re lazy, watch the movie<\/a>. And feel free to submit more via the\u00a0 comments!<\/p>\n

We begin by noting how product endorsements can have odd resonances:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Wait, you sure this isn’t for ovarian cancer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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