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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Jennifer Block

      This @sciam article is cringeworthy. For example: “And this is what’s most troubling: instead of taking shots at what’s in your fridge or nightstand, she could be using her platform to talk about...” This is the “Why don’t you write about what *I* think is important?” gambit. 1/https://twitter.com/writingblock/status/1199677634218774534 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Jennifer Block @writingblock
      In which I articulate why 'I'm the medical expert so I'm right' rhetoric reinforces old-school paternalism and patriarchy, even (especially?) when it's coming from a feminist doc. And yes, reader, I tried a vaginal steam. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/doctors-are-not-gods/ …
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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

      God, I hate the “Why don’t you write about what *I* think is important?” gambit. The only appropriate response is to tell the person to go F herself or this. 2/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2016/05/18/john-horgan-is-skeptical-of-skeptics-or-homeopathy-and-bigfoot-versus-the-quest-for-world-peace/ …

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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          It’s the sort of thing skeptics get all the time. It’s basically the one using it telling the writer that what *you* care about isn’t important and what *I* care about is. 3/

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          But there’s a lot more annoyingly wrong about this, for example: “What irks her isn’t actually the manipulative capitalism of Goop, but really anything that undermines her authority as a physician...” That’s truly 🤦🏻‍♂️-worthy. 4/

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        4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          Apparently, the concept that a doctor might be upset by the selling of pseudoscience for large amounts of money completely eludes Ms. Block. So she paints Dr. G’s criticism of @goop and @GwynethPaltrow as a celebrity feud fueled by Dr. G’s doctor-as-god complex.🙄 5/

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        5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          Here, Ms. Block defends vaginal steaming. I laughed. Just because you didn’t burn yourself trying it one time doesn’t mean that there isn’t a significant risk of a burn, as @DrJenGunter states. 6/pic.twitter.com/ORAT4fzf2h

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        6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          Ms. Block should try this on for size: “There are, anecdotally, many parents who are convinced that vaccines caused their children’s autism. Are you really going to argue with them? Isn’t that called gaslighting?” Can Ms. Block tell me how Ross is different from what she did? 7/pic.twitter.com/LgampcQcFT

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        7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          She won’t be able to, because it’s not different. 8/

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        8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

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          And she concludes with another “Why don’t you write about what *I* think is important instead of that unimportant stuff you’re passionate about?” dig. Read again my response a few Tweets up. She even links to this insulting Tweet I covered a few weeks s ago. 9/ https://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1188964782184919042 …

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        9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 27 Nov 2019

          Basically, the whole article is one big act of concern trolling mixed with appeals to anecdotes over data and anti-elitism manifest as anger over Dr. Gunter’s criticism of @goop. It’s cringeworthy as hell. WTF, @sciam? 10/10

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        1. Jane Bailey 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 Don't let fear run your life.‏ @peakpilot 28 Nov 2019
          Replying to @gorskon

          “God, I hate the “Why don’t you write about what *I* think is important?” gambit.” You do realize that you do that all the time, right?

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