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In the discussion thread: Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon: "The grossest part of Michael Douglas’ cancer brag" [View all]

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Tue Jun 4, 2013, 08:42 AM

Nitram (10,988 posts)

42. Why are you prudes

so embarrassed by a reference to oral sex? In a medical context.

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Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon: "The grossest part of Michael Douglas’ cancer brag" [View all]	Amerigo Vespucci	Jun 2013	OP
"Without wanting to get too specific"	Happyhippychick	Jun 2013	#1
Well, he didn't identify who.	AtheistCrusader	Jun 2013	#18
He got HPV from a woman who got it from a man. He probably gave it to one or more women.	SharonAnn	Jun 2013	#76
I think most people are unaware that you can contract the disease this way.	Arkansas Granny	Jun 2013	#2
Then why did he go on to say " Cunnilingus is also the best way to cure it"	Myrina	Jun 2013	#15
Gross??? You, Ms. Williams, should be ashamed of yourself. I also have	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#3
^^This^^	hlthe2b	Jun 2013	#4
+10,000 n/t	backscatter712	Jun 2013	#6
Yes and thanks, sinking.	elleng	Jun 2013	#9
I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. I could have listed some of the	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#11
Wish I had a better answer for you,	elleng	Jun 2013	#17
+1	still_one	Jun 2013	#27
yeah, not with her on this one. public knowledge about disease prevention is a good thing.	unblock	Jun 2013	#5
It did take a lot of him	MFM008	Jun 2013	#7
Okay, but	Just Saying	Jun 2013	#8
No, he didn't say his was HPV caused. And if you don't think people should	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#12
I read the entire article	Just Saying	Jun 2013	#19
How is he 'not being honest'? I've had the same cancer and know that	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#22
Because he was asked if his fast lifestyle caught up	Just Saying	Jun 2013	#28
Thank you. But the writer is an idiot. He didn't 'boast'. I smoked for 40 years, but	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#30
Maybe it's just that sinister smirk on his face that makes you think he's boasting..	Hulk	Jun 2013	#10
It's very real, Dental Dams anyone?	Heather MC	Jun 2013	#13
Then you'd better be reading up on HPV-induced cancers.	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#14
And how does that make Mrs. Douglas feel?	Myrina	Jun 2013	#16
Oh for heavens sake, grow up!!!	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#23
It wouldn't bother you if your spouse outed something like that in the national news?	Myrina	Jun 2013	#55
'Outed what? That he has a cancer caused by HPV-16. So what?	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#60
That isn't what he said, but let mis-characterize it like the media is doing so we will lose focus	still_one	Jun 2013	#29
So, if he didn't get it FROM her, then he got it FROM SOMEONE ELSE & likely gave it TO her.	Myrina	Jun 2013	#56
Now we are jumping to more assumptions.	still_one	Jun 2013	#62
Why blame his wife?	colorado_ufo	Jun 2013	#32
Ok, well how would that make YOU feel if someone else shared their virus?	Myrina	Jun 2013	#54
Myrina	Nitram	Jun 2013	#41
Was the image taken at the moment he made that statement?	tinrobot	Jun 2013	#20
He is such a douche. Seriously.	silvershadow	Jun 2013	#21
How so? Seriously.	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#24
To have that whole exchange, bring his wife and such a private thing out in public. Just douche-y.	silvershadow	Jun 2013	#36
Why are you prudes	Nitram	Jun 2013	#42
If that douche was actually concerned about preventing disease and educating people, that is one	silvershadow	Jun 2013	#45
It's not being prudish, its showing some respect for your spouse.	Myrina	Jun 2013	#58
Really, so we shouldn't tell people how diseases are transmitted? What about	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#43
That is all wonderful stuff. Apparently I missed the bulk of his dissertation. The only part I saw	silvershadow	Jun 2013	#46
God forbid he talked about his cancer.	Eric J in MN	Jun 2013	#25
Bullshit. It makes people aware of a risk they may not be aware of. As far as I know he did NOT	still_one	Jun 2013	#26
I recently heard that Catherine Zeta-Jones....	ReRe	Jun 2013	#31
She's Bi-polar. Well documented.	Myrina	Jun 2013	#59
She is--no secret. Well controlled by medication, ordinarily.	MADem	Jun 2013	#65
The latest....	MADem	Jun 2013	#33
The Dailymail is full of it. The American Cancer Society and SPOHNC both	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#44
Well, just because there is "evidence" of HPV does not follow that HPV caused the cancer.	MADem	Jun 2013	#47
It's called pathology. Would like to see mine where they looked for HPV-16 when	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#51
Are you telling me that a person can't get cancer from smoking/drinking, and then, later,	MADem	Jun 2013	#57
Basically the exposure to HPV takes place decades before the cancer develops.	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#61
But maybe it doesn't...	MADem	Jun 2013	#64
Wow, I guess you know more than the American Cancer Society and	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#68
I am basing "what I know" on the links YOU gave me. nt	MADem	Jun 2013	#69
However, via pathology, one who knows what they're looking at can identify	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#70
When Michael Douglas's pathology report is released to the public, we can continue this discussion.	MADem	Jun 2013	#71
OK, you're stuck on just Mike Douglas and I'm stuck on people being aware	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#72
I'm stuck on the guy who is the subject of the OP, yeah.	MADem	Jun 2013	#73
This is my last comment, I promise. The point of the OP article was that	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#74
I met him once...	AsahinaKimi	Jun 2013	#34
Wow, man hate much?	Bennyboy	Jun 2013	#35
I don't see how an older adult saying they performed	ZombieHorde	Jun 2013	#37
Yes. Coming up on Lawrence show.	elleng	Jun 2013	#38
Best post of the thread!	nomorenomore08	Jun 2013	#39
It might not have been "his spouse" anyway that gave him the HPV that may or may not have caused the	MADem	Jun 2013	#48
I'm reminded of how DU reacts when a conservative has cancer.	Jim Lane	Jun 2013	#40
Well, Michael Douglas was cured of his cancer.	MADem	Jun 2013	#50
No, Michael Douglas was not cured of his cancer. He's remained cancer free for	sinkingfeeling	Jun 2013	#52
I stand corrected. What we do know is that he was able to play Liberace to Matt Damon's	MADem	Jun 2013	#53
First of all I don't think Douglas is a Conservative. As far as your main point, disease strikes	still_one	Jun 2013	#63
"The War of the Roses"	ArtiChoke	Jun 2013	#49
It's sickening that some people feel the need to	LuvNewcastle	Jun 2013	#66
I agree with Ms. Williams.	Lars39	Jun 2013	#67
I'll never understand the mentality that a person has "earned" their cancer.	Lone_Star_Dem	Jun 2013	#75
It gave him the chance to reassert his heterosexuality	marshall	Jun 2013	#77

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