She wasn't misquoted it is all in how people choose to take what she said and besides the issue isn't about her boyfriend anyway.
Of course opening up a diaglogue is important but not if you are going to spread inaccurate information and misinform potentially hundreds of thousands of others. Why would I take her to task for being courageous? It was something not many others would do and I specifically mentioned that in my article that she is someone of celebrity status we've been waiting for.
But speaking out on an issue also involves responsibility and accountability when it comes to imparting information and that information needs to be factual. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked that she correct these erroneous comments regarding HPV. She does have a HUGE opportunity to do something no other celebrity or politician or office of government has done - inform the American people about a virus which can result in six different cancers (most people continue to think it is only cervical) and while she did mention the vaccine in the interview that portion of the conversation was cut off by another question.
I hope this makes its way to her and that she realizes the role she could play is saving so many people's lives instead of comments that it is "no big deal". Perhaps it wasn't for her (this time). Perhaps she will encounter HPV again since at best it can only go dormant and can recur in the future (hopefully not). Whatever the case, understanding that for others this virus has destroyed their lives and in other cases left them dead is a lot different than "no big deal".
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She wasn't misquoted it is all in how people choose to take what she said and besides the issue isn't about her boyfriend anyway.
Of course opening up a diaglogue is important but not if you are going to spread inaccurate information and misinform potentially hundreds of thousands of others. Why would I take her to task for being courageous? It was something not many others would do and I specifically mentioned that in my article that she is someone of celebrity status we've been waiting for.
But speaking out on an issue also involves responsibility and accountability when it comes to imparting information and that information needs to be factual. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and asked that she correct these erroneous comments regarding HPV. She does have a HUGE opportunity to do something no other celebrity or politician or office of government has done - inform the American people about a virus which can result in six different cancers (most people continue to think it is only cervical) and while she did mention the vaccine in the interview that portion of the conversation was cut off by another question.
I hope this makes its way to her and that she realizes the role she could play is saving so many people's lives instead of comments that it is "no big deal". Perhaps it wasn't for her (this time). Perhaps she will encounter HPV again since at best it can only go dormant and can recur in the future (hopefully not). Whatever the case, understanding that for others this virus has destroyed their lives and in other cases left them dead is a lot different than "no big deal".
November 29, 2011 - 8:50amThis Comment
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