"UofA medical students have something to say..."

[Guest apical meristems]

Hi there,

 

I think one thing that hasn't been mentioned that should be is the fact that each class functions independently during MedShow (2005, 2006, 2007, etc.). It seems the chief complaints floating about are largely directed at the senior class, which I am pretty sure is not even commenting on this forum. I feel that it is unfair to use one part of the show to label the entire production - much like taking the actions of one to judge a race or culture.

 

Also, it is very easy to point fingers and pass judgement. I find it difficult to believe that the U of A MedShow is the only spectacle in Canada that has ever committed such an offence. :rolleyes

 

Agreed, the "Nurse's Song" is entirely inappropriate, but do not assume that the whole show is a write off.

 

Night,

ap

[Guest coolguy3650]

Meh, if it's moved off campus then that'll be a good compromise for all.

[Guest Apna]

scrubbed,

 

I can definitely appreciate your point of view on this matter... once again I must point out that nothing has 100% support...

 

I'm sure more than a handful of audience members found some of the material a bit too much... have you ever went to a movie and come out saying "that sucked?"... so have I... it's bound to happen

 

obviously my comment about selling our souls was an exaggeration and a false dilemma... but I must reiterate that we as medical students really should not be exempt from the type of harmless shock-value behaviour that occurs at Medshow based on our chosen Program... engineering students are widely reknown for their crazy antics on campuses across North America and beyond, and I don't believe I've ever heard anyone question whether we want people like them designing our bridges and high-rises in the future...

 

we're still young (most of us) and we like to have some fun... sure there are other perhaps more mature ways of blowing off steam, but we choose to do it this way because it's popular (thus raises a lot of money), outrageously fun and memorable... I'm sure things will be toned down in future years due to this fallout, and we may see a rapid decline in attendance, or we may not... this year, all 3 shows had sold out before one even took place...

 

I hope those of you who are opposed to the show's content can at least appreciate that there IS a market for the type of humour presented, and that it really shouldn't matter who presents it... it may alarm people that it is the brainchild of medical students, but there's not much we can do about that... it's a matter of personal opinion

[Guest Dent08]

Ah yes. Good to see that the PC police are here to cause a big stir over nothing. Sure, posting lyrics on a forum totally out of context is a great way to cause a stir.

 

Everyone posting in this thread that did not actually attend this past years med show ... you missed out. Yep, the skits were crude, somewhat offensive, and there was even suggestive material !!! (omg!). Oh yea, it was also hilarious.

 

People that went there expecting a G rated show should simply stay home next year.

 

People who see the lyrics of a 3 minute song from an hour long show and make assumptions should think a little harder. Do you always jump to conclusions based on such little information? Wow.

 

Why aren't the radiologist not upset? They were made fun of. Same with homosexuals, heterosexuals, nazi's, women, men, surgeons and all other specialists,nurses, and people of all races.

 

If med show is ruined because people can't laugh when stereotypes are made fun of, it'll be a shame.

[Guest zebra09]

interesting thread.

 

i say let everyone do their thing as long as no one is hurt. this year some people were hurt, this was realized (on a rather blownup scale), appoligies and damage control was/is in the works, and we've learned our lessons on how far to push the envelope.

 

just be open minded. be open minded about the pro-medshow people and the anti-medshow people. everyone has their opinions for a reason.

 

regarding medshow, if you don't want to participate in any way/shape/form, just don't. no one is holding a gun to your head and forcing you to - (now THAT would be grounds 4 a lawsuit) - so pick your side, pick your battles and be happy.

 

lets just let this drop and get on with life. peace.:smokin

[Guest Qwigley]

Those that I have spoken to who have attended the show .....

 

.... Blah, blah, blah ...

I went to the UofA Medshow this past year and loved it. I have also been to a UofC Medshow in the past and I didn't feel it was any more or less inappropriate than the UofA Medshow. Students from other Med schools who boast about their Medshows often talk about the performances being risqué and pushing the limits. The UofA show is no different. As stated before, this is definately a case of viewing things out of context. For those of you who are Med students, think about whether your school's Medshow perceived as a proper, clean and completely unoffensive comedy and talent show - I seriously doubt you could say that. I'm not arguing that because other schools have Medshows that what UofA did was completely acceptable, but (as you'll learn in Medschool) in order to seriously consider any arguments you must consider the sources of information as well as the context.

The bottom line is that the UofA Medshow was a tremendously hilarious COMEDY SHOW and I would definately go again. Those who are offended should lighten up and not be so overanalytical. Pay attention the next time you watch Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Simpsons, etc. and you'll see that descriminatory humor is all around us - you might even enjoy it in the CONTEXT in which it's presented.

[Guest UWOMED2005]

Hmm.

 

Interesting thread.

 

Yes, this "Nurse's song" seems in bad taste and is probably too far.

 

To put in context, though, many to most of the medical school shows ARE somewhat offensive to various groups. . . in a "Family Guy" sort of way. In particular, 4th year classes tend to take advantage of the fact their careers are set and they can't effectively get in trouble with the school.

 

This year, UWO's "Tachycardia" featured a scene where it was insinuated Tony Blair had just given George Bush oral sex. Nobody in the medical school gay community claimed to be offended we had just implied George Bush was one of their ranks.

 

A couple of years back, a 4th year student playing a stoner hippy lit either a cigarette. . . or something else. . . while performing on stage.

 

I think this might have been a mistake in DEGREE (ie going too far) rather than in kind.

[Guest NurseNathalie]

I didn't see the show... I'm not even in Alberta...I'm just starting med school, and so never even heard of the med show til now...

 

I fully understand the posted lyrics are taken out of context from the rest of the act, but there are things that just aren't funny when they stray so far from what is socially acceptable...as in this case. AND It's not just because I'm a nurse! I think trying to convince us that its ok 'because in the show, they bash many religions/cultures/professions like this' , or that 'it's tradition', boggles the mind.

 

I am very liberal, and have a good sense of humor. That song is offensive, no matter what the context... because it perpetuates some negative (very negative) and un-true views of nurses. Nurses work hard to dispell these myths weekly (often daily). A song like that, well.. thats just like one giant step backwards for nurses (making our working lives that much more difficult). Satire is very funny, if exaggerating or pointing out a behaviour that is present or annoying in order to make a point... this song.. it doesnt do that.. it talks about boobs and b*J* and making coffee to 'serve' the doc... you have no idea how often we get those kinds of crude comments from the public (we are a caring profession.. and we have ethics to maintain, so we can't even defend ourselves!).

 

so, when the public hears you (future physicians) talking like that... that shows them its ok to talk/think like that..and it really does make a difference in the respect we get. I beleive when you are a physician.. what you say has a lot of 'weight' in the community. Physicians are VERY influential and for that reason, I beleive there is a certain standard that must be upheld- a higher standard then most other professions. WE are raised to beleive that if there is at least ONE person that is honorable and can be trusted (because they have the knowledge and ethics behind them): its the physician. People hear what you say.. every little thing you say, they hear it loud and clear. As a physician, you can move MOUNTAINS! but you can also bring everyone down into the bog with you if you choose. This type of behavior doesn't only make the nursing profession 'look bad', it also serves to make the medical profession look worse!

 

 

I love the Family guy.. it's hilarious... I agree with you UWOMED, thats its in the DEGREE and not the subject...

 

you wanna laugh at nurses?? sure!! we work together.. so its only natural that we would laugh at each other out of frustration..

 

laugh about how we will call you in the middle of the night for a stupid order of gravol on a stable patient.. and then call you back for the same thing (and same patient) 4 hours later, because you didnt say 'as needed' before hanging up the last time..

 

laugh that some nurses go to work with a white nursing uniform and black/red g-string underwear..

 

or laugh that we accidently lock ourselves in the morgue 'fridge' when delivering a body in the middle of the night.. laugh about stuff that we do that you think is annoying or funny (we will even laugh with you!).... but, dont perpetuate negative and chauvinistic views of nurses. especially when they arent true.. please!

 

as a nurse, i am offended..

as a future physician..i'm ashamed

(and very perplexed that some of my colleagues don't even view this as wrong!)

[Guest marbledust]

I think trying to convince us that its ok 'because in the show, they bash many religions/cultures/professions like this' , or that 'it's tradition', boggles the mind.

 

I couldn't agree more. I don't know what is more disappointing--the fact that medical students/graduates would preform this song in public and think it was "okay", or that it is being defended so vigourously on this board

 

I don't know if anybody from U of A (or elsewhere) who has defended this here is a female--but I wonder, would you get up on stage and refer to yourself as a "whore"?

 

Wow...I can't believe some of the stuff written in this thread

 

As a point of reference, I have been to several med shows at U of C and U of A over the past 7-8 years. This was just mean-spirited and not funny.

[Guest leviathan]

I really need to see these lyrics sung in action to get a feel for how the song was in reality. From an outsider's perspective, I have to say the song seems to be over the top. BUT BUT, this is a show explictly designed to be over the top, and I'm surprised at anyone who thinks that the students who created this song actually BELIEVE the viewpoints in this song.

 

It's just dark humour, poking fun at stereotypes AND the type of doctors who still hold these stereotypes.

 

If you are one of the people making a stand against this, I hope you have never in your life told a racist joke, or found one to be funny. I find racist jokes funny, and I certaintly don't believe in the stereotypes that those jokes illustrate.

 

That being said, I didn't understand the humour when they arbitrarily called nurses "whores" and "@#%$"...that part was a little unnecessary.

[Guest peachy]

As for the Jewish society being upset over Hitler's appearance in the play, I've seen kids dressed as hitler at halloween.

But ... the fact that other people do it does not make it okay. I find it offensive that kids dress as Hitler at Halloween, and that their parents would think that was okay. I find it shocking that medical students wouldn't understand why this was offensive. Medical students, particularly in a context where they are officially identifying themselves as "medical students" should be held to a higher standard than, say, South Park, in my opinion.

 

I mean, this is a real person who murdered other real people. That isn't funny to me, in any context. I cannot see any depiction of Hitler, intended to be funny or not, without thinking, for example, of my grandmother telling me about her parents, her nephew, her sister-in-law, her two sisters, and her brother who were murdered. Isn't the potential presence of ten or five or just one person who is going to feel this way good enough reason to avoid it?

 

If you are one of the people making a stand against this, I hope you have never in your life told a racist joke, or found one to be funny. I find racist jokes funny, and I certaintly don't believe in the stereotypes that those jokes illustrate.

I don't tell racist jokes, and I really try hard not to find them funny, because I believe that racist jokes are never a positive thing, funny or not. But really, the point here is not whether the students themselves believe the stereotypes.

 

I believe that the students who wrote, who acted in, who laughed at, and who defended this skit are probably all great people who are, for example, polite and kind to nurses. What bothers me is not understanding that humour that is profoundly offensive to other groups is not appropriate, particularly in a public setting!

 

I'm further bothered by the idea that reinforcing stereotypes is okay as long as you yourself don't believe in them. What about that guy in the back of the theater who has no idea about the relationships between nurses and doctors? What's he going to think?

[Guest NurseNathalie]

I think that there is a major difference between having laughed or maybe told a racist joke at some point in the past (in our private lives/private settings.. as an individual) and going out in front of the public and making a 'group statement' in which we are representing the Medical Profession.

 

I find racist jokes funny, and I certaintly don't believe in the stereotypes that those jokes illustrate.

 

Maybe none of the performers actually beleive the nursing stereotypes in the lyrics, but does that matter when you are perpetuating these to the public?? the message from that song, EVEN with the context of the skit, and the 'black' humor of the show: is that physicians beleive nurses are incompetent servants with no other purpose other than their sexual gratification.

 

When doing public activities, I don't think that this type of behavior should be accepted - whether its about nurses or any other group.. because you are being the voice for Medicine.

 

But, that's just my 2 cents.

[Guest leviathan]

Maybe none of the performers actually beleive the nursing stereotypes in the lyrics, but does that matter when you are perpetuating these to the public?? the message from that song, EVEN with the context of the skit, and the 'black' humor of the show: is that physicians beleive nurses are incompetent servants with no other purpose other than their sexual gratification.

 

When doing public activities, I don't think that this type of behavior should be accepted - whether its about nurses or any other group.. because you are being the voice for Medicine.

 

But, that's just my 2 cents.

Hmmm, well if you are arguing that the medical community should hold a higher professional standard and not employ these kind of jokes in performances, then that is a very good point. However, I'm still not sure if I agree with it. I think, if this play had left out the blatantly offensive statements like "whore" and "b****", and just stuck with the silly stereotypes of nurses as sponge-bath givers, bed changers, etc., then it would have been funny. I do agree they went too far with those extra comments, as there was no taste or humour in them. It sounded more like a group of disgruntled med students lashing out in response to some less than favourable interactions with nurses during their clerkship...but that's just speculation.

[Guest Misty]

For those of you that don't know the nurses song was sung by the Creten Choir, a group of fourth year students, along with many other songs about halfway through medshow and was conducted by their honorary class president, who is one of our profs. The song was written by 2 or 3 fouth years and yeah, I agree, it does cross a few lines but honestly if it was just sung nobody would've really noticed it at all, just like the countless other things that have crossed the line at medshows past. It was just because somebody was stupid enough to print it up in the pamphlet that we have to deal with all this controversy. Yeah, it does seem really horrible when you read it but I was in medshow, saw it all 3 nights and honestly can't say I can't remember this song at all. What really sucks about all this is that the students that didn't have anything to do with this song or the Hitler thing are the ones who are probably going to lose out.

 

I have participated in Medshow for the past 2 years and have always had a really great time doing it. A LOT of work goes into the show and a lot of money is raised by the show. I think that it pays for over 65% of our Grad banquet tickets. I think that it would be a very sad thing if the chance to participate in medshow was taken away from med students of the present and future just becase of this stupid song. It is so obviously over the top and a complete a joke. No med student could have survived clerkship if they really felt this way about nurses. This song was meant to be sung to an audience by med students wearing scrubs and face paint after carrying their class president out in a coffin. It was not meant to be printed up in a newspaper and passed off as the official med student view of nurses. This whole thing makes me mad because it seriously could mean the end of medshow for the rest of us.

 

I also hate it when med students who don't participate in medshow are soooo concerned about their reputation. I am sure that if you are that much of a tight-ass people wouldn't even suspect for a second that you are involved with something as fun as medshow. Also maybe those morally opposed to medshow should offer to pay for their whole Grad banquet ticket just so nobody could ever accuse them of supporting medshow in any way, shape or form.

 

Okay, lets all get on with our lives.

[Guest marbledust]

I agree, it does cross a few lines but honestly if it was just sung nobody would've really noticed it at all,

 

It amazes me that so many people in this thread have claimed that the song is somehow less objectionable if it is put to music as opposed to reading the lyrics.

 

It was just because somebody was stupid enough to print it up in the pamphlet that we have to deal with all this controversy.

 

Please see my comment above. Also, this was a medical school function held on university property. As far as I understand, anybody could purchase tickets. As others have already stated, this creates different expectations. It's a given that something like this is going to cause controversy. The fact that other aspects of medshows don't draw this much attention despite their own questionable material should alert people as to how objectionable this song is.

 

It is so obviously over the top and a complete a joke. No med student could have survived clerkship if they really felt this way about nurses.

 

The whole reason why some of us in this thread have objected to the song seems to be lost on many of those taking the opposite viewpoint. How the students who wrote, peformed, and "enjoyed" this song actually feel about nurses is NOT the point and not the reason some of us have raised concerns. What is a concern is that there seems to be very little understanding WHY the content of the song is so objectionable. The reasons have already been stated and I am not going to repeat them.

 

This song was meant to be sung to an audience by med students wearing scrubs and face paint after carrying their class president out in a coffin. It was not meant to be printed up in a newspaper and passed off as the official med student view of nurses.

 

Again, please see my comments reagarding the notions of public vs private performances and hearing vs reading the lyrics.

 

I also hate it when med students who don't participate in medshow are soooo concerned about their reputation. I am sure that if you are that much of a tight-ass people wouldn't even suspect for a second that you are involved with something as fun as medshow. Also maybe those morally opposed to medshow should offer to pay for their whole Grad banquet ticket just so nobody could ever accuse them of supporting medshow in any way, shape or form.

 

Of course, one can always resort to personal insults and nonsensical logic when all other arguements fail. :rolleyes

[Guest Misty]

marbledust I think that YOU are missing MY point. I totally understand why the content of the nurses song is objectionable. It is SO completely and obviously objectionable that it becomes funny. Medshow is SUPPOSED to be over the top and objectionable. The people in the audience are supposed to gasp and laugh and think 'omigod I can't believe they went there.' I promise you that there were many other songs and skits that crossed the line as well. That is what the people going to medshow expect. I also stand by what I said before, if this song had not been printed up in the pamphlet we would not be having this conversation.

[Guest peachy]

It is SO completely and obviously objectionable that it becomes funny. Medshow is SUPPOSED to be over the top and objectionable. The people in the audience are supposed to gasp and laugh and think 'omigod I can't believe they went there.'

Clearly, there are lots of people (for example, you) who think things like this are really, really funny. And there are lots of other people (for example, me) who think things like this are really, really offensive. We can all agree on those two points, right?

 

But isn't the fact that the humour is taken as offensive by a large group of people reason enough not to have that kind of humour, or at least to put it on stage? Maybe you think that those people are wrong, or, as you put it, "tight-asses". But the fact remains that calling nurses whores (even in jest!) makes some people really upset. I don't see why this type of humour is so incredibly important to medical students and to Medshow that you need to continue to include it. Is it impossible to have humour that doesn't offend lots of people? Is it not worth trying?

I also stand by what I said before, if this song had not been printed up in the pamphlet we would not be having this conversation.

Yes, obviously. I think we can all agree that if we had never heard of the song we wouldn't be discussing it, as it's hard to discuss things you've never heard of. How does that bear on content of the discussion? That's like saying ... if the sponsorship scandal hadn't been printed up in the newspapers, we'd never have discussed it. True, but how does it lead to the conclusion that we shouldn't be discussing it?

[Guest 0nsp]

But isn't the fact that the humour is taken as offensive by a large group of people reason enough not to have that kind of humour, or at least to put it on stage?

 

I would have to disagree with that statement. If MedShow removed all humour that was offensive to large groups of people, there wouldn't be much of a show left (maybe 10 minutes). I haven't heard any complaints from the physiotherapists, or dentists, or Asians, or Christians, etc, etc who were also the butt of several jokes.

 

While the show is open to the public, the vast majority of the audience is comprised of people who understand that this is not how things actually are (doctors, medical students, aspiring doctors, etc.).

 

As was stated by someone else, what upsets me most about this whole situation is that future MedShows have been ruined for the upcoming students.

 

Clearly, there are lots of people (for example, you) who think things like this are really, really funny. And there are lots of other people (for example, me) who think things like this are really, really offensive. We can all agree on those two points, right?

 

I stand by what I said earlier, that you have been more than adequately warned, so that if you are one of the people who find this to be offensive, just don't go.

 

To quote Bart Simpson: "where's your sense of humour, man?"

[Guest Dent08]

Strange how the majority of the people in this thread who are making a big fuss over the nurses song were not at the performance they are crying about. Are you basing your argument on an article posted in the Edmonton journal? Wow. The "I think this is bad because the Edmonton Journal told me so" point of view is really amusing. Well, both amusing and a little sad since articles like this one are manufactured to be "news worthy". You would think that people in a med forum would be educated enough to realize that perhaps the article in the Journal isn't an accurate representation of what the 2005 med show was all about! OMG! Shocking ... do papers really do this?

 

Listening to people who didn't attend med show whine about the performance is like getting a detailed movie review by someone who never actually saw any of the movie. Pointless.

 

I can't believe that someone in this thread was actually silly enough to complain about the "Hitler on the Roof" skit. In the skit Hitler played the violin and then went on a picnic! HOW OFFENSIVE!! Pehaps we should pretend that Hitler never existed, never mention his name, remove all the info for books, encyclopedias, and articles. Wait ... what does that sound like ... oh yea, communism. The skit simply mentions Hitler's name, and the student playing Hitler (who is an amazing violinist btw) talked in a german accent. If thats offensive to you, you better stay home in your room crying with your teddy bears, because everyday life is going to be way too hard for you to deal with.

[Guest marbledust]

If thats offensive to you, you better stay home in your room crying with your teddy bears, because everyday life is going to be way too hard for you to deal with.

 

What is to be gained by making such a statement in this thread?

[Guest purplefairy13]

Yes, everyday life is hard. And by making obscene statements, and then defending them, you are making life harder for yourself. The individuals who participated in 'the nurses' song' only showed their own insecurites by their unfounded belittlement of the nursing profession.

If those students do not wish to work with nurses, perhaps they shouldn't have entered medical school.

Furthermore, as a future female doctor, I find the sexist tones of that song reprehensible. It is an offense to the entire medical profession, and females in general.

Thankfully, the majority of medical professionals out there do not share these views.

[Guest NurseNathalie]

One of the messages I seem to get from this thread (from some) is that the show is traditionally over-the-top-offensive to many cultures/religions/professions... but because the show sells out year after year, that would mean that people dont mind - and actually find it funny (kind of reminescent of the death shows in coliseums of ancient greece, in my opinion.. but that's just me)

 

I'm just wondering if perhaps the show is so popular - not because people accept and expect this type of rude behavior -but instead because so many people respect/value the Medical profession so highly, that they would want to support you (us) by attending? (I'm sure they are told when buying the tickets where the money will go, and what it will be used for?)

 

just a thought

 

ps: i totally agree with you Leviathan.. but its the words used that I think are over the top...there could have been a skit about nurses without being so out-rightly offensive with the lyrics.. and it probably would have been really funny.

[Guest scrubbed]

Hi Dent08,

 

I appreciate the fact that you voiced your opinions. Based on a couple of your posts, I'd like to respond.

 

I realize that one of the main concerns, and one that is probably not going to be resolved, is what constitutes humor going "over the line."

 

I realize that context is important, but as I have pointed out earlier, it seems that people who attended the show did find some of the lyrics offensive: medical students at the U of A; nurses, who may have reported this to the Dean of Nursing even though she herself didn't see the show; Jewish students who attended the show; and the Dean of Medicine, who left the show after 10 minutes.

 

Though is has been argued that he didn't sit through the whole show and thus wouldn't be able to comment on the content of some of the skits, it did appear that he expressed concern about the content of the show beforehand and thus his brief viewing confirmed his concerns.

 

In addition, even though the Dean is new to U of A and may not understand the tradition behind the show, I envision he was aware that this act would have the potential to be quite controversial. As a result, I expect that he did ponder deeply whether this was the proper decision.

 

Thus, even though I didn't attend the show, I did weigh the evidence before I spoke out against the lyrics. Thus, barring a refutation of what I what I have presented, I find your dismissal of "outsiders" commenting on the show is hasty. I tried to present an argument to this effect earlier.

 

As for your second point, I find it insensitive, with a sarcastic tone that does not make much of an attempt to understand the other side of the position.

 

I think that you make a false dichotomy when you present the alternatives of "we should pretend that Hitler never existed, never mention his name, remove all the info for books, encyclopedias, and articles" and having a Hitler featured in a skit like this one.

 

Quoting the Jewish student who raised a concern,

 

However, Jonah Mozeson, spokesperson for Hillel, the Jewish Students’ Association, said there are some matters that should not be a source of hilarity, such as the representation of Hitler.

 

What I believe, then, is that the student was not objecting to the presence of Hitler per se; in essence, that "we should [not] pretend that Hitler never existed, never mention his name, remove all the info for books, encyclopedias, and articles," but rather that Hitler was used in a comedic context and thus may deflect attention from the evil that Hitler represented.

 

As an aside, it is interesting to observe the resurgence of Hitler in popular culture as the distance from the event increases. Much was made of Prince Harry dressing up as a Nazi for a costume party. Perhaps this signals that people are getting over it, so to speak, while at the same time it may also represent our distance from true genocide and as a result may prevent us from preventing on future genocides, in Darfur, for example. I do not present this as an argument, but just a thought.

 

What happened in the Holocuast was horrendous, if an adjective can describe it. The Nazi party, using the machinery of modern technology, systematically set out to destroy the Jewish people, and may have succeeded had they not been stopped. While I realize that sometimes facing that which presents fear and anxiety may be therapeutic, I think that dismissing this student's concerns and instructing him to "stay home in your room crying with your teddy bears, because everyday life is going to be way too hard for you to deal with" is, frankly, obtuse.

 

Lastly, this thread appears to be degenerating into personal attacks. I hope we can keep the discourse civil.

[Guest Cowgirl Jenn]

Nurse Natalie,

 

I can guarantee to you, the tickets to Medshow sell out because a there is campus wide enjoyment of medshow, and the type of humor presented at medshow. The show sells out primarily to medical students, doctors, and our professors. Otherwise, there are many nursing and pharm. students to be found at medshow. Most people on campus are aware of medshow, and what type of humor it consists of, prior to buying tickets (unlike the general public, and some of you, whom heard about it from the recent press its been given).

 

As I'd mentioned before, people line up for tickets, scalp tickets, etc. because they want to go so badly. We medical students hold MANY fundraisers throughout the years, most of which we have to hound people to buy into - the support for medshow is NOT primarily due to people wanting to support us medical students - its people wanting to come out to one of the most hilarious shows on campus!

[Guest Cowgirl Jenn]

Misty - I'm guessing you are female?

 

Well, I too am a female, and I have to agree with most everything you said Misty. However, those of you that are shocked/disgusted by Medshow, there are some of you in every class (about 10-15% of my class I'd guess)...so you are not alone.

 

However, having said that, once you actually experience medshow first hand, you may change your mind and come to realise that medshow is a great event. In its context, the humor is enjoyable - despite how "dispicable" you may find certain lyrics, characters, etc. And if you don't, you will be in that part of your class that dosn't participate - however, you will unfortunately still reap the benefits of a largely funded graduation.