Jay Leno slams nurses!

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I *just* watched Jay Leno make a really rude comment about nurses- it went something to the effect of... " you know nurses are the most overworked profession in America... especially in those adult movies" GRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Nurses are not Bimbos, Mr. Leno!!!!!! :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :nurse: :nurse: :nurse: :flamesonb :flamesonb

Specializes in Home care, assisted living.

I agree with those here who say that nurses DO square off with docs on "ER" sometimes. Anyone remember the episode where Carol Hathaway and Dr. Maggie Doyle argue about giving Vasotec to a patient in renal failure?

As far as Jay Leno goes, one of my co-workers once made a comment about him. I was watching his show and she said, "I don't like him. His face looks like that thing over there" as she pointed to a nearby Coke machine. :rotfl:

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Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

I didn't hear it on Leno and this is the first time I've read about it. I generally don't watch TV much anyway.

Y'know it was a joke. It was a stupid joke. I don't like it. But then it's over with. A nastygram if you want to, but this kind of thing is just life. "How many lawyers does it take....?" Did you hear the one about the priest, the rabbi....?" How about the Irishman who....."

Long standing commercials and published ads bother me more, because someone actually thought that stereotype would sell stuff.

Let's all send a Leno-gram and then get back to reinforcing a good public image. The more you bring this to the forefront the longer it sticks.

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I just wanted to add that "House" is the same way as ER - There are NEVER any nurses on that show that actually seem to be doing anything important. My husband will not let me watch the show because I am so vocal about protesting that there are no nurses on that show. I mean, The doctors on house's team draw their own blood, run all their own labs, do most of the surgeries.......

I like House, but the fact that there are no nurses on the show drives me UP THE WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:angryfire :angryfire

Boy are you right!!!! I love House also, but i've never seen an MD do so much research. I mean going to the patient's home to collect specimens? They could've called CSI :rotfl:!! Maybe this is why I wait about an hour and a half to recieve a call back from the MD. :chuckle

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And there's no point in anyone repeating "take a joke" or "get a life" or "get a sense of humor" to me, just because people disagree, which, by the way, is pretty dismissive of others' feelings to say the need a life or a sense of humor for feeling this way about a "joke". I have a wonderful sense of humor, i can take a joke just fine, and i have a fulfilling life, but i refuse to sit by and say nothing, while some supposed comedian makes crass, uncalled for "jokes" about my line of work. I'm not saying every nurse should feel this way, but don't slam the ones that do.
this bears repeating.
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I wasn't that offended by it. It was a part of his monolog ... a context in which he pokes fun at everything. "The Tonight Show" monolog has been a national tradition for over 30 years .... first with Steve Allen, then Jack Parr, then Johnny Carson, now Jay Leno. The monolog pokes fun at national institutions, public figures, etc. -- everybody gets a little teasing equally -- especially the high and mighty.

If we nurses can't take a little gentle ribbing from such a respected and traditional source, then we have a problem. We need to handle such things with grace, dignity, and good humor. Everybody knew it was a joke: there is no chance that anyone in his right mind took it seriously. We need to not take it too seriously, either.

One sign of self-assurance is the ability to make fun of yourself now and then. If we lose that, we will truly make ourselves look silly.

We need to pick our battles carefully.

llg

Very well said, I agree totally!

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this bears repeating.

not really, if she refuses to change her attitude about something so trivial she should expect responses like that. Geez lady it was a joke!

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I am suprised that he made that comment. I would think the size of his chin would prevent him from seeing anything.:rotfl:

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not really, if she refuses to change her attitude about something so trivial she should expect responses like that. geez lady it was just a joke!

What may be trivial to one, another may take very seriously.

Originally Posted by Marie_LPN

And there's no point in anyone repeating "take a joke" or "get a life" or "get a sense of humor" to me, just because people disagree, which, by the way, is pretty dismissive of others' feelings to say the need a life or a sense of humor for feeling this way about a "joke". I have a wonderful sense of humor, i can take a joke just fine, and i have a fulfilling life, but i refuse to sit by and say nothing, while some supposed comedian makes crass, uncalled for "jokes" about my line of work. I'm not saying every nurse should feel this way, but don't slam the ones that do.

Agreed SBE, it bears repeating again.

It's about respecting another's right to have a different opinion or point of view.

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not really, if she refuses to change her attitude about something so trivial she should expect responses like that. geez lady it was just a joke!

p>I agree.

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The only thing about his joke that bothers me is....IT WASN'T EVEN FUNNY!!!

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I'm agreeing with llg here. We really do need to pick our battles. His comment may or may not have pissed me off if I heard it. Maybe I would have stewed for about one minute and then continued channel surfing. The stuff I really worry about is the reason why so many new nurses are leaving nursing after only short time on the floor, the number of people in this country who don't have health insurance and can't afford the care I give in the hospital, and the way some nurses get mistreated or mistreat each other. Those are battles that are important for me to fight. An offhand comment by a comedian who isn't even funny is kind of last on my list right now.

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So comedians can't make jokes about your career? Excatly what can he make fun of, do you have a list?, He was just excersizing his right to free speech, something so many it this "politically correct society" - I really hate that word - have forgotten. It always funny until it's about you. If you don't like his humor, turn of the TV. Remember he is a comedian, you wouldn't want him telling you how to do your job, leave him alone about his.

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