Thoughts on the bare breasted breast exam news video

[NJmaverick]

was it appropriate?

Here is the video so you can judge for yourself it was proper or not for broadcast TV

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1009/673451_video.html

[Richardo]

1. "Hey Peter! Check out channel 9 man, breast exams!"

[tmyers09]

3. The exact same thing I thought of too

But absolutely it was appropriate, when you're helping to possibly save lives.

[proteus_lives]

38. My first thought too!

:rofl:

[PRETZEL]

2. Absolutely, 100% appropriate

it's about time tv wasn't afraid to do something good.

[aikoaiko]

12. I agree.

That segment will probably save a few lives because viewers checked themselves.

[seemunkee]

4. I hate that the used the term "graphic"

as if they were going to show something horrible.

[NJmaverick]

5. Very good point

it's woman's breast for pity sake, not some car crash or grizzly murder.

[Fire Walk With Me]

27. Remember the Jack Nicholson quote...

In the movies, if you hack off a tit, it's rated R. If you kiss a tit, it's rated X.

We love murder and violence and hate sex and our own bodies. At least, that's what any archeologist would conclude from studying our media. :shrug:

[NJmaverick]

33. I never heard that quote before, but Jack nailed it

[PRETZEL]

6. to the fundies,

it is.

[seemunkee]

8. They're all watching Fox anyway.

[PRETZEL]

15. my bad

[Deep13]

18. "graphic" has become a euphemism.

It just means something is portrayed in pictoral detail instead of described verbally or implied. It can refer to anything.

[Adams Wulff]

20. I thought the same thing when I heard that. n/t

[tmyers09]

7. On another note, is that male anchor

the one from the picture of the rapist sketch? Tell me somebody knows what I'm talking about. There's a picture online, of a new anchor side by side with a police sketch.

[Iggo]

9. Decriminalize the female breast...

...RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!

[NJmaverick]

10. Free the orbical two!!!!

[Orrex]

34. They'll have to pry those breasts....

On second thought, that doesn't quite sound right.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Yeah, it's fine. It's not like they showed Breastfeeding ..

.. or Breastfeeding while smoking.

:hi:

[Bertha Venation]

19. . . . at Olive Garden

:hi:

[Fleshdancer]

13. thanks for the link. I learned something from it.

It turns out I wasn't going high enough and far enough on the sides during my previous self exams.

To answer you question, yes, I think this video is totally appropriate.

[NJmaverick]

14. From your comments it was not only appropriate but actually a very good thing to air

[Deep13]

17. bingo!

Explaning it isn't as good as demonstrating it.

[Deep13]

16. It's totally wrong to show women how to find a horrible disease!

Seriously, how else can it be demonstrated? Sure, any 12-year-old boy watching this will think he has won the lottery, but so what? Is it really worth having women dying horrible, lingering deaths that could have easily been prevented if they had known what to look for? This country really needs to get over its phobia of sexuality.

[NJmaverick]

24. Sadly it was probably the first time many women had seen it properly demonstrated

[Adams Wulff]

21. Appropriate? Proper?

How about absolutely necessary?

Thanks for posting this NJ, I wonder how many lives will be saved from this one post. Bookmarking for my loved ones to see later.

[NJmaverick]

23. That works and you're welcome

:hi: :hi:

[graywarrior]

22. It's about time.

[Fire Walk With Me]

25. Having been at a nudist colony, I can say that you get used to anything given enough exposure.

No pun intended :P

Europe laughs at America's prudery. It's just skin...and if it helped even one woman avoid dying from cancer, it is so very worth it.

[NJmaverick]

35. The sad part is the prudes are a small but very vocal and disruptive minority

[WinkyDink]

45. Having seen European soft porn mags, I think they like their "skin".

[Skittles]

26. kudos to this gal and this station

she has a wonderful husband too

[Fire Walk With Me]

28. Wait a second- This was on ABC7? DISNEY? TIT-HATING DISNEY?

Fuck Disney. No matter what "good" they do, or allow to happen on their subsidiaries.

Look what they did to the Pixar classic "Knick Knack" during the short, shameful time Pixar were "sucking the rat":

[nolabear]

29. This was absolutely great! Imagine if some young girl who'd had no clue how to do exams saw it

and learned something that might save her life. And believe me, if kids saw bodies more frequently in this way there might be more understanding that they are not just sexually stimulating (though frankly I find no problem with that simple fact either) but the vessels we carry ourselves around in and deserving of care and respect. Kudos, kudos, kudos!

[Moondog]

30. Hell yes it was, and is, appropriate.

Women make up more than half of our population.

This is of great concern to all women of all ages. They ought to know how to do this properly. This is a public service.

The American obsession with tits (and let me just say that I love tits) is no excuse to not run something like this tape early, often, and repeatedly.

[baldguy]

31. Is it sweeps week already?

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. The fact that the question even has to be asked shows how fucking sick our culture is

and the fact that the TV show had to "warn" people, and had to call it "graphic" also shows how fucked up we are as a society.

[Richardo]

36. How can that *not* be appropriate?

Great story - she's to be commended.

[Odin2005]

37. Our cultures anti-breast taboo even in non-sexual situations is moronic.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. I know it should go without saying, but I think Laura and her husband, Mark

are to be commended for doing this. There was absolutely nothing wrong or untoward with that video. I would feel comfortable for any age or gender to see it. It is sn excellent teaching tool and good way to start a conversation about breast exams and how important is early detection.

on edit: Have you considered posting this in GD?

[NJmaverick]

40. hmmm... I am not sure how it would be handled by GD

[Tuesday Afternoon]

41. really...

interesting. truly interesting. All the more reason it needs to be posted over there ;)

[NJmaverick]

42. We shall see

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6895772

[Tuesday Afternoon]

44. I just gave it a K&R. Good for You

:toast:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

43. yes, and important