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Congratulations to WJLA TV in Washington DC for its decision to show fully exposed female breasts in an upcoming series on detection and treatment of breast cancer. Whatever the reason for the decision, even if it's for ratings, it's a step forward in de-sexualizing women's breasts, and open defiance of the FCC's insane indecency standards.
The station's first report features a 28-year-old woman from Northern Virginia, Lauren Albright, who volunteered to be led through an on-camera self-exam by an oncologist. She is shown examining her bare torso in a mirror and on an examination table, in both close-up and medium shots. Reporter Gail Pennybacker says in a voice-over that Albright took the "extraordinary step of baring herself" to teach women how to do the exam.
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