Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by earle58

cg,

your contention is the media does more injustice to males than females in nsg.
how?
because the media does little to acknowledge male nurses?
and still, this is more unjust than female nurses being portrayed as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images?

no need to be offended at all by any misinterpretation.
that's why i prefaced it with questioning whether i was reading your opinion correctly.
evidentally, i didn't.
either way, i have learned to question the media in most of their presentations.
i just merely roll my eyes, if i do happen to be watching tv.

leslie

My contention? I'm not trying to argue with you here, but merely expressing my opinion . Again, if your saying my opinion is that it is okay for the media to portray female nurses as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images... YOUR WRONG!!! However...

Yes, by the media ignoring the fact that nurses can in fact be a guy is more of an injustice than some of the injustices that females face portrayed by the media.

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by Corvette Guy

My contention? I'm not trying to argue with you here, but merely expressing my opinion . Again, if your saying my opinion is that it is okay for the media to portray female nurses as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images... YOUR WRONG!!! However...

i was trying to be simplistic in articulating my perceptions..
i never inferred the above....at all.
at all.

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by earle58

i was trying to be simplistic in articulating my perceptions..
i never inferred the above....at all.
at all.

Originally Posted by earle58
cg,

your contention is the media does more injustice to males than females in nsg.
how?
because the media does little to acknowledge male nurses?
and still, this is more unjust than female nurses being portrayed as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images?

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by Corvette Guy

Originally Posted by earle58
cg,

your contention is the media does more injustice to males than females in nsg.
how?
because the media does little to acknowledge male nurses?
and still, this is more unjust than female nurses being portrayed as either the dipsy bimbo or naughty nancy images?

i've read and reread my post, to try and understand your reaction.
i wouldn't change a word-it appears straightforward and clear to me.
enough said.

leslie

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

nice

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by br107

nice

nice?

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

It's interesting y'all speak of media portrayal of nurses. I was in my senior year and the student body was trying to raise money so that we could print/make our own sweatshirts and t-shirts with our school logo.

KWIM? Class pride and school pride and all that.

So, the student body was asked to come up with themes - the winning theme would be sent to the printers and they'd put it on the clothes.

Anyway, here's one suggestion that was sent in:

Front: Top 10 reasons to date a Nurse:

Back:
10.We can assess all areas of the body
9. Scrubs make for easy access
8. We're used to handing all types of bodily fluids
7. We're good at taking orders
6. We know all the right places to palpate
5. We know how to properly apply restraints
4. We know lots of different positions
3. We know that lubrications is helpful in any procedure
2. Two words: sponge bath
1. We're always up for a good game of doctor

The idea caused a massive furore - with many students (and some faculty) - both male and female - chiming in that they found the "suggestive ideas" highly inappropriate. Some students were deeply offended by the suggestion - while others were of the opinion that the clothes were optional and there was no compulsion on anyone to buy them. Besides, some students thought it was funny and saw nothing wrong in "laughing at ourselves".

Ultimately, the student body organisation dropped the idea to sell the shirts.

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Thats a great campaign and a really cool poster.

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by Corvette Guy

nice?

oops sorry. just clicked the link to discussion from the main index page which brought me to the first page of thread. didnt realize there was 7 pages of discussion till after i posted.

to clarify...nice poster/campaign.

Re: Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

Originally Posted by br107

oops sorry. just clicked the link to discussion from the main index page which brought me to the first page of thread. didnt realize there was 7 pages of discussion till after i posted.

to clarify...nice poster/campaign.

I agree it is a very, very good campaign poster to invite males into the nursing profession.