Men who wear pink - think. Those who won't - don't. Pink is the color of breast cancer awareness.

The colors a man wears says a lot about his character.

Men who wear bright colors indicate a strong personality:

an Alpha male

Men who wear black, or drab colors, are insecure and "conservative" by nature.

Men who wear bland or traditional colors feel the need to "blend in" and be inconspicuous.

But, men who wear pink - think, and know how to feel compassion, love, understanding, and empathy toward others.

Men who wear pink - think.

{Those who don't - won't, (or can't) think on their own.}

1. These men are "self assured" and have little concern for the approval of others.
2. they are "self confident" and believe in themselves and their own capabilities.
3. They have "high self esteem" and know they are their own person.
4. They are "courageous" and brave against the disdain of others.
5. They are "non-judgmental" toward others and believe that "colors" are a personal preference and do not define the person.
6. They are "supportive" of the plight of women and their personal "rights of choice" in all aspects of their lives.
7. They are ''compassionate'' and empathetic towards women's issues.
8. And they are "aware" of the significance of the color pink being worn in support of the women and men who suffer and survive breast cancer.

Perhaps it was the profession i spent my life in.

Perhaps it was my family upbringing.

It is difficult at times living in a closed society and being one who never cared about the negative personal opinions; the inane judgments made by others; embracing the concept of living as a "free spirit"; or a combination of all three.

The ability to laugh and cry and live life on one's own terms has never been a difficult choice.

The reason for this article is not to boast, but rather to voice displeasure of how this "modern day" society still views (and judges) others by the clothes they wear.

Last week a group of us "seniors" met for lunch at a local popular restaurant.

Knowing that October is the month to celebrate "public awareness" of breast cancer and seeing how the local towing company painted their trucks pink; the local police cars painted with "pink" breast cancer awareness stickers on the sides of their vehicles; and national T.V. stations asking people to wear "pink" in support of the "awareness of breast cancer month"; I chose to wear a pink shirt to lunch that day.

Needless to say, i was the only patron (amongst both the male and female patrons) who wore a bright pink shirt.

I stood out like a sore thumb and got the attention of everyone in that restaurant.

Although I was in no way embarrassed, or ashamed, i was rather disturbed at the attention and odd "looks" by the other patrons.

The conclusion one must draw is that either these people had no idea of the significance of wearing pink in October; their shame, or guilt, for not wearing pink to show support for the plight of breast cancer patients; or worst of all - they were passing judgment on a man for simply wearing "pink" in a black and dismal world of religious hatred for the gay community in a small southern redneck town in a redneck "conservative" Tea Party Republican dominated state.

It could have been any, or all, of those reasons. They were of little consequence to me at the time. Breast cancer is a year round problem and affects men as well as women.

by: d.william 10/22/2013