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Joycelyn Elders (1933 - ) Dr. Joycelyn Elders, born on this day in 1933, is an American pediatrician who became the first black Surgeon General of the U.S. in 1993. She was fired by President... (stahmaxffcqankienulh.supabase.co)
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Joycelyn Elders (1933 - )

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Dr. Joycelyn Elders, born on this day in 1933, is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. Elders was the first African American to serve as Surgeon General and is best known for her frank discussion of her views on controversial issues such as drug legalization, masturbation, and distributing contraception in schools.

Although she faced censure from the Clinton administration for advocating the legalization of drugs, it was her sex positive view on masturbation that led to her removal from office. After stating "I think that [masturbation] is part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught", Clinton forced her to resign as Surgeon General in December of 1994. She is currently a professor emerita of pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

"If you can't control your reproduction, you can't control your life."

- Dr. Joycelyn Elders

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[-] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 37 points 4 months ago

This was a time when there were interns for that sort of thing.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

Well, that’s a week’s worth of irony.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

A few decades worth

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Happy to know of this woman. Thanks for posting.

[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

she being forced to resign is proof both parties are against progress and anyone who openly admits they are progressive

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 43 points 4 months ago

bOth SiDEs ArE the SAme is how we got into this mess in the first place.

People couldn't bear to vote for Humphrey and we got Nixon. They stayed away from Gore and we got Bush.

Half a loaf is much better than a giant pile of shit.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 15 points 4 months ago
[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I wonder what our timeline would have looked like if the court ruled the opposite

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Removed and pasted to the right reply.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

I think you might've replied to the wrong comment. Guys just wondering what would be different if Gore had won instead of Bush, not shifting any goal posts

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, was trying to reply to dagwood.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Lol, I figured as much!

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

It's not the popular vote that matters, it's the vote in each state. A heavier turn out in Florida would have turned the tide.

Look at how the 'Moral Majority' took over the GOP. They'd go to every single local Republican clubhouse anytime there was anything to decide. If twenty people had decided on the local sheriff candidate last time, the MM's would show up with fifty. They grabbed the party by the grassroots.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

As long as we are shifting goalposts, how about some voter suppression?

When Steen gave the poll worker his name, she searched a list of registered voters in the precinct and told him, “You can’t vote. You’re a convicted felon.”

“You must be mistaken,” a shocked Steen replied. “I’ve never been arrested in my life.”

He later found out from journalist Greg Palast that he’d been confused with a convict named Willie O’Steen, who had committed a felony between 1991 and 1993, when Steen was in the Persian Gulf. Little did Steen know that the same thing was happening to voters across the state of Florida—and disproportionately to voters like him, who were African-American.

[-] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

having a loaf of bread that is made up of half bread and the other half consisting of shit is still just as nonedible as a loaf of bread consisting of just shit

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 19 points 4 months ago

That's the voice of privilege.

Maybe you don't have to worry about things like gay and trans rights, or good schools, or a clean environment.

One side actually did stuff, despite having to fight uphill.

If you can't see any difference between the administrations of Obama and Bush Jr. that says a lot about you.

[-] redrumBot@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

That's a false dichotomy, there are other political options outside the two factions (republicans and democrats) of the US Bourgeoisie party.

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Not with FPTP, there isn't.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

Which third party candidate do you think has an actual chance in 2024?

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Except we're not running Bill Clinton are we? Meanwhile Republicans are literarily taking rights away from women while we are running a woman.

Get fucked with this both sides horseshit.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 5 points 4 months ago

If by “both parties” you mean “Bill Clinton” then I will 100% agree with you

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 22 points 4 months ago

She was the best surgeon general we've had. It was infuriating to me that she got booted for doing the job to the best of her ability because what she said wasn't popular. It still is infuriating.

[-] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

I remember the late night hosts had a field day with the masturbation thing, but very revealing about our country that it was controversial.

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

Jocelyn was right about everything and they fired her for it

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

She sounds pretty cool

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