I just got that and it made me laugh. Sorry if it has "already made the rounds." I'm always the last person to get this kind of things, anyhow.

I think it's sad that ribbons, which were intended as merely a way to show solidarity, have become both competitive sport and objects of scorn.

On the other hand, I remember a pin I saw once that said "Fuck the Red Ribbons, Find A Cure."

I guess I wouldn't mind one that said "Support Gift Wrapping".

There's also a site somewhere that sells ones that say, "I support the guy in China who made this ribbon." Or something to that effect.

Like everything, the whole ribbon-wearing schtick was taken over by celebrities and turned into a self-serving sham.

No need to apologise dios - many of us here are slower than normal.

man, I saw something like this, maybe on metafilter or waxy and now I have no idea where to find it. It had more variety, although these are pretty good.

I was about to catch a plane, many years ago, and right next to the duty free shops and the newsstands there was a little stand with a most elegant and well put-together lady in her late sixties, gathering donations for AIDS research. I took the time to chat for a while with her -- I had a few minutes -- and we discussed the progress in research, the then-new retroviral medications, and during a lively conversation that must have been going on for about five minuted she simply mentioned, in passing, but really lightly, without beating me on the head with that, how she wished those meds existed a few years earlier, for her "boy". then she kept on talking about new tests, and how young people need to be more careful with "protection", and so forth.

I gave what I could, and she pinned a little red ribbon on the left lapel of my jean jacket, "right over your heart". I told her something lame, like, "I really hope they find a cure very soon", because I just lacked the balls to say what I thought, ie, "I'm really sorry about your son".

and there was also another thing, that I figured out as I said goodbye -- she totally looked like my mom.

I've washed that jean jacket quite a few times now, but I've never removed that ribbon. I'd feel very guilty if I removed it before they've found a cure.

Shut up, dios.

(Just for old-time's sake.)

I hate to sound like all the paranoid anti-go-with-the-crowd folks, but I have to say that things like this ribbon stuff have always both rubbed me very much the wrong way and given me the heebie-jeebies. So when I see anything that's one of those "here's my cliched symbol demonstrating I'm one of the right-thinking people", I get sorta pissed off. Left or right or whatever.

By the way, and not coincidentally, I am completely opposed to bumper stickers.

I like some bumper stickers.

nsfw btw

I don't know if anyone noticed yet that you can design your own ribbons, presumably to order them. Or, to just show off to your web pals.

ok commish, thats awesome.

"I support the guy in China who made this ribbon."

^ That's excellent.

Man, I made this joke on MeFi, like, months ago. How dare they capitalize on my snark!

must...
not...
make...
ribbon...
must--