Livestrong, die now!

September 8th, 2004 | by Mike |

Lance Armstrong…enough!

Enough with the damn yellow bracelets that are now everywhere! I’m tired of them, they have just gotten out of hand. In the beginning they were fine. They were for a good cause and the Tour de France was still going on. However these stupid little $1 bracelets have taken off because people are stupid and all it takes is a semi popular star (Sheryl Crow, Justin Timberlake) and the mindless masses jump on whatever crap-train happens to be driving by at the time. This time? That crap-train was these damn yellow bracelets.

So what is the problem? Well the organization initially was fine, but people have made this retarded. i.e. earlier today, I was sad to find out one of my co-workers has been mystified by this stupid fad and decided he wanted one. However he couldn’t find any. The only place where he could get one was this pompous idiot at my workplace that bought a ton of the things and has been hording them. When asked if someone could by one from him, he stated that he has plans to sell them to certain chosen people. How retarded is that? See, this guy doesn’t give a shit about cancer! He just wants him, and his equally lame family and friends to have these things for the status they currently hold in our society. Its time to end this fad of the livestrong bracelets!

I’d be happy too, if I had just won the Tour de France and have an army of stupid people blindly following me for misguided reasons.

And another thing… I really don’t understand why everyone is up Lance Armstrong’s ass so much anyway. Yes, he is probably the greatest athlete his sport has ever seen, but Barry Bonds could be considered that too, and everyone hates him, so that reason for liking Armstrong must be tossed. Why else should we like him? Because he had cancer and came back to win?! Well a lot of other people have had some horrible cases of cancer and have come back to have wonderful lives, maybe they aren’t doing it in the public lives, and they aren’t dating Sheryl Crow, but no one is kissing their asses. Andres Galarraga, a talented major league baseball player has come back from cancer twice! He’s an athlete on a professional level…where is his national kudos? Also, just because you have cancer does not make you a great guy. You could be a complete douche bag and have cancer…that doesn’t make you any less of a douche bag. Lance Armstrong is a douche bag. He has also turned into a complete corporate whore, doing every commercial that comes his way. They aren’t even cool commercials

Now why is this guy so cool again?

If you want to help cancer research, donate the dollar…but tell them to keep their crappy bracelet.

Be sure to check out Livestrong, die now! II

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    All I have to say to you is shut up. If you think its soooo stupid why did you write about it? If people buy the braclets atleast it still goes to a good cause.
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    I wrote about it becuase I think it needs to stop. You think my thoughts are stupid, yet you took the time to write a comment, so the same applies to my comments. People like to voice our beliefs.

    As far as the good cause they go to...yes it is a very good cause. And I state that over and over again in my article. But the reason I think that the bracelets need to go away, is because they have gotten AWAY from their good cause and they are now some lame status symbol, which I also state in the article. I even go on to say that it started out great, but the craziness ruined it. I never once say anything of the sort about how the money going to cancer research is bad in any way. I just think this extreme adoration of Armstrong is lame, mainly becuase it ruined the cause meaning of the bracelets.

    Did you just read the title and decided to comment?
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    I agree everybody I see is wearing them blasted bracelets and half of them don't even know what it means or support the cause.
    I refuse to wear or even touch of those bracelets!!
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    There are two sides to this issue. On one side you can say that whomever has one of these is either supporting the cause (they purchased one) or they know someone who bought them and gave it as a gift / money exchange. Either way, I would say the initial goal is met (money for a bracelet sent to the LAF). I agree there are too many people out there with the idea this is a "FAD". Then again how many AIDS ribbons do you see looming around or USA flags from 9/11. So I guess what it comes down to this, either you support this organizations cause, regardless of its patron's donations or you support the downing of a trend that was started when a man (who happen to be the flagship organizer) won a sport that featured this bracelet. Either way, the wristband is present, the cause is being supported, its only the fault of those who pay for or receive the bracelet to know what it stands for. I personally purchased 10 of them for the purpose of supporting the cause and at the same time showing my dead relatives friends (who died from cancer) that their memory is not lost on me.
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    How about this...You are a douche bag!!!
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    Now that is the kind of forward-thinking discussions I like to see on my site!

    You know, even though there isn't much substance, this kind is the kind of post that one can really dig into and find some truths. For instance, I think we can all agree that one of the following is true:

    This person is either someone that has those yellow bands all the way up his arm and is the exactly the type person that has turned this "livestrong" idea into a complete steaming pile of crap....or that was Lance Armstrong himself.

    I choose to believe that latter. Thanks for the post Lance!
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    the bracelet was created so that people could indicate that they were fighting for a common cause... and then it became a trend... just like anything in society will tend to do... the point is that the bracelet is trendWORTHY... no matter what people do to identify themselves, once it is done a second time, it is a fad or a trend... SO WHAT? i would rather have people pay for a trend like this bracelet that supports a wonderful cause than spend more money on some fad like a beanie baby that will sit and collect dust but will have no meaning beyond its trendiness...
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    I think those people who backorder them for months are SO STUPID. Cool you'll get a stupid yellow bracelet that's worth about 30 cents and you payed 15 bux. LAME
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    Thank God for the voice of reason! Finally someone willing to stand up and rebel against this ridiculous self promotion. Furthermore: Not only is LA a whore, he's a slut. I have no respect for a man who leaves the wife that stood by him in his darkest hour (and then was happy to stand in his shadow during his brightest moments). I mean, he's finacially secure, has an easy 6-hour a day job, free travel, but still can't make his marriage work because of too much stress? He has turned back into the same arrogant, self centered jerk rejected by the pro peloton before his cancer diagnosis. Where can I get a wristband to show disdain for men who abandon their wives and children to run off with rock stars?
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    screw you, i want my dollar back! douche bag
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    omg...who cares if people buy the bracelets! who cares if its become a trend..at least the money is going to a good cause!you dont have to buy or wear the bracelets but u dont have to waste ure time and make fun of them...JUST DONT WEAR THEM!people like you make me soo mad! nobody cares about what you think about these yellow braclets!
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    ...and people like you make me laugh my ass off! For the moment I will not discuss the insane lack of writing skills that you display by starting your post off with "omg". What I will discussis that even though you state that nobody cares what I think, you have in fact taken the time to comment on my ideas. So I guess YOU care what I think, at least enought to get angry about it.

    Interesting huh? I bet you would never had guesses you cared about what I think so much.

    Also, I believe you are missing my point. The bracelets themselves are ok, the cause is good. The people, namely the people that buy into this and are reallying into defending it (which you are clearly a charter member of this group) and Lance Armstrong himself. I am not against the cause at all...I say donate the dollar and don't wear the bracelet. You are a fool to believe that the bracelet is just about cancer. You are wearing a marketing tool for Armstrong around your wrist! He is a liar if he said that wasn't part of it. If marketing himself wasn't a part of it the bracelets wouldn't be yellow, the tour de france's color for the winning rider...or LiveSTRONG wouldn't be the name, people that just want to help tell people to donate to a existing group not theirs with their name stamped everywhere. Hell if he didn't care about the marketing, there wouldn't be a damn bracelet to begin with!

    (OMG! I'm like totally right aren't I?!)
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    It's me again. I'd just like to say that making a bracelet for supporting cancer is bull because they're wasting money on making the bracelet insted of donating the money to the actual cause. I had a grandmother htat dies of cancer but you don't see me crying about it some people in my opinion just need to move on from the past and head for the future.
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    I agree that alot of people bought these just because everyone had them.
    I Bouht them for the cause not the FAD, I wear one and gave them to friends and family that wanted to wear them for the cause not the FAD!
    But I did have one rule, NO SMOKERS could have one because Smoking can cause cancer.
    Every $1 goes to LAF so even if someone bought it for the FAD, SO WHAT.
    It is going to HELP people with Cancer.
    My Mother died of Cancer.
    It started as Breast Cancer but eventually spread in her whole body.
    That is why I support and wear the LIVESTRONG wrist band.
    I don't want to see anyone have to go through the pain and suffering that my MOM went through.


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    Thats a touching STORY. However, if what you SAY is the CASE, then you are clearly not one of the PEOPLE I'm referring to.

    Make no MISTAKE I agree with the cause...I just DON'T agree with the Lance Armstrong marketing and WORSHIP that goes along with it.

    Also, whats with the CONSTANT capitalization?
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    What are you thinking? Just because people aren't buying the bracelets for the cause doesn't mean their money is helpful. As for the fashion, if you had time to sit at your computer and write a long essay about something that is barely an arguement probably means you are wearing an iozide shirt tucked into your docker capris with a top of the line pocket protector and dorky glasses. Even if you don't like Lance Armstrong doen't mean that you should punish all of the people that the money could make a difference to. The people that benefit from this (cancer sufferers) have nothing to do with Lance Armstrong. If people hate Lance Armstrong that doesn't mean that they should not helo the people with cancer. Basically, the money is going to the cancer sufferers, not Lance Armstrong, so help them.
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    If you discourage people from buying the bracelet you are not supporting the cause. Who cares if other people are just in it for a stupid reason? They still give money,and when you tell them not to they don't give money.
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    The time it took me to write that article is most likely the same amount of time it took you to write yours (plus the time you should have spent fixing all the grammatical errors in your post). So what does that say about you and your fashion? Oh yeah, thats right...nothing because wether or not you or I wear "iziode" (I presume you meant "izod") shirts has nothing to do with anything.

    Also, you seem to be missing my point. But thats ok, there are lots of other people out there just as stupid as you. You might have read some of their entries above.

    If you think that Lance Armstrong got nothing but good karma from this Livestrong thing, you are even more stupid than your writing would suggest. He got an amazing amount of press from this, and in America, press means endorsements, and that means money. How much press did the other major Tour De France winners get in the past? I can't remember...you let me know if you can think of any of their names...or even if you knew who Armstrong was a few years ago. The fact of the matter is if he really wanted to do this and get nothing back and just be a good guy, he wouldn't have done the marketing spree with the little gold billboards that people can wear on their wrists.

    Oh you were right about one thing: Who cares if someone doesn't like Lance Armstrong? Hell...Who cares if you DO like Lance Armstrong? Armstrong's charity is not the only game in town...if it all goes to cancer sufferers, then why would it matter that I'm stating my distain for Lance Armstrong?

    You think about that one for a while.

    Damn I hate repeating myself...read before you post people.
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    I really agree with you Mike. They're stupid and just about everyone at my school is wearing one of those obnoxious yellow shit.

    And how do people really know it's for a good cause? Just becuase the website say so, doesn't mean so. there are millions of other and far superior ways for lazy ass people to support anti-cancer movements.

    Each year, more money is spent on stupid junk than the entire amount of money used for medical research funding.
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    You said it slick! Fuck those bracelets. If you want to help cancer research, give $10, $20, $100. Give something that matters and quit being concerned about getting recognition for donating a FUCKING DOLLAR! "look at me, I gave a dollar to a billion dollar cause, see my bracelet?"

    FUCK YOU RETARDS!

    Hell, even if you have one “for the cause” you’re a fucking idiot. You wear a yellow gay-ass wristband so everyone will know you gave a fucking dollar? WOOPEE!! Cheap-Skate mother-fuckers. And again, don’t go looking for recognition, hell especially for a fucking dollar. So if you have a yellow wristband, FUCK YOU! YOU CHEAP-ASS, ATTENTION SEEKING, FUCKING CUNT!!!
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    even if only .50 goes to cancer it is more than most people give and compairing lance armstrong to Barry bonds is retarded the chances of his feat being repeated is as slim as someone hitting 800 home runs in 10 years
    OK the bracelets are queer now and the only reason i found this post was im looking for one that says fuck you or fuck off i just don't want to buy 40 of them they made the yellow bracelets to raise awareness he gives more than the million dollars that they were raising from the sale guess what
    he did what he wanted your talking about it he don't care if its a fad just as long as his messages gets out just like i don't care if a ugly girl blows me
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    shut the fuck up idiot! at least the money goes to a good cause! there isn't anything wrong with those bracelets or Lance Armstrong so i don't know what crawled up your ass but i think you need a proctologist.
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