Angelina Jolie announces a double mastectomy to save her life, people get fucking pissed and act like she’s lost everything that’s made her worthwhile in the first place, AND YOU WONDER WHY I FUCKING HATE THE “SAVE THE BOOBIES” TROPE.
BECAUSE NO ONE ACTUALLY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT THE WOMAN’S LIFE. WOMEN JUST HAPPEN TO BE ATTACHED TO A PAIR OF BREASTS. WOMEN AREN’T WORTH SAVING—BUT YOU BET YOUR ASS THE PUBLIC WILL BE IN A RIOT IF A GOOD PAIR OF TITS IS IN DANGER.
I KNOW.
Also, it’s already happened, hasn’t it? And these people clearly don’t understand how mastectomies work.
My dad’s response was, “Can you believe that? What a stupid and extreme decision.” So we explained the gene. And he went “Yeah, so there are steps she can take to prevent it.”
And I went, “Yeah, that’s what she did.”
