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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Woman Shared Her Mastectomy Scars On Facebook
http://blog.thebreastcancersite.com/beth-whaanga-photo/?
Beth Whaanga gained notoriety among her Facebook friends after she posted a series of images of herself. Whaanga is a breast cancer survivor, and her images revealed the scars from her multiple surgeries but they werent completely well-received. Yes, she was half naked, wearing only underwear; but it wasnt a lewd call for attention, but rather a call for awareness.
Whaanga was diagnosed with breast cancer on her 32nd birthday, and a short time later found out that she had the BRCA2 gene mutation, which significantly upped her chance of ovarian cancer as well. So Whaanga underwent a double mastectomy, a hysterectomy, lymphadenectomy, and melanoma lumpectomies, as well as a tram flap procedure (which takes tissue from your stomach to reconstruct the breast). Her body was ravaged by disease and surgeries, and she wasnt about to keep that under wraps. She wanted to raise awareness, especially since cancer had attacked her body at a young age.
Her scars tell a story a very intense one. However, over 100 of her Facebook friends didnt want to see that story, and so they de-friended her. Multiple flags were sent to Facebook that Whaanga was violating their terms.
But what did Facebook have to say about the images?
They told her they would not be removed. While nudity is, of course, banned from the social media site, mastectomy scars are allowed.
We agree that undergoing a mastectomy is a life-changing experience and that sharing photos can help raise awareness about breast cancer and support the men and women facing a diagnosis, undergoing treatment or living with the scars of cancer. The vast majority of these kinds of photos are compliant with our policies. Facebooks Help Center
FULL story and FB petition at link.
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This Woman Shared Her Mastectomy Scars On Facebook (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Oct 2015
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KG
(28,751 posts)1. rec, but -1 for using click-bait type title...
Omaha Steve
(99,576 posts)2. Better now?
I just used the Breast Cancer sites own title.
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KG
(28,751 posts)4. figured ya might have...
hunter
(38,309 posts)3. My bother jokes he survived a shark attack whenever anyone comments on his cancer scars.
The "sharks" are of course the medical debt collectors.