Olan
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Post by Olan on Feb 28, 2021 17:14:53 GMT
I don’t think that’s true. You think it needed to be a plastic surgeon? Why? What equipment did the doctor have that the ER did not? Well, in the ER there’s not the luxury of time to research possible remedies to not-urgent cases. That’s the nature of emergency treatment. It did not need to be a plastic surgeon, but it needed to be a non-emergent environment with a practitioner willing to help and open to non-standard treatments. Non-emergent environment. Okay. |
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Post by drummergirl65 on Feb 28, 2021 18:09:31 GMT
In a way this incident may have saved her life. If it turns out to be cancer (which I hope it isn't) then gluing her hair led to a roundabout way of taking care of a big medical problem. I wish Tessica well
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Post by jeremysgirl on Feb 28, 2021 18:32:19 GMT
Olan said: She made a dumb mistake and now people can’t even be bothered to call her by her name Yes, this. This is the part that bothers me the most. Is that after making a mistake she is going to continue to be the butt of jokes for a long time. Although I wonder if that bothers her? She has hired several people to try to help her become a celebrity now—all based on the action of gluing her hair with gorilla glue. I wouldn’t want to be known for that, but she seems to be capitalizing on it. I also assume that is why she continues to talk about herself to the media now. Is she using this as an opportunity to remind people to get mammograms or do self-exams? Doesn’t seem like it. She and this doctor are using the situation to market themselves. I don’t think we have enough info to say that she had poor treatment by a white doctor in the past. I don't consume a lot of this type of media so I admit I don't know all the details. But just because someone chooses to face a situation doesn't mean that that situation isn't causing them pain. She might not be any different than anyone else who made it into the spotlight for an infamous reason. Maybe she's trying to turn it around for her own peace of mind. I have no idea how this doctor is using the situation to market himself in a way that is different from any other doctor that gave extreme care to an extreme situation. Doctors are regularly using their top notch experience and expertise in difficult situations in media pushes. I guess I don't see this situation as any different from her perspective or the doctors perspective as with anyone else. Like it or not, she's well known now. And she can either turn that around and control what she's known for or she can walk away and forever be known as the person who glued her hair. I don't fault her for trying to make lemons our of lemonade especially in a society that elevates all manner of unworthy people in the role of influencers. Maybe this diagnosis is still too new. I don't know if she's even dealt with the treatment for it yet. Seems a bit premature of her to be a spokesperson for breast cancer. ETA: I'm not saying she is unworthy. I really don't know enough about her. I'm saying a lot of influencers have little to no skill outside of looking a particular part and they use it to wield an image of perfection. Personally I am refreshed at the idea of someone who made a huge mistake turning their bad fortune around rather than someone with what society already terms good fortune making money off of making everyone else feel like they too can have the same good fortune by buying x product |
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Post by inkedup on Feb 28, 2021 18:41:55 GMT
Well, in the ER there’s not the luxury of time to research possible remedies to not-urgent cases. That’s the nature of emergency treatment. It did not need to be a plastic surgeon, but it needed to be a non-emergent environment with a practitioner willing to help and open to non-standard treatments. Non-emergent environment. Okay. She went to the emergency room for an non-life threatening issue with her hair. During a pandemic. The already overworked professionals in the emergency room tried to address the issue with her hair - which was not life threatening - while also tending to real emergencies, like heart attacks and car accidents and covid and whatever else the ER deals with on a daily basis. But sure. Let's call it racism that she wasn't given a complete physical and a breast exam when she went in to have her hair checked. My dad is seriously ill. We have been trying to get him real help for weeks. He went to the ER with serious symptoms. They made sure he wasn't in danger of dying immediately and sent him home. Was that racism (my dad is hispanic), or just the shitty system we live with? Does his treatment matter to you, or are black people the only minorities that suffer in our country? Respond, don't respond. I don't gaf. My questions are entirely rhetorical because I do not expect or really want dialogue with you. I do think it's worthwhile to mention the lack of logic in this particular thread and your insistence that it is only Black people that suffer, or have suffered, from bigotry. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Feb 28, 2021 22:46:39 GMT
Although I wonder if that bothers her? She has hired several people to try to help her become a celebrity now—all based on the action of gluing her hair with gorilla glue. I wouldn’t want to be known for that, but she seems to be capitalizing on it. I also assume that is why she continues to talk about herself to the media now. Is she using this as an opportunity to remind people to get mammograms or do self-exams? Doesn’t seem like it. She and this doctor are using the situation to market themselves. I don’t think we have enough info to say that she had poor treatment by a white doctor in the past. I don't consume a lot of this type of media so I admit I don't know all the details. But just because someone chooses to face a situation doesn't mean that that situation isn't causing them pain. She might not be any different than anyone else who made it into the spotlight for an infamous reason. Maybe she's trying to turn it around for her own peace of mind. I have no idea how this doctor is using the situation to market himself in a way that is different from any other doctor that gave extreme care to an extreme situation. Doctors are regularly using their top notch experience and expertise in difficult situations in media pushes. I guess I don't see this situation as any different from her perspective or the doctors perspective as with anyone else. Like it or not, she's well known now. And she can either turn that around and control what she's known for or she can walk away and forever be known as the person who glued her hair. I don't fault her for trying to make lemons our of lemonade especially in a society that elevates all manner of unworthy people in the role of influencers. Maybe this diagnosis is still too new. I don't know if she's even dealt with the treatment for it yet. Seems a bit premature of her to be a spokesperson for breast cancer. ETA: I'm not saying she is unworthy. I really don't know enough about her. I'm saying a lot of influencers have little to no skill outside of looking a particular part and they use it to wield an image of perfection. Personally I am refreshed at the idea of someone who made a huge mistake turning their bad fortune around rather than someone with what society already terms good fortune making money off of making everyone else feel like they too can have the same good fortune by buying x product I'm not saying she is unworthy, either. But the jump from "I glued my hair, please help" to "I'm going to sue the company" to starting a go fund me and subsequently hiring a PR person and manager, seems odd to me. But my post was in response to her being called "gorilla glue girl" and people saying it was disrespectful or racist. When in fact, she seems to be trying to capitalize on being "gorilla glue girl" so maybe people shouldn't be so upset about the article calling her that. Does that make sense? The article says that she donated the go fund me money (I assume some also went to hire the PR person, but who knows) to the plastic surgeon's charity. Not sure if the breast augmentation was a trade off for the donation or what. The article is the most that I know about her. |
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Post by christine58 on Feb 28, 2021 22:50:59 GMT
Gina Rodriguez, Brown’s manager, confirmed to TMZ that during a pre-surgery consultation for a breast augmentation with Dr. Michael Obeng, the man who successfully removed the Gorilla Glue from her hair, lumps were discovered in her breasts.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 28, 2021 23:19:47 GMT
I don't consume a lot of this type of media so I admit I don't know all the details. But just because someone chooses to face a situation doesn't mean that that situation isn't causing them pain. She might not be any different than anyone else who made it into the spotlight for an infamous reason. Maybe she's trying to turn it around for her own peace of mind. I have no idea how this doctor is using the situation to market himself in a way that is different from any other doctor that gave extreme care to an extreme situation. Doctors are regularly using their top notch experience and expertise in difficult situations in media pushes. I guess I don't see this situation as any different from her perspective or the doctors perspective as with anyone else. Like it or not, she's well known now. And she can either turn that around and control what she's known for or she can walk away and forever be known as the person who glued her hair. I don't fault her for trying to make lemons our of lemonade especially in a society that elevates all manner of unworthy people in the role of influencers. Maybe this diagnosis is still too new. I don't know if she's even dealt with the treatment for it yet. Seems a bit premature of her to be a spokesperson for breast cancer. ETA: I'm not saying she is unworthy. I really don't know enough about her. I'm saying a lot of influencers have little to no skill outside of looking a particular part and they use it to wield an image of perfection. Personally I am refreshed at the idea of someone who made a huge mistake turning their bad fortune around rather than someone with what society already terms good fortune making money off of making everyone else feel like they too can have the same good fortune by buying x product I'm not saying she is unworthy, either. But the jump from "I glued my hair, please help" to "I'm going to sue the company" to starting a go fund me and subsequently hiring a PR person and manager, seems odd to me. But my post was in response to her being called "gorilla glue girl" and people saying it was disrespectful or racist. When in fact, she seems to be trying to capitalize on being "gorilla glue girl" so maybe people shouldn't be so upset about the article calling her that. Does that make sense? The article says that she donated the go fund me money (I assume some also went to hire the PR person, but who knows) to the plastic surgeon's charity. Not sure if the breast augmentation was a trade off for the donation or what. The article is the most that I know about her. I think the problem with referring to her as “gorilla glue girl” is that it dehumanizes her. I was one of the people on the other thread discussing how stupid I think she was and I disagree with her go fund me (I tend to disagree with most go funds me) but I don’t think she should forever be referred to as “gorilla glue girl”. Granted, I wouldn’t remember her name if I just read it, but I think it would be better to say, “ the woman who put gorilla glue in her hair”. It still makes it clear who she is, but doesn’t reduce her to a label. I know there a lot of people who probably feel like this is a tomato or tom-ah-toe situation, but words matter. |
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Post by jeremysgirl on Mar 1, 2021 1:15:28 GMT
I don't consume a lot of this type of media so I admit I don't know all the details. But just because someone chooses to face a situation doesn't mean that that situation isn't causing them pain. She might not be any different than anyone else who made it into the spotlight for an infamous reason. Maybe she's trying to turn it around for her own peace of mind. I have no idea how this doctor is using the situation to market himself in a way that is different from any other doctor that gave extreme care to an extreme situation. Doctors are regularly using their top notch experience and expertise in difficult situations in media pushes. I guess I don't see this situation as any different from her perspective or the doctors perspective as with anyone else. Like it or not, she's well known now. And she can either turn that around and control what she's known for or she can walk away and forever be known as the person who glued her hair. I don't fault her for trying to make lemons our of lemonade especially in a society that elevates all manner of unworthy people in the role of influencers. Maybe this diagnosis is still too new. I don't know if she's even dealt with the treatment for it yet. Seems a bit premature of her to be a spokesperson for breast cancer. ETA: I'm not saying she is unworthy. I really don't know enough about her. I'm saying a lot of influencers have little to no skill outside of looking a particular part and they use it to wield an image of perfection. Personally I am refreshed at the idea of someone who made a huge mistake turning their bad fortune around rather than someone with what society already terms good fortune making money off of making everyone else feel like they too can have the same good fortune by buying x product I'm not saying she is unworthy, either. But the jump from "I glued my hair, please help" to "I'm going to sue the company" to starting a go fund me and subsequently hiring a PR person and manager, seems odd to me. But my post was in response to her being called "gorilla glue girl" and people saying it was disrespectful or racist. When in fact, she seems to be trying to capitalize on being "gorilla glue girl" so maybe people shouldn't be so upset about the article calling her that. Does that make sense? The article says that she donated the go fund me money (I assume some also went to hire the PR person, but who knows) to the plastic surgeon's charity. Not sure if the breast augmentation was a trade off for the donation or what. The article is the most that I know about her. I'm sorry I did not get that connection at all. I thought you were chastising her and the doctor for publicity based upon the situation of the glue. I did not get anything jiving with your second post. Like I said, I think it takes some kind of balls to own your mistake and to try to control your media despite your misfortune. And I got that you were criticizing the doctor too. And I did not see where that was warranted either. I guess I completely misunderstood your post |
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Post by christinec68 on Mar 1, 2021 1:54:20 GMT
Tessica donated a majority of the money (20k) from her gofundme to a charity supported by the dr who helped her. She kept enough to cover her visit to the ear and travel expenses.
I hope these tumors are not cancerous and that it was caught early enough.
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Post by Olan on Mar 1, 2021 3:53:28 GMT
Tessica donated a majority of the money (20k) from her gofundme to a charity supported by the dr who helped her. She kept enough to cover her visit to the ear and travel expenses. I hope these tumors are not cancerous and that it was caught early enough. I didn’t know that. I don’t think it’s odd she is using a viral moment to make money. Remember the Keaton kid? Everyone does it. It isn’t Iike the people donating didn’t understand the circumstances leading up to the GoFundMe. Same with the plastic surgeon he is using good publicity to continue to generate income. Probably had the same idea when he started the charity. Wonder who gave him the idea 👀 |
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