I’m an avid Facebook member. I like, I update, I post, and only occasionally, I stalk.

Lately, my general search for funny statuses is disrupted by “breast-cancer-awareness selfies.” Since I have a serious frustration with selfies to begin with, my outrage only exploded.

There are none of my friends who do not know what breast cancer is. A couple of my friends have either struggled through or known someone struggling with breast cancer. The pink ribbon is no stranger to me.

The captions that girls post — “No makeup for breast cancer awareness!” — should be changed to “No makeup for a self-esteem boost!”

The no-makeup scam is just a trap to get compliments. Hundreds of likes are uncannily supporting the narcissism of teenage girls. Scratch that. It’s all girls.

Celebrities are also posting their no-makeup faces with heavy Instagram filters to hide zits and discolorations that come with going au naturel. If girls also want to say #nofilter, they like to over- or under-expose their images so that people still can’t see your imperfections.

What is this saying to cancer patients?

We are trying to look ugly, so we can be brave like you? We want to look pale and gaunt like you? I’m going to cover my makeup-deprived face with my hair, unlike you?

Is this some sort of sick joke to play and taunt those stepping into the hospital for chemotherapy? I hate the no-makeup selfie. It isn’t for some sort of help to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. “Likes” won’t magically transform tumors into a bad nightmare that someone can wake up from.

I haven’t posted a no-makeup selfie for the sake of cancer. I post no-makeup selfies because I don’t wear makeup.

Ninety percent of my Facebook pictures don’t have makeup, so in all reality, there is nothing brave about clear faces. In all honesty it just shows how lazy I am.

I do discriminate against those who post and are desperate for a “like” from their crushes. My goal here is to:

1. Tell the girls to knock it off.

2. Raise awareness for something much more helpful to the fight against cancer.

Last semester, I wrote a critical analysis essay for my English class discussing the effects of green tea against cancer. This I can guarantee most of my Facebook friends don’t know.

Green tea contains polyphenolic compounds called catechins. One of these, epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCG), induces apoptosis to cancer cell lines.

For those who have no idea what that means, EGCG is a mighty warrior in the body. It enters cancer cells and programs the cells to self-destruct and die. How cool is that?!

And when in conjunction with the cancer-fighting drug Sulindac, the potency of EGCG massively increases.

Optimum cancer treatment and prevention with green tea would involve an intake of at least three cups per day. Studies done showed that drinking nearly 10 cups per day would dramatically help destroy cancer. Also, the EGCG fights against multiple cancer cells, including breast and stomach.

This isn’t just another column in the opinion section, but a news flash. I want to help those fighting cancer and not encourage ridiculous girls.

Here’s another creative idea — makeup selfies by guys to raise awareness for prostate or testicular cancer. I would actually enjoy that.

(Carly Jo Klein is a Powell High School senior and Powell Tribune intern.)