Wa State Ref's to be suspended for using Pink whistles!

[partsRheavy]

I don't think the refs should be punished at all. Sure, they should have asked permission to use the whistles, but I'm sure it would have been granted. Pink is all over the NFL this month, and the local college team hosted a "pink tailgate party" for the Susan G. Komen foundation.

I know it's kinda startling to see pink on a football field, but the guys are just trying to make a statement to support the gals they know who have suffered breast cancer.

[Admiral Johnson]

this is just as bad as crackin down on flagrant hits in the NFL... just let them do what they want.

[Admiral Johnson]

I mean seriously

[Gunners]

The world has gone mad.

[~Maz~]

~ Ok I'd understand if they were blowing fuckin' trumpets instead of whistles or a party blower or some such shite ... but a PINK whistle is causing this kind of reaction?? Some people need to get their heads out of thier fuckin' asses and try and see the bigger issues of this world and not be so fuckin' small minded!! Seriously WTF was the harm?? It's not like they were wearing Devil Star t-shirts with a Hitler tash just for kicks!! ~

~ CHARITY RIBBON COLOUR CHART!! ~

• Black
  Gang Prevention, Melanoma, Mourning Awareness
• Blue (Dark)
  Arthritis, Child Abuse, Colon Cancer (alternate color: brown)
  Colorectal Cancer (alternate color: brown), Dystonia, Education Awareness,
  Free Speech, Interstitial Cystitis, ME/CFIDS, Reye's Syndrome, Teens Against Smoking, Victim's Rights Ribbons, Water Quality
• Blue (Light)
  Graves Disease, Lymphedema , Men's Health, Pro Choice Awareness, Prostate Cancer,
  Scleroderma, Thyroid Disease, Trisomy 18
• Blue (Periwinkle)
  Esophageal Cancer, GERD, IBS, IFFGD
• Blue and Yellow
  Down's Syndrome
• Brown
  Anti-Tobacco, Colon Cancer (alternate color: dark blue)
  Colorectal Cancer (alternate color: dark blue)
• Burgundy
  Cesarean Sections, Hospice Care, Headaches, Multiple Myeloma
• Gold
  Childhood Cancer
• Green
  Bone Marrow , Childhood Depression, Depression Awareness, Environment Ribbons,
  Eye Injury, Glaucoma, Kidney Cancer, Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant , Leukemia,
  Mental Retardation, Organ Donor, Tissue Donor, Worker Safety
• Gray
  Aphasia, Asthma, Allergies, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumors, Diabetes, Mental Illness
• Lavender (Orchid)
  General Cancer, Epilepsy, Foster Care, Gynecological Cancer, Rett Syndrome
• Lime Green
  Lyme Disease, Sandhoff Disease
• Multicolour
  Autism
• Orange
  Cultural Diversity , Hunger , Leukemia (alternate color: Green), Lupus (alternate color: purple)
  Melanoma (alternate color: Black), Racial Tolerance , Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome, Self Injury
• Pearl
  Emphysema, Lung Cancer , Lung Disease,
• Pink
  Birth Parents, Breast Cancer
• Pink and Blue
  Male Breast Cancer
• Purple
  Alzheimer's, Animal Abuse, Crohn's & Colitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Domestic Violence,
  Fibromyalgia, Leimyosarcoma, Macular Degeneration, Lupus (alternate color: Orange) Pancreatic Cancer, Sarcoidosis
• Purple Teal & Pink
  Thyroid Cancer (alternate colour: Light Blue)
• Red
  AIDS, HIV, DARE, DUI, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Heart Disease, Lymphoma, MADD
• Silver
  Multiple Sclerosis, Children with Diabetes, Brain Disorders, Amalgam and Anti-Stigma.
• Teal
  Myasthenia Gravis, Ovarian Cancer, Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse
• White
  Adoptee Awareness, Bone Cancer, Child Exploitation, Hope and Support, Peace, Retinoblastoma, Right to Life, Student Sexual Assault
• Yellow
  Amber Alert, Bladder Cancer, Endometriosis, Equality Awareness, Liver Disease,
  Missing Children, POW/MIA Awareness, Suicide, Spina Bifida, Troop Support ,
  Military Support

[Gerb]

i didn't realize there was such a thing as male breast cancer. Maz is a copy and paste guru

[hifrommike65]

From the Mayo Clinic website:

Male breast cancer is cancer that forms in the breast tissue of men. Though breast cancer is most commonly thought of as a woman's disease, male breast cancer does occur.

Male breast cancer is most common in older men, though male breast cancer can occur at any age.

Men diagnosed with male breast cancer at an early stage have a good chance for a cure. Still, many men delay seeing their doctors if they notice unusual signs or symptoms, such as a breast lump. For this reason, many male breast cancers are diagnosed when the disease is more advanced.

[Tu Holmes]

Rules are rules... The rules say whistles have to be black.

I think you guys are missing the real point.

It's not that the whistles were pink, it's that the refs didn't check with the governing body to say, "Is it cool if we do this for a game or two".

I am pretty sure that if they had done that, then no one would have cared.

You can't just go and do what you want if it's against the rules.

I do think a suspension is a bit harsh though... How does that become a good idea?

[~Maz~]

i didn't realize there was such a thing as male breast cancer. Maz is a copy and paste guru

~ And male bodybuilders thought they only needed to worry about gyno!! ~

[Tre]

Rules are rules... The rules say whistles have to be black.

I think you guys are missing the real point.

It's not that the whistles were pink, it's that the refs didn't check with the governing body to say, "Is it cool if we do this for a game or two".

I am pretty sure that if they had done that, then no one would have cared.

You can't just go and do what you want if it's against the rules.

I do think a suspension is a bit harsh though... How does that become a good idea?

The biggest single problem in this country is the lack of common sense.

The Washington Officials Association needed only to send emails to the violators telling them not to do it again without permission.

By threatening to suspend them, their existing book has come under scrutiny and its already been revealed that their guidelines do not specify that ONLY black whistles may be used. Pwnt.