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Tim Mathieson....blunder or not?

twinkles**stars — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:01:14 GMT

http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/15975324/pms-partner-jokes-about-prostate-exams/

Prime Minister Julia Gillard's partner, Tim Mathieson, has made a joke about Asian women and prostate examinations during a speech at The Lodge.

The remark was made during a reception in honour of the Prime Minister's XI cricket match.

Mr Mathieson is a men's health ambassador and was encouraging the crowd to get prostate checks.

He then suggested men should look for a small, female, Asian doctor to perform the examination.

"We can get a blood test for it, but the digital examination is the only true way to get a correct reading on your prostate, so make sure you go and do that, and perhaps look for a small, Asian, female doctor is probably the best way," he said.

Re: Tim Mathieson....blunder or not?

azureline** — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:02:24 GMT

😮

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*pepe — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:22:01 GMT

every male i know who has faced a prostate exam has made similar comments of hoping the dr is a woman and has small hands.

some people will jump on anything just to be offended.

Re: Tim Mathieson....blunder or not?

nero_bolt — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:22:31 GMT

I will actually defend Timmy here......(shock horror) Its called a sense of HUMOUR and he made (attempted) a joke on a very serious subject..... Sadly the people with no sense of HUMOUR will go tsk tsk tsk and make comments about this.....

So move on as there really is nothing to see on this one.... and if I was a man I think I would prefer what Timmy suggested for that examination..... 🙂

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polksaladallie — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:28:12 GMT

Perhaps a wife with long fingers?

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azureline** — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:29:01 GMT

I am just shocked that he wouldn't know not to say that, in such a public place, for fear of what has come to pass. It will be publicised for years to come.

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crystal-gems — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:48:02 GMT

I am just shocked that he wouldn't know not to say that, in such a public place, for fear of what has come to pass. It will be publicised for years to come.

Wot, like some of the nasty posts on CS. 😉

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azureline** — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:49:18 GMT

? It wasn't nasty though? just silly humour.

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monman12 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:31:23 GMT

A somewhat clumsy attempt at humour, but even though unintended, the result is a wide media coverage of the need for prostate checks as one grows older, which can be nothing but good.

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polksaladallie — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:33:45 GMT

A somewhat clumsy attempt at humour, but even though unintended, the result is a wide media coverage of the need for prostate checks as one grows older, which can be nothing but good.

Completely agree with this comment.

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twinkles**stars — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:48:28 GMT

Completely agree with this comment.

...or maybe have the opposite affect with men thinking it's too painful to be checked? Which it's not at all.

Some need to do a little research about the procedure?

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not_an_eloi — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:10:54 GMT

a long-standin' joke (that's a pun, folks)

waste of an opportunity, though, to spread the news, that the ol' bumfinger is no longer necessary, prostate check is now done by blood test (some like it, the old way, though. lol)

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happyroo_bunji — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:19:43 GMT

a long-standin' joke (that's a pun, folks)

waste of an opportunity, though, to spread the news, that the ol' bumfinger is no longer necessary, prostate check is now done by blood test (some like it, the old way, though. lol)

Wrong.

The head of the Men's Shed movement, David Helmers...."We would recommend that men over 50 have both the blood test and the digital rectal examination, because neither of them is perfect."

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cherry*135 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:32:57 GMT

A somewhat clumsy attempt at humour, but even though unintended, the result is a wide media coverage of the need for prostate checks as one grows older, which can be nothing but good.

Agree, getting it out there in the public, getting people talking about it raises awareness.

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ashjoma — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:09:10 GMT

It was a lighthearted bloke's joke - not intended to be offensive

and jumped on by the media out to cause trouble and for something to do

He is harmless enough

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izabsmiling — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:12:49 GMT

I'd normally think how those mentioned may feel about it ?

In this case I take it he was meaning that the stereotype often have smaller hands...it could perhaps give them extra business ?

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kayza40 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:13:23 GMT

Storm in a teacup. Not even offensive. You'd think the media would have more newsworthy items to be reporting right now.

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izabsmiling — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:13:49 GMT

I agree with what MM said too

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patchoo78 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:14:02 GMT

Would it be less offensive if he hadn't said the Dr should be Asian and Female?

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azureline** — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:15:42 GMT

My OH said "storm in a teacup, most men know exactly what he meant."