Cancer charity backs Sminky Shorts’ hands-on animation

A leading cancer charity has defended internet sensation Sminky Animation’s humorous ‘hands-on’ approach to promote its latest breast awareness campaign.

Breakthrough Cancer Research said the 49-second cartoon, which shows two stick men with thick Cork accents feeling a woman’s breasts to prove they are ‘breast aware’, is designed to promote their fundraising efforts, and not to insult.