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Many of us have negative relationships with the healthcare system, going to doctor's appointments, or asking for medical help at all—and unfortunately, that's for good reason.
Too often patients are subjected to medical bias, gaslighting, and neglect, and it can often lead to poor medical attention, inaccurate diagnoses, and even unnecessary medications and procedures. And the main victims of these occurrences are often women and people of color.
TikToker @sarahtheseven recently came out on TikTok with her story of medical gaslighting, medical neglect, and possible fraud when she broke her arm and interrupted an orthopedic surgeon named Ricky during his holiday weekend.
Wearing a hard plastic shoulder cap and sling, the TikToker deadpanned to the camera:
"Medical gaslighting is when you break your arm in half, and you go to the ER to get it set, and they call an orthopedic surgeon named Ricky."
Likely because of the "inconvenience" to his weekend plans, Doctor Ricky refused to see the TikToker, leaving her in pain for several days. By the time the appointment came, her pain threshold had understandably been maxed out, and when he began to inspect her, she started to cry.
Because of her tears, he decided she was not "fit" to be a patient and would need surgery instead of having the bone set. Keep in mind, the arm that had been broken in half had not been set for several days and is a notoriously difficult bone to set, fuse, and heal correctly—and, of course, is incredibly painful when broken.
The TikToker did not want to go under the knife and started listing examples of her normal pain threshold, including having two babies naturally without pain medication.
The doctor argued that having babies was not painful because it was "natural" and that she was not fit to be his patient.
The greater problem with this was that Doctor Ricky also refused to refer her to any other doctor, arguing that she simply had to go into surgery, and he also refused to reject the surgery, which locked her into being unable to receive medical care from anyone else.
The TikToker said she then got in the car and drove to the ER, where she got her arm set. After they tried to refer her to Doctor Ricky once again for a follow-up, he refused to see her because she'd rejected his "fancy expensive surgery."
You can watch the video here:
@sarahtheseven He lost me at “birth isn’t painful” #storytime #informedconsent #holistic
Some were disgusted by the sexism and misogyny involved in this story.
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Others were alarmed by the story and demanded that Sarah file a lawsuit.
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After receiving feedback, TikToker @sarahtheseven explained that she was trying to move forward with a lawsuit but was still figuring out the ins and outs of the process.
@sarahtheseven Replying to @WatkinsClan Part 2 of my ortho story #storytime #bigparma
Not only were fellow TikTokers disgusted by what happened to @sarahtheseven, but they hoped that something would come of her pursuing legal action.
This feels a lot like medical malpractice, medical neglect and gaslighting, and possibly even fraud, and something needs to be done about it before Doctor Ricky can do this to another patient.
It's easy to say that we would intervene if we realized that someone was cheating, but would we actually follow through when it happened?
That was the question chef, caterer, and TikToker @culinaryem faced when she planned to cater a wedding for a "lovely couple" she nicknamed "Sweet" (the bride) and "Dirtbag" (the groom).
Prior to the pandemic really setting in, the caterer met with the couple and planned out all of the culinary details of the wedding, confirmed the dates and locations, and everything seemed to be ready to go. Even when the pandemic hit, Sweet contacted @culinaryem to confirm that there would still be a "micro wedding" on the originally-confirmed date, with a larger wedding party to follow when the pandemic was over.
That seemed like a great plan to Em, at least until she received a call from a woman, who she nicknamed "Bamboozled," who was setting up a joint birthday party for her boyfriend and his twin brother.
The TikToker showed up at the event location and worked with Bamboozled and the twin's girlfriend to set up the space. Then the two birthday men showed up: Dirtbag and his twin brother. Neither woman in the room was Sweet.
TikToker @culinaryem made eye contact with Dirtbag, who seemed to recognize her, because he proceeded to make "awkward eye contact" with her throughout the rest of the birthday celebration. After the event was done, he offered to walk her to her car and tipped her $100, and thanked her for "everything," which sounded like a loaded statement.
After the event, the TikToker knew she had to decide whether or not to explain this to the bride.
Eventually, she decided to let the answer to a question decide for her. She contacted Sweet to see if she was still catering for her micro wedding, and when the bride said yes and that she was "very excited," Em knew what she had to do.
She explained that she could not "in good conscious" still cater the upcoming wedding events because of the birthday party event she had just witnessed.
The bride thanked her for telling her and said that "obviously" the wedding was canceled.
While she felt disheartened to have shared that information with such a sweet bride, @culinaryem could not proceed with helping out with a wedding while knowing what was going on behind the scenes.
And of course, she hoped that Dirtbag ended up alone.
You can watch the video here:
@culinaryem This is an absolutely bonkers story. What would you have done? #fyp #foryoupage #viral #wedding #bride #drama #tea
Some were amused by the idea of the $100 as "hush money."
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Others were disgusted by the twin brother and girlfriend likely being in on the affair.
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Some were also thankful that Sweet was responsive to the information and also wished her well.
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Ironically, some male TikTokers criticized the caterer for outing Dirtbag's second life before he could marry Sweet, so she decided to share a follow-up video, pointing out that she is not under any sort of confidentiality agreement, and if she ever sees anyone acting like a dirtbag, male or female, she will out them.
You can watch the video here:
@culinaryem I fear the men are exposing themselves in my comment section. Be better boys. Be better. #fyp #foryoupage #viral #wedding #bride #drama #tea
It can be really scary to share what you know a person to be doing, simply because you don't know quite what the consequences of telling will be, and you really might not have all of the information.
But when we're suspicious that someone is cheating, it's generally better to share that information so that if anyone is going to get hurt, they will have at least invested less time in the relationship than if you'd stayed quiet.
As TikToker @culinaryem pointed out, hopefully Dirtbag ended up with neither Sweet nor Bamboozled, and hopefully Sweet is incredibly happy.
We've all been "hangry" before and know how important that Snickers bar can be.
Or in TikToker @dani_b_unfiltered's case, it was a potato that was baking in the oven.
Already hungry and tired at the end of a long day, the TikToker accidentally set off the child-lock on her oven, preventing her from opening it or using the rest of its features.
What happens in the video is an incredibly hilarious (and also totally justified) crash-out as the TikToker struggles against her oven, pulling on the door like her sheer force of will could do the trick, and calling on the help of Google and several AI features to give her directions on how to unlock the appliance.
From mocking her phone's directions to crying on the floor to wailing in frustration, this TikToker experienced a full range of emotions on behalf of this potato—and quite frankly, we're here for it.
You can watch the video here:
@dani_b_unfiltered Looks like I’m serving ✨skinnayy✨ for dinner then. #fyp #cooking #fail
Some fellow TikTokers were thoroughly amused.
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And of course, some had to know what would happen next.
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Days later, TikToker @dani_b_unfiltered shared the update everyone had been waiting for, including the unfortunate fact that the child-lock had prevented her from even turning the oven off, and the way the stove was built into the rental kitchen, she was unable to reach the outlet behind it, either.
According to the update, the TikToker explained the situation to her roommate who had just returned, and within moments, her roommate solved the problem. While the TikToker had attempted to follow the directions using buttons on the back of the stove by the clock, the roommate instead used similar buttons at the front of the stove by the burner, and was able to quickly unlock the stove.
You can watch the video here:
@dani_b_unfiltered POTATO UPDATE! A highly anticipated part 2 on my oven disaster #fyp #oven #potato #fail #cooking
Though the hilarity is now behind us, TikTok was relieved that the issue had been sorted out.
Since cleaning the oven, including the "ashy" remains of the "cremated potato," it seems that the oven has otherwise been fine.
And we don't expect to see any more hacks for making scrambled eggs in an air fryer any time soon.
What's in a name? A lot, apparently.
To be fair, a name represents a lot of things: a person's identity, the family they originate from, and possibly even some of the cultural and historical background of that family.
But when you're famous and you have a name that's complicated to say or spell, the marketing can be a nightmare.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Welcome to Wrexham's Rob McElhenney recently released a public statement on Twitter (X) and other social media platforms, claiming that he will be changing his name and explaining why.
And he admits that his primary reason for changing his name from "Rob McElhenney" to "Rob Mac" is "kinda douchey."
"Yes, I'm shortening my name to 'Rob Mac.' Mostly a stage name, but I digress."
"Is it kinda douchey? Sure."
"But the amount of time that I have wasted trying to get people to either say or spell my name correctly is literally days of my life. Trust me, I added it up."
"More importantly, it means thousands of you have had minutes of your life stolen by me because of my last name."
The actor went on to explain that his family's last name was actually not ... his family's last name. Throughout history, the name had been misspelled on many documents, and "McElhenney" was the spelling they landed on when a government official decided it was the name they would go with.
So while he wants to remain connected to his family, the actor believes there are other ways to do that.
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Reactions to the video included skeptical, if not enraged, fans.
The commentary continued, with fans being resoundingly negative about McElhenney's (Mac's?) choices.
And it appears that Rob McElhenney's family are, understandably, not too happy about his choices, either.
McElhenney's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia costar and now wife, who he shares two teenage children with, shared that his family of three is not the most excited about the change.
The actress confided:
"The kids are really not happy about it, because they have that last name. And so do I, legally!"
Especially if the children were younger, there could be all kinds of hurdles with travel and medical care if everyone's last names did not match. Now that they're in their teens, it's not as big of an issue, but there could still be a concern regarding their identity that they'd have to face.
McElhenney initially did this because his company More Better Productions, which houses Welcome to Wrexham, is going international, and truth be told, his name is even harder for some people to pronounce in countries across the pond.
But just because this makes sense from a marketing standpoint does not necessarily mean that everyone's going to love the idea. Quite frankly, they'll need some time to get used to it.
Pedro Pascal was advised to tone down the Mid-Atlantic accent for his upcoming role as the stretchy Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards in Fantastic Four: First Steps.
In a video interview with Vanity Fair, he reflected on his past and current work and talked about working with a dialect coach for the Marvel movie, which is set to premiere on July 25th.
Kicking off phase six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Fantastic Four find themselves defending their multiverse version of Earth from a planet-devouring Galactus and his herald, the Silver Surfer.
The so-called “First Family of Marvel” also cast Vanessa Kirby, who plays Sue Storm, aka the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, aka Human Torch, and the super strong Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, aka the Thing.
In the interview, Pascal talked about the process of stepping into the Fantastic Four world set in a retro-futuristic 1960s:
“The theater of that is something to step into. I don’t know if I’d do it well, but they had to keep on pulling me back from a very Mid-Atlantic early sixties kind of like talk."
"They had a dialect coach that was sort of gonna help us into that kind of dialect. And I took to it so well … They were like, ‘Uh, talk more like yourself.’”
Reed Richards in the comics was originally born in Central City, California, so maybe production had a point in sticking to Pascal’s usual accent. But the actor did have difficulty holding back the '60s accent as the Fantastic Four is set to introduce Marvel fans to a whole new and exciting universe, preluding the Avengers: Doomsday saga.
Pascal elaborated on his production note:
“I had a hard time doing that, ‘cause I was so into the era, which for me was something to step into so that it’s different than what we’ve seen before. I mean, I think that what they’ve created is something that we haven’t seen.”
You can watch Pascal's explanation in the video below.
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Born in Santiago, Chile, Pascal was raised in Texas and California and is fluent in both Spanish and English. He has done accent work ranging from a subdued and gravelly voice for Din Djarin in Disney Plus’ The Mandalorian to an “imperial accent” with a mix of British and American tones as General Acacius in Gladiator II to a Latin American accent as Javier Peña in Netflix’s Narcos.
Pascal even showed off his hilarious Southern California accent in a satire sketch for Saturday Night Live:
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Regardless of production notes were received, fans are looking forward to seeing Pascal’s depiction as the leader of the Fantastic Four. Early projections are positive for a big box office opening between $125 to $155 million.
Fans had some thoughts about Pascal's controversial accent note:
In the Vanity Fair interview, Pascal also discussed his past roles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Game of Thrones, and The Materialists. In 2024, Pascal won Best Actor in a Drama TV Series for his work as Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us.
Referring to his role as Joel Miller, you can watch the whole Vanity Fair interview below.
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