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Sundae · 08-10-2015, 06:18 AM

I'm not disgusted or offended, but I do question the value of the gesture.
I'm not sure if she was running for charity, but the cost of her running shoes would probably have paid for plenty of feminine hygiene products. I know that's a bit of a straw man response, but I'm never really impressed with "raising consciousness".

I mean, would she have run with poopy pants to "raise consciousness" about widespread dysentery, which actually kills women (and men, and an enormous amount of children)?
Did she drink while running, or was she "raising consciousness" about dehydration, another huge killer in countries where they have no access to safe water?

Everyone is entitled to choose their own battles, but as a woman who's gone home with a wadge of toilet paper in her knickers so as not to ruin her nice work clothes, I'm not sure I'm impressed with this one.

08-10-2015, 06:18 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm not disgusted or offended, but I do question the value of the gesture. I'm not sure if she was running for charity, but the cost of her running shoes would probably have paid for plenty of feminine hygiene products. I know that's a bit of a straw man response, but I'm never really impressed with "raising consciousness". I mean, would she have run with poopy pants to "raise consciousness" about widespread dysentery, which actually kills women (and men, and an enormous amount of children)? Did she drink while running, or was she "raising consciousness" about dehydration, another huge killer in countries where they have no access to safe water? Everyone is entitled to choose their own battles, but as a woman who's gone home with a wadge of toilet paper in her knickers so as not to ruin her nice work clothes, I'm not sure I'm impressed with this one. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 08-10-2015 at 06:32 AM.