A school who banned breast cancer awareness charity Keep A Breast Foundation‘s brilliant “I heart boobies” campaign has been ordered to overturn the rule by a judge on the grounds that it contravenes the First Amendment: the students’ right to freedom of speech.
And though it does seem bizarre that one principal’s problem with the (brilliant) word ‘boobies’ could end up in a federal court case, it will at least generate lots of much needed exposure for Keep A Breast’s work and, in doing so, perhaps save lives.
And to celebrate, in tribute to the work Keep A Breast do I think we should all give our own boobies a good feel to make sure they’re in perfect health. Early detection is our best weapon in the fight against breast cancer: make sure regular self-examination is in your arsenal…