https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:08:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528804 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 09:06:17 +0000 Pepper 1528804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This made me so mad when I read about it last night. The EIC's apology is half assed in my opinion. There was nothing inadvertent about that article. Even if she was just running with a tutu because she liked the look, why cut down and bash a person like that? I can't even imagine how she felt when she read that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528771 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:58:22 +0000 looch 1528771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know that running in tutus was a trend!</p> <p>I think it was in complete poor taste of the magazine. I honestly didn't expect that of Self, but you know, it just goes to show you, people make poor decisions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528745 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:53:56 +0000 pui 1528745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think regardless it's pretty sucky. Her being a cancer survivor just makes it worse.</p> <p>Be careful if you're ever approached to have your picture used somewhere! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528732 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:51:15 +0000 spaniellove 1528732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that they shouldn't be making fun of anyone in that way. It's not right to mock someone and then decide it was wrong only because something about that person's situation made it publicly un-PC to do so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528702 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:39:53 +0000 Charm54 1528702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sharpie: yeah the apology is worse. They apologize for being "inadvertently insensitive".</p> <p>That whole column is insensitive and there is nothing inadvertent about it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528690 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:35:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 1528690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well there goes another magazine I won't be reading. Disgusting, what happened to empowering women not bring them down? SELF should be ashamed of itself, the woman was living "their" lifestyle and they still tear her down, what does that prove? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528689 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:35:20 +0000 MrsSCB 1528689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is disappointing, I'm generally a fan of Self. And as a journalist I'm questioning the ethics of asking for permission to use the photo and obviously not telling her what they're using it for. That does not sit well with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528687 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:35:08 +0000 autumnlove 1528687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528679 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:32:42 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1528679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@char54: I agree, the snark is the worse part. GLAMOUR has a do and don't list and at least blocks the faces of the don'ts. Self was very mean spirited. Stuff like this should be kept light. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528676 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:31:35 +0000 mrsjyw 1528676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yea I read about this on Twitter .... so UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528670 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:30:07 +0000 MarieJ 1528670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Appalling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528654 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:26:58 +0000 swurlygurl 1528654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's incredibly upsetting - I can't even imagine how upset that poor girl must have felt after waiting for the magazine to come out and then reading that!</p> <p>She mentioned after the apology that it shouldn't even matter that she's a cancer survivor, they shouldn't be treating *anybody* like that!! That is so true, I can't believe that such a popular magazine with so much potential for influence is actually making fun of REAL people!!</p> <p>And for the record, I happen to love the tutus at marathons trend - I think it's fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528586 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:11:18 +0000 pmerr 1528586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SELF-Magazine-Apology-Cancer-Survivor-Tutu-Photo-Monika-Allen-252713311.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/SELF-Magazine-Apology-Cancer-Survivor-Tutu-Photo-Monika-Allen-252713311.html</a></p> <p>This was posted after. Still, it's disgusting. Why they needed to have that list anyway is just ridiculous. Who cares if people want to run in tutus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528582 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:09:57 +0000 avivoca 1528582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It really makes me sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528521 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:42:17 +0000 sharpie 1528521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh, I'm so annoyed by their "apology", too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528495 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:27:30 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1528495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's terrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528494 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:27:07 +0000 Smurfette 1528494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: that was my thought too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528491 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 07:25:34 +0000 lawbee11 1528491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528422 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:42:27 +0000 Beyond2 1528422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SugarplumsMom: I agree! And honestly if they felt this was such an important story why not just use a generic tutu picture rather than a particular person?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528419 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:39:05 +0000 Charm54 1528419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Disgusting. The snark is the worst part of this for me. </p> <p>The magazine had the audacity to email the woman asking for permission to use her picture. Obviously, she would be excited and anxious for the issue to come out to see herself in it . Instead , they use it in a mean girl and bitchy way to make fun of her. That is unconscionable IMO</p> <p>Isn't Self supposed to be promoting healthy, confident women, not shooting them down? It seems they're just as bad as the rag magazines. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528416 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:32:07 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1528416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What gets to me the most is they used a normal (non professional) picture with very clear faces looking directly at the camera. Why make fun of people? Even if they weren't running that race for charity or fighting cancer, it's still horrible to think that a magazine can print something that basically just makes fun of real people, doing something they normally do.</p> <p>The bib of the woman next to her even says, "Die tumor die". You'd think someone would have spent a second to Google before printing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528400 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:16:31 +0000 Beyond2 1528400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so sad. It reinforces my commitment not to read women's magazines! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/self-magazine-makes-fun-of-cancer-survivor#post-1528398 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 06:12:58 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1528398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has anyone seen this story? SELF magazine asks to use a picture of a woman that's running in a marathon wearing a tutu. They end up putting the picture it in a section of the magazine that makes fun of trends.</p> <p>Turns out she's a cancer survivor and that picture was taken during her first marathon while going through chemotherapy for brain cancer! She and her friend handmakes makes tutus and donates part of the proceeds to charity.</p> <p><a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Magazine-Makes-Fun-of-Cancer-Survivors-Tutu-252560451.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Magazine-Makes-Fun-of-Cancer-Survivors-Tutu-252560451.html</a> </p>