Going too Far?

[Texas Aggie]

The teams can do what they want, but I refuse to wear pink stuff. I don't even like wearing patches or the Flag. They call it a uniform for a reason.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

The teams can do what they want, but I refuse to wear pink stuff. I don't even like wearing patches or the Flag. They call it a uniform for a reason.

We all wear the same pink whistle, lanyard, wristbands, and bean bag on my crew. What's not uniform about that?

[Canned Heat]

This thread should get fun now....I remember catching all sorts of grief when I dared to say I was all for the black pants a few years back.

[grunewar]

Like others, I agree with the intent of wearing pink. Got it.

But to what end? Where does it end?

It seems like it started with just a little item to bring attention to the issue - referee's whistle or players socks for example. But now it's getting to the point of everyone playing, "Can you top this?"

How much pink can you wear/display? I can wear more than you! I can have gloves, eye-black/pink, socks, cleats, bean bags, hats, helmets, towels, etc., etc.

When are we going to get "pink playing items" (the ball as in basketball), chain gang markers, flags on the goal post, markers in the end zone. Heck, let's mark the field in pink vice white! We already have black, red, and blue turf - is pink next!

You heard it here first.

[Welpe]

Grune, the field for my high school game tonight had pink lines. The numbers were pink ribbons in the place of zeros and the 3 yard marks were blue ribbons.

[Texas Aggie]

We all wear the same pink whistle, lanyard, wristbands, and bean bag on my crew.

That's not a uniform, its NASCAR or minor league baseball!

You're using "uniform" as an adverb (or a descriptive term, anyway). I'm using it as a noun. Your crew may be uniform (as you would be if you all went out in the same onesie), but you aren't wearing THE uniform.

You guys do whatever you want. I don't see how me wearing or not wearing pink furthers or detracts from the issue of breast cancer. If I'm going to make a donation, I'd rather make one straight up than buy something where a portion of the proceeds goes there and what I bought is otherwise useless.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

That's not a uniform, its NASCAR or minor league baseball!

You're using "uniform" as an adverb (or a descriptive term, anyway). I'm using it as a noun. Your crew may be uniform (as you would be if you all went out in the same onesie), but you aren't wearing THE uniform.

You guys do whatever you want. I don't see how me wearing or not wearing pink furthers or detracts from the issue of breast cancer. If I'm going to make a donation, I'd rather make one straight up than buy something where a portion of the proceeds goes there and what I bought is otherwise useless.

Well, actually, since you asked.

If they weren't wearing pink, this thread would not exist.
And breast cancer has been mentioned several times already. The mere existence of this thread and the fact that we might talk about pink (and thus think of breast cancer research) on the field has accomplished their goal.