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Unpacking Dr. Oz Attacking John Fetterman for Surviving a Stroke
Dr. Oz is trying to erode our trust in John Fetterman, vy strongly implying he’s hiding something about his health or unable to make an informed decisions about his own capabilities. Frankly, this again takes us back to abortion. There’s a shaming factor around *why* someone wants to access an abortion while also a patronizing tone of saying that someone can’t possibly know what’s in their best interest. It is like a one two punch that strips away the autonomy of the person while holding them in second class citizen status.
John Fetterman had a stroke. And Dr. Mehmet Oz doesn’t know what to do. So he’s resorting to the bullies playbook of being a judgmental jagoff by making fun of John then pivoting to drag outgoing Senator Pat Toomey into a series of sober suggestions that poor John doesn’t realize how sick he is. But they do?
“If John Fetterman had ever eaten a vegetable in his life, then maybe he wouldn’t have had a major stroke and wouldn’t be in the position of having to lie about it constantly.” Dr. Oz for US Senate campaign
Let’s unpack this.
There’s the simple fact that Dr. Mehmet Oz is a licensed physician. He has ‘obligations and professional behavior of a doctor to their patients and wider society’ — something we commonly understand as ‘The…
