The sentence following this sentence will be completely unprecedented for this humble news blog: We
completely endorse the practice of spending real-life money on virtual articles of clothing -- provided that clothing is the jersey seen above. Sure, black and pink jerseys may not be your
style, but when you purchase that shirt in
PlayStation Home's EA Sports Complex, the entirety of your $2.00
goes to the charity of New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, the Brees Dream Foundation, which raises money for breast cancer awareness.
Though altruism is its own reward, we'll sweeten the pot even further: Anyone seen wearing this jersey will be granted amnesty from our
Quincying, which has grown increasingly violent over the past few months. Trust us, it's a worthwhile investment.
{ Oct 17th 2009 at 1:00PM } 
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Shmil @ Oct 17th 2009 1:13PM
I don't have a ps3 yet but I would get this, seeing as my mom beat breast cancer 2 years ago.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Oct 17th 2009 1:57PM
Congrats dude!
SpyderTaco (PSN: Ar4chNova89) @ Oct 17th 2009 2:28PM
+1
Dice @ Oct 17th 2009 3:40PM
test
IcelandTerrorist (stormtrooper190) @ Oct 17th 2009 8:15PM
your a test!
BigD145 @ Oct 17th 2009 1:16PM
Why am I seeing purple? That's not the color of breast cancer.
NickAVV @ Oct 17th 2009 1:33PM
Because you're color blind? It's definitely pink.
ChomskyKnows @ Oct 17th 2009 2:01PM
it's fairly purplish on my screen too....
mynk @ Oct 17th 2009 2:57PM
the number on the jersey is more purple than the sign top right for me.
Neuromancer @ Oct 17th 2009 7:06PM
It does kind of look like 'Saint's Row purple'. Well it's the thought that counts.
PR0F3TA (PSN - PROPHETA) @ Oct 18th 2009 12:15AM
actually he maybe color blind, but i believe a nice percentage of men are (compared to women)... its just our genetics. I am, i have hard time telling the difference between dark blueish and purple colors.
and for the record i see the color Pink in the pic
Blank-Mage @ Oct 17th 2009 1:18PM
You know, if they ever cured cancer, they'd put themselves out of a very lucrative job. .....I'm suspicious of everything.
WREturns (Please buy and rate my iPhone game, Shape Tapper!) @ Oct 17th 2009 1:22PM
I'm suspicious of suspicion. If everything were on the up-and-up, what would you have to be skeptical about?
Whoppy @ Oct 17th 2009 1:36PM
Even though you're a complete tool for making that comment I hope you never find out just how valuable these charities are for people dealing with cancer.
Mr Mobius - the wandering artist @ Oct 17th 2009 10:17PM
I have often considered this, being a medical student, and there are some specialities where employment is dwindling because they are getting very good at preventing these illnesses. That does not mean that they do not try to prevent them though. As a medical professional, you need a social conscience, and also there will always be illnesses so a job will be waiting in a related field if some line of illnesses every did dimish. TB was a good example since it used to be hugely prevalent and provided so many jobs in the Western world, but is now only a tiny part of other specialities.
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Oct 17th 2009 1:21PM
Sounds like a good cause, anything like that sparks my interest :)
Licker @ Oct 17th 2009 1:22PM
BOOBIES!
treqie @ Oct 17th 2009 1:26PM
I hope they put a prostate cancer shirt there as well, since that kills more people than breast cancer.
Blank-Mage @ Oct 17th 2009 1:30PM
But what color would you use for the ribbons?
Shmil @ Oct 17th 2009 2:00PM
I'm always hoping for a testicular cancer group. Instead of save the tatas it would be save our sacks. S.O.S.
Dafrety @ Oct 17th 2009 2:03PM
Baby blue, apparently.
http://images.google.com/images?q=prostate%20cancer%20ribbon&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 17th 2009 2:06PM
Well while the campaign isn't that big, at least there's a lot of awareness for prostate exams.
HighFiveJesus @ Oct 17th 2009 3:33PM
why bother color the ribbons when they always come out brown.
BigD145 @ Oct 17th 2009 4:13PM
@win Yes, but it's easier to feel for lumps on your chest. More fun, too.
Exemplar @ Oct 17th 2009 4:25PM
Seriously? Where did you hear that? Just curious is all.
Licker @ Oct 17th 2009 1:26PM
I wish your saliva could cure my butt cancer
MrAlex @ Oct 17th 2009 1:31PM
I think they should have done a regular pink tee, not many people will wear these since there not exactly appealing, I'm up for buying one just to support the cause but it's a shame I'm not really getting anything in return, you know?
Bodachi @ Oct 17th 2009 1:51PM
What about that warm fuzzy feeling you get from doing something right.
MrAlex @ Oct 17th 2009 2:07PM
Nah I just get the same empty cold feeling I usually do.
:(
Nah I'm a cheery person really.
MrAlex @ Oct 17th 2009 2:08PM
And also I prefer research charities to awareness ones.
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 17th 2009 2:19PM
I have to agree, those T-shirts are kinda ugly.
MrAlex @ Oct 17th 2009 1:35PM
Butt Cancer, lol
WINterfang ( Now with the power to piss you off ) @ Oct 17th 2009 1:36PM
Nice one Licker.
Kbra @ Oct 17th 2009 1:46PM
Breasts are awesome, we have to protect them
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 17th 2009 2:00PM
I don't approve of buying virtual clothes, but it is a good cause....but still.
Tell you what Brees, beat the Giants tomorrow and you have my money.
Shmil @ Oct 17th 2009 2:06PM
And you'll buy a wii when the Angels win the pennant.
tmacairjordan87 @ Oct 17th 2009 2:09PM
Or when christmas arrives. I already bought Madworld from gamefly for $10 and used Amazon's buy 2 get 1 free for Little King's Story, Rune Factory Frontier, and RE4 wii (free one).
So yeah it's happening :)
CrashSpyro123 @ Oct 19th 2009 1:55PM
Pay up.
Shimrra @ Oct 17th 2009 2:28PM
So $1 per tit then?
robert @ Oct 17th 2009 2:45PM
Cancer troll is cancerous?
gorefiendus @ Oct 17th 2009 3:05PM
so the money goes to increase breast cancer awareness? not to the treatment of breast cancer? Why endorse it? The article itself increased the awareness and i didn' have to pay for that.
Orchard Pear @ Oct 17th 2009 3:06PM
Good cause, though I think they go a little overboard with the pink stuff.
I don't see any specially colored products in my store that promote prostate or testicular cancer awareness.
Monica Dickey @ Oct 17th 2009 3:14PM
I really want to make fun of this for how ridiculous it is, but it's cool that all the money goes to the charity, unlike when you buy a lot of other stuff with the pink ribbon on it...
Overall I'm glad to see non-existent items being sold for a good cause lol
tafuub @ Oct 17th 2009 3:20PM
You know I recently read some information and heard some news about pink ribbon groups and why women are starting to turn against them. So I will not support it. From what I understand pink ribbon groups host support groups for woman who often look down on those who are dieing or those who can't keep smiling even though they are dieing. Often these groups remove those who are considered terminal cases, in order to protect the rest of the group from feeling sorry for them and to keep their spirits up. Well I say F that. I can't support that kind of stuff. A support group is suppose to help the dieing not celebrate only those will live.
Rhamsey @ Oct 17th 2009 3:24PM
This is the first time I could understand someone buying clothes for their avatar. We need more things like this.
Seasick Pirate @ Oct 17th 2009 3:46PM
What's up with the tattered ribbon?
My mother is fighting breast cancer now and everyone keeps giving her items with the ribbon, but none are torn like that. Special meaning, disrespectful, or trying to be stylized?
Phoenix @ Oct 17th 2009 4:55PM
I don't think it's torn, but meant to be more of a brushstroke.
Or that's how I saw it, at least.
LaughingTarget @ Oct 17th 2009 3:48PM
On a serious note, it's better to just cut a check to a research organization than buy pink ribbon stuff. Too much of the money spent on pink ribbon merch gets wasted on the production cost of the item. Just forego the item and send the money you would have otherwise spent buying a trinket straight to the source. That way, you know that 100% of it, not 5%, goes to the cause.
Mr Khan @ Oct 17th 2009 7:03PM
I agree with this sentiment, but just because i think it's better to just give money direct in the first place than buy a bunch of junk you don't need, even if it is for a good cause (touchy subject in the family though, as my aunt beat a particularly nasty variant of Breast Cancer, and has been almost obnoxiously gung-ho about pink ribbon stuff ever since. I can understand why, though)
loserdaph @ Oct 17th 2009 3:52PM
sweet