Pink vs. Purple

As many people know, October is breast cancer and domestic violence awareness month. Statistics show that 1 in 4 women and one in thirteen men will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, and one in eight women will be diagnosed with some form of breast cancer. I don't believe that either breast cancer or domestic violence are more important than the other. It seems somewhat strange to me that during October, you see A LOT more pink than purple. Breast cancer awareness has more backing then domestic violence awareness does. But if they're both of the same importance then why is this? Breast cancer awareness is backed by many organizations and corporations. There is a lot of events that donate their proceeds to breast cancer research, such as benefit concerts and volley for the cure games. You don't see many events that benefit domestic violence prevention however. It always seems to me like breast cancer awareness over powers domestic violence awareness due to the publicity and sponsorship. With all of the publicity and hype around breast cancer awareness, domestic violence prevention is over shadowed. Domestic violence awareness doesn't receive the justice it deserves due to it being in the same month as breast cancer awareness. If the two were in different months, domestic violence prevention would receive the justice it deserves. When you look around, during the month of October, you will see pink billboards, pink shirts, pink water bottles, etc. I'm sad to say however, very rarely will you see a purple billboard, purple shirt, purple water bottle, etc. Myself and my family are all very passionate about both breast cancer awareness and domestic violence awareness. My Mom has worked in the domestic violence field for over 20 years, and she was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a year ago. My Grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer about a year ago as well. I'm sure everyone knows someone that has or had breast cancer, and that was a victim of domestic violence. Many times domestic violence awareness is looked over during the month of October, and it deserves more justice then what it is getting.