What does it mean? Even though the world and her dog wore one in 2004 it was pretty hard to not consider what the yellow band stood for and therefore it prohibited us from taking the mickey. But now that’s all behind us we now predict an onslaught of wristbands that in twenty years time may define the naughties as we knew them.
Following on from the Lance band comes Bands For Freedom – a red, white and blue patriotic number sported recently by Bowling for Soup’s lead singer on Jay Leno. As the PR bod spiels it: "They offer a simple yet powerful reminder to everyone who sees them or wears them of the valiant efforts of the military to preserve the American way of life." After allowing the folk who brought us this band to "cover their costs of manufacturing and administration" the remainder of the revenue will go to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.
But we can’t see it ending there. We’ve got a juggonaut of a trend here: you can now get your Tsunami Wristband, Cancer Research Wristband alongside ones for ‘Tolerance’, ‘Endurance’ and ‘Dream’. In the UK miserable kids are issued with ‘Beat Bullying’ bands to make them further targets.
But it’s not all for the good of others. Fashion companies now issue branded bands and we just wonder what may happen if kids start buying them and wearing them for this other naughty little playground trend.
So! What does your band mean?
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where can i get a beat bullying band 4 3 where they haven’t ran out
February 2nd, 2005 at 2:36 pm
From Slate:
The problem is that there are only so many colors, while the number of causes is nearly infinite. At this late hour, it’s impossible to look at somebody’s awareness bracelet and learn precisely what that person is trying to raise awareness about, because there are simply too many possibilities. Purple, for instance, now signifies support for Alzheimer patients, abused animals, battered women, epileptics, children in foster care, or people with irritable bowel syndrome, among other things. Teal invokes the fight against ovarian cancer, except when it invokes the fight against myasthenia gravis, drug addiction, or sexual assault. Gray can raise awareness about brain cancer, diabetes, disabled children, emphysema, lung cancer, multiple sclerosis, mental illness, or a couple of diseases I’ve never heard of; or it can raise awareness about asthma or allergies. (”Please join me in the fight to cure hay fever.”)
With so much to be aware of, awareness bracelets have reverted to signifying nothing more than color itself. Idealism has devolved into fashion. That helps explain why my dear wife, who died of liver cancer two weeks ago, and whom I miss almost more than I can bear—and certainly more than any colored wristband could possibly express—held the awareness-bracelet movement in undisguised contempt.
By Timothy Noah – “Chatterbox” for Slate.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2113014/
February 2nd, 2005 at 4:40 pm
i want i beat bulling band now!!!!!!!!!!!1
February 8th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
I would like a bulling wrist band for my son whom is 11 years old
February 28th, 2005 at 6:56 am
I would like to get three blue bulling bands
as I think you are doing a great job
December 10th, 2005 at 5:28 pm
hi
im 16 and am sick of seeing bullying happing at schools, im currently working with my princible and starting a anti bullying project at my school i have heaps of inforamtio0n and ideas to get out there and make bullying the passed i want to purchase thw wrist bands for a fundrasier against bullying and out it towards the bigger pitcure against bullying but i dont know where to start ho do i get the money? i need help! i want to make bullying the passed and not to let young peaople suffer in silence
if youu have any ideas on how i could raise money to get these bands plz get back to me thank you jazmine
March 20th, 2006 at 3:38 am
hi
im 16 and am sick of seeing bullying happing at schools, im currently working with my princible and starting a anti bullying project at my school i have heaps of inforamtio0n and ideas to get out there and make bullying the passed i want to purchase thw wrist bands for a fundrasier against bullying and out it towards the bigger pitcure against bullying but i dont know where to start ho do i get the money? i need help! i want to make bullying the passed and not to let young peaople suffer in silence
if youu have any ideas on how i could raise money to get these bands plz get back to me thank you jazmine
March 20th, 2006 at 3:38 am
Hi,
Nice to meet you .
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December 24th, 2008 at 2:51 am