Bra Size: 70-Miles, Long

One of my favorite Phyllis Diller jokes was the one where she discloses her bra size, "34, Long," but a group of women (with some guys helping) in Cyprus have her beat by 70 miles with the world-record-breaking chain of bras they formed today to raise awareness about breast cancer. It took 114,782 bras to "shove Singapore, which had held the record since 2003 with 79,000 bras, off the top spot in the Guinness Book of World Records," according to Reuters.



Breast cancer is no laughing matter. It kills 400,000 women each year. Early detection saves lives, however lesbians are a high-risk group among women who contract the disease, in part because they are less likely to have regular screenings done because of homophobia and discrimination in the medical profession. Organizations like The Mautner Project in Washington, D.C., do important work in educating health care workers about their lesbian patients, as well as reaching out to and supporting women about their health.

Thanks go out to the women of Cyprus who got some air time for this subject today.
Bottom line: Get screened!

Story: Women Break Bra World Record With 70-Mile Chain
Resources: The Mautner Project

In Other (Sorta Weird) Breast News:

Feministing.com (becoming one of my daily must-reads) has a story today about a new-ish radio personality they are calling "The New Howard Stern. With t*ts." And it's not a compliment.

Feministing cites that "The Radio Chick," who purportedly is "Built Like a Woman. Thinks Like a Man," is totally offensive, tackling such topics as how to cheat on your wife and not get caught, as well as "Gay for a Grand, The Wheel of Wife Beaters, and The Flaming Stripper BBQ."

Great. I'm so glad there's another DJ in town whose schtick is essentially "like Howard Stern, but different" in a new and different way.