Sarah Silverman criticizes photos used in stories about her 'violating breast ultrasound experience'

Sarah Silverman spoke up about being uncomfortable during a recent mammogram appointment — and now she has something to say about the way the story was covered in the media.

“In many of the lil pieces written about my violating breast ultrasound experience, the pics the outlets choose are me in bοοbs-out dresses,” the comedian wrote on Instagram Monday. “Now, there are thousands more of me in hoodies and jeans, but, hey, that’s totally fine and their prerogative.”

She continued: “I’m just pointing out that those decisions work as micro-aggressions and substantiate the occasional comments you see under my story whose sentiment are that bc I openly talk about sex in my act or may sometimes wear a revealing dress that I ‘can’t expect to be treated like a nun’ in a doctor’s office.”

Silverman made sure to add that her observation about the photos “is not outrage.” Instead, “It’s me NOTICING stuff. I’m allowed to notice s***, right?”

In fairness, the recent photos of her on wire services, mostly suppled by Getty Images, from which many media outlets buy pics, show her glammed up. So an editor may have just grabbed the latest one, from a recent event. Here she is a few days before that, and before that. That is what is available of her so far this year — at least via Getty Images. It’s not to say editors couldn’t look back further, especially in light of the topic. However, that doesn’t negate her point — photo choices do matter.

Last Wednesday, Silverman shared on social media that, for the second year in a row, she had an uncomfortable experience with the radiologist at her mammogram appointment. She didn’t like that, while she was bare-chested, he stood there talking when he could have said whatever when she was still covered up. Also, he applied the gel without gloves, and then while using the wand he dragged his fingers on her. She called him out on all of it — and said that she had a similar experience the year before. She also made it clear that she didn’t think he was “getting off on it,” but he should be “aware that this is vulnerable for a woman.” She added, “Wear f***ing GLOVES — this isn’t a date.”

Silverman’s sharing the story led to comments of all kinds, and she reposted this one responding to a Breitbart News story about her experience.

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