Susan G. Komen Foundation Twitter Responses That Made Us LOL

UPDATE: Since this post went up, Komen for the Cure has reversed their decision and announced Friday that they will be continuing their support of Planned Parenthood. The flip-floppery hasn't gone unnoticed on Twitter, and we've updated our slideshow to reflect as much.

PREVIOUSLY: Many may recognize the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation from their ubiquitous pink ribbon or their Race for the Cure, but unfortunately, just as many people might recognize them from their promotional "awareness-raising" merch; the KFC chicken buckets, the cell phone cases and the limited-edition Smith & Wesson pistol.

The foundation announced Wednesday they would be cutting all their funding for Planned Parenthood, a long-standing grant they've given each year to help women get breast exams, per a brand new policy within the organization that prohibits them from partnering with groups who are under investigation. As of Thursday there is still no word as to whether or not the foundation plans on cutting ties with Bank of America, one of their major partners who has been facing some federal investigation drama of their own over the past year, but hey, let's not split hairs.

Most fingers are pointing at the foundation's new VP Karen Handel, who ran for Georgia's gubernatorial seat in 2010 on an anti-choice platform with Sarah Palin's endorsement, as the cause for the surprising move, and top officials are resigning in protest of the decision, but we couldn't help but notice a few comedians out there on Twitter making their opinions known via more lighthearted means.

While it's certainly a serious issue, and you can donate to Planned Parenthood here if you're inclined, we couldn't help but LOL at these tweets.

Comments

[Evilsanssucre]

12:48 AM on 02/05/2012

So is that why Komen is pink all over the NFL: it doesn't have any player fetii to abort?

[LMPE]

02:42 PM on 02/04/2012

That's what anyone should expect for a bad choice!

Is James Urbaniak the guy from "Henry Fool"?

[WorkinJoe]

08:04 AM on 02/04/2012

Susan Kamen group has not reversed their decision. They've simply said that they'll make the remaining three grant payments to PP that they've already committed to do, and that PP will then be considered for future grants. Kamen turns down the heat with this statement and will try to deny future grants in a quieter atmosphere, especially if Handel remains on board.

[Ladybug50]

10:12 AM on 02/05/2012

You can bet your bottom donated dollar that they will phase out their grant money to PP. Their self righteousness has no place in women's health. I hope people pay attention to what happens next with this situation and not let it be forgotten with the next news cycle. Women and their health rights are being targeted by right wing zealots and it's time to stand up and push back, with our money, our voices, and our votes.

[TheTightwireGuy]

02:41 AM on 02/04/2012

LOL on slide #8 (KimJongNumberUn)!

[southingtonian]

01:55 AM on 02/04/2012

Still waiting for them to cut off association with B of A.

[Nathan Lunn]

11:02 AM on 02/04/2012

Or how about Penn State. SGK gave Penn State a $7.5 million grant. Lets see if I have my logic straight. SGK cuts funding to Planned Parenthood for being under federal investigation for possible violations of federal spending in relation to abortion services but continues funding for Penn State, which is under federal investigation due to the child molestation scandal.

So, SGK doesn't support abortion but does support child molestation.

[southingtonian]

10:50 PM on 02/04/2012

no, no, no, does support Football. Can't you see the difference? *sark*

[aquarius2]

11:41 PM on 02/03/2012

is this Rhianna chick a porn star or what?

[ETT]

03:24 PM on 02/04/2012

I guess she is aspiring to be a porn star, because she sure acts like one. Rhianna: isn't your voice enough?

[peterhenry]

06:10 PM on 02/03/2012

Pink Shotgun Shells

http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/11/11154/breast-cancer-awareness-bullets

[PeaceWithIn]

03:12 PM on 02/03/2012

@BorowitzReport
Andy Borowitz"Abort!" -- overheard at Komen headquarters #Komen

THAT'S FUNNY!!!!!

[CoffeeOnIce]

02:50 PM on 02/03/2012

I'm absolutely pro-choice and support Planned Parenthood, but I have to say, abortion jokes are neither funny nor in good taste, and they further marginalize what is one of the most difficult and emotional decisions a woman can be faced with.

[carmenalex]

03:57 PM on 02/03/2012

Look, I had an abortion, and yeah it was a difficult time,...but dang it this was funny. Comedy is the best medicine, we have to be able to laugh at the world.

[Angrysheepherder]

04:17 AM on 02/04/2012

Oh have a laugh once in awhile.

[tanya11111]

12:21 PM on 02/03/2012

I have always disliked pink. Sorry excuse for red if you ask me.

[Angrysheepherder]

04:18 AM on 02/04/2012

lol:)

[O K Ali]

01:42 PM on 02/04/2012

Like it gave up halfway through...

[tanya11111]

02:12 PM on 02/04/2012

exactly... LOL excellent way of putting it.

[Will737]

11:27 AM on 02/03/2012

This was a funny post I saw on another thread. It was posted by a MissAnthrope. "Send your donation to Planned Parenthood and indicate it is in "honor" of Karen Handel-- she's the anti-choic­e politician and Komen exec who pushed hard for this de-funding­. She'll get a card from Planned Parenthood informing her of your contributi­on :) "

[kareemachan]

01:44 PM on 02/03/2012

EXCELLENT!

[freeetob]

07:28 PM on 02/03/2012

You bet Handel is--Did you see this:

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/02/03/418797/exclusive-ari-fleischer-komen-planned-parenthood/?mobile=nc

[Will737]

01:50 AM on 02/04/2012

verrrrrrry interesting.

[Angrysheepherder]

04:19 AM on 02/04/2012

I love it when things make sense.

[robertste998]

10:54 AM on 02/03/2012

So sad that such a noble cause is soiled by the tea party's need to control the smallest details of other people's lives. Women's bodies should only be the concern of the woman herself, not someone peeking in the window. Just like the tea party's insistence to know what goes on in people's bedrooms! I thought they claimed to want smaller government. In 2010 they were politicans who swore one thing, then sprang a hidden agenda on us once elected. Secret pledges, public assaults on thoes who were foolish enough to vote for people like Sterns for Congress. Thoes votes for tea party extremists will haunt us for decades.

[kareemachan]

01:45 PM on 02/03/2012

And all that job creation - the TP/NOP's ideas for it were breathtakingly.... absent.

[karen1p]

10:47 AM on 02/03/2012

I will never wear pink again.

[KenGirl]

11:08 AM on 02/03/2012

I don't get that. SGK does not own the color pink. Breast cancer is here to stay and women will continue to suffer from it. Find other ways to support breast cancer research.

[UserNameJane]

03:10 PM on 02/03/2012

I think she was just joking.

[larmarch5]

01:28 AM on 02/03/2012

People suffering from rosacea are SERIOUSLY getting it treated now.

[carmenalex]

03:58 PM on 02/03/2012

LOL!!!!

[doce2000]

11:25 PM on 02/02/2012

You are lying. PP makes their repro services (e.g the pill) very cheap? No abortion is free as they can not be paid for with Federal money (Hyde amendment). If they offered you an abortion that was "free" then you had private insurance which begs the question why you were at PP in the first place! Why did they tell you the cost for a termination in the first place if you were not needing the service?

[Hermione1973]

12:47 AM on 02/03/2012

There are more holes in that story than all the Swiss cheese in the world.