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| KFC Pink Buckets Art © Pam Stephan |
Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken is looking mighty pink these days, but it's not because he's blushing. KFC is selling its chicken by the bucket in a pink package, and they say that they'll donate fifty cents from the purchase of each bucket to Susan G. Komen For The Cure. Some people see this as a fine way to get a fast lunch or supper, while making a donation. Other look at the pink buckets and see red. We're talking about 170 million pink buckets of chicken.
The KFC's fund raising goal is 8.5 million dollars, and as I write, their web site reports they have gathered 3 million thus far. Their site, Buckets For The Cure, proclaims that they intend to "make the largest single donation to end breast cancer forever." Of course, while KFC is frying up all that chicken, they are also cashing in on the sales. Isn't that the American way? All during October, we buy pink ribbon products for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, generating donations to various charities that provide patient support, research, and education. So why should Pink Buckets full of chicken turn up the heat on some people's Scam-O-Meter?
There's the diet angle: high-fat diets just aren't good for you, so a regular diet of fried chicken raises your risk for cancer. One bucket now and then won't kill you - it's a bad diet and self-neglect that will do you in. But very few people would mistake KFC for health food any day. And I am not going to talk about their 540 calorie Double Down "sandwich." Then there's the cruelty to animals accusations: chickens raised in cages and treated with antibiotics and hormones, raised in septic conditions. Hmm, not yummy, not appetizing. I would prefer to grill or bake some chicken at home, after carefully shopping for chicken from a reliable source, if I can find one. My grandmother bypassed all that - she raised her own hens for eggs and meat, and treated them to an organic lifestyle.
Modern life isn't like my grandma's life though - fewer of us live on farms every year, and many of us don't cook supper on a regular basis. We're in a hurry, overbooked with chores and errands, and often eating on the go! So a bucket of fried supper seems like a good, quick solution. Throw in a donation to breast cancer research and you've got a winner, right? Or do you?
We're chatting this up in the Forum, where you can join us. Or you can leave a comment below. Let me know what you think of this. Is fifty cents enough? Or would you rather contribute to Komen directly? Don't be chicken - sound off on the Pink Bucket Controversy!
I think it’s always a wondeful idea to help out in any way…..for the Cure for Breast Cancer. I hope they make their goal of 8million. The only thing I do see,,,,as what already suggested here; is the diet or fat content which is going against what could be helping ladies /(men) with the Cancer.; or would be Cancer in time.
r a non food item say; being sold in eatery like say a KFC Cap or wristband or sunglasses; or bucket (toy) for a child for beach this summer. ;etc.
Maybe ,the money say for a real super healthy item ;would do much better.
Just an idea! (Joanie) /Philly
I am annoyed by KFC’s choice, while I truly believe in the cause and that they are “trying” to do a good thing, I think it would have been better served to choose a non-food item to support the cause or to say for every purchase made at KFC in general – a portion will go to benefit the cause. OR EVEN do the promotion with their GRILLED chicken!! A pink bucket of FRIED chicken, just annoys me.
The good thing about this is that every day more and more people will know about breast cancer and the risk or treatments. I think the whole idea of this campaign is to help raise awareness so I don’t see why not. Hopefully more women will check themselves against lobular breast cancer and some lives could be saved along the way just out of chicken buckets!
OK, look a gift horse in the mouth. As long as you eat right the rest of the time, WHO CARES if you indulge once in a while in something like KFC and “incedentaly” give back to the cause at the same time. I use Breast Cancer postage stamps and checks and buy M&M’s in pink once a year too. Instead of berating them, you chould be thanking them for helping out. If the user CHOOSES to over indulge, its their fault not KFC!
Yeah, i mean if i see a pink ribbon campaign on playboy i don’t mind at all. Just the fact that they help raise awareness is good enough and they could even throw in an article on something related like let’s say invasive lobular breast cancer or someting.
The month of October has been declared as the breast cancer awareness month, but the fight against this disease goes on all year. Its indeed Considered as one of the cruel diseases that are menacing the world. Learn how we offer Breast Cancer Support for patients and their families at breast cancer society. Also if you want to help us help them have a look into our various Breast Cancer Donation methods.
Not only is the fat in fried chicken a health risk, but the hormones injected into chicken (and beef for that matter) is another likely contributor to breast cancer.
Couple that with the fact that Susan G. Komen Foundation allocates only 16 cents to every dollar donated to cancer research (google susan g komen research percentage), and this becomes a very grim capitalistic ploy.