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The “courageous” breast self-examination news spot debate
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The “courageous” breast self-examination news spot debate posted at 3:36 pm on October 30, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Yes, a local DC news broadcast showed the real thing, so consider this your warning of a Not Safe for Work video— even though it went out over the airwaves, and on cable at MS-NBC. Dr. Nancy Snyderman leads a discussion group on whether this was an effective presentation, and whether it represents a courageous exploration of a significant public health problem, or just exploitation of a semi-nude female for a cheap ratings stunt during the beginning of the November sweeps period. The round table ...
Prudish Conservative Goes Nuts Over Breast Self-Exam
Below The Beltway —
Townhall.com’s Greg Hengler seems upset by the fact that MSNBC aired a segment to educate women about self-examination for breast cancer:
This reminds me when Fox News plays a constant b-roll of girls in bikinis during, say, Spring Break while proclaiming, “Ohhhh, isn’t that terrible! That’s so inappropriate!”
MSNBC’s Dr. Nancy — who’s show gets terrible ratings — plays the clip of a 28-year-old woman giving herself a breast exam at the beginning of the segment and asks: Was the decision to air this clip a “ploy” for ratings during sweeps week? Ha! Talk about ...
Roger Ailes — Self-administered breast examinations save lives. Ignorance kills. This dude needs to give himself a rectal exam with a 12-inch Cheney. I say it because I care.
Shock Over Televised Breast Exam
Liberal Values —
Conservatives sure have a hang up about breasts. Other conservative blogs have joined in expressing shock over the above video.
