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Pool Reverses Decision to Ban Breast Cancer Survivor from Swimming Topless — So Why Is She Still Upset?

Seattle Breast Cancer Survivor With Double Mastectomy Given Special Permission to Swim Topless Continues Fight For Others

Jodie Jaecks had a double mastectomy that damaged nerves and makes it painful to swim with a top. She was recently granted special permission to swim topless at a Seattle pool. (Photo: Kelly O/The Stranger)

SEATTLE (The Blaze/AP) — A Seattle breast cancer survivor who underwent a double mastectomy found it painful to wear a top when she swam at a city pool this summer. Jodi Jaecks asked if she could swim topless — she now only has scars where her breasts used to be — but the pool banned her from doing so. Outrage over the decision quickly sparked and the city’s parks chief has since apologized and made a special exception for Jaecks to swim comfortably without a top.

(Related: Facebook deems photos of woman’s mastectomy scar pornographic and removes them)

But the 47-year-old says she‘s still not happy and won’t be swimming quite yet. Why?

“Initially when I heard about the reversal, I was elated. Then it came that it wasn’t a policy change, it was just an exception for me. Then I was quite deflated. It seemed like it was a reaction that it was just meant to appease me,” the 47-year-old said Thursday.

Jaecks wants to make sure her privilege is also extended to other breast cancer survivors who want to swim comfortably.

Watch this ABC News report covering Jaecks story:

Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Christopher Williams announced Wednesday that he was giving Jaecks an exception to the department’s clothing policy.

“Our original concern stems from our responsibility to accommodate the needs of all our patrons. In this case, I see nothing that might alarm the public,” Williams said in a statement. He was reacting to an article about Jaecks that was published in The Stranger weekly newspaper, which also ran a picture of her topless.

Parks spokeswoman Dewey Potter said Thursday that Williams has decided to create a committee made up of cancer survivors, parks staff, King County health representatives and others to come up with a new policy.

Until a new policy is written, Williams will review on a case-by-case basis requests from people who have had surgery and want to swim.

After enduring two surgeries, rounds of chemotherapy and the surgical removal of both her breasts in March 2011, Jaecks wanted to turn to swimming to regain her strength. But swimsuit tops proved too uncomfortable, and nerves on her chest remained tender, Jaecks said.

So she asked the manager at her city pool if she could swim topless this past March. Eventually, she heard from the head of the aquatics department, who told her she couldn’t.

“And that’s when they said it was a policy that they required gender-appropriate clothing … regardless if I had nipples or whatever,” Jaecks said.

Potter said pool staff was following city policy. But she said it was “unfortunate” the issue didn‘t get to Williams’ attention until now.

Jaecks hasn’t swum topless yet. She told the Seattle Times that she doesn’t plan to take a dip until until she meets with William’s next week to discuss the dress code policy:

“I never would have fathomed that I would see such a huge reception to this issue,” said Jaecks, who is still fighting for every woman with a double mastectomy — not just herself — to swim topless in Seattle’s public pools. “But I’m excited about it because what started as a personal thing has become a bigger, political issue about awareness.”

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“I would like to think we could have a rational conversation about it,” Jaecks said. “I can deal with the comments: I came out [as a lesbian] when I was 17. I’ve lived my life against the grain since I was young.”

Jaecks said cancer patients shouldn’t be made to feel self-conscious by asking for special permission.

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  • loveliberty83
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:42am

    sorry she has no morals did she really have cancer this woman needs to swim in her own pool what a liar there are many soft clothing she can wear go back in your closet

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:55am

      I agree. What a freak. Not because she has had cancer but because she feels that she is entitled to shove it in everybody else’s face. What if I had a double “ballectomy”? Can I now go pantsless in the pool? Please chick…..

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    • time4tea77
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:15am

      Liberal freak. That sums it up.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:38am

      GymNoPhobia!

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:44am

      Eric: Great analogy. So many people should have class as you do.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:24pm

      As a breast cancer survivor, I know for a fact there are garmets made specifically for those who are extra sensitive. There are post mastectomy cami’s, they make swim prosthetics that don’t weigh much, or for pete’s sake put on a sports bra with no prosthetic.

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    • highaim
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:02pm

      really? post-mastectomy camis that ARE NOT MADE FOR SWIMMING. when you take a soft cotton garment and make it wet, it becomes heavy and clings to the skin. it’s no longer soft and kind. and, heavier garments are not conducive to swimming laps (athletically). as for prosthesis- why should she have to wear them? first of all, they sit right against the skin and are NOT comfortable. second, if she’s trying to swim laps, that would not only make it uneccessarily more difficult for her, she would struggle to keep them in place. if she had that flat chest, but two nipples, we would secretly question her gender, but probably assume she was a man and this wouldn’t even be an issue! gosh people, get over your own issues and stop hating on this lady!

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    • black9897
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:05pm

      Well, she doesn’t even have any breasts anymore. So, why wouldn’t she be allowed? What’s the big deal? (This might sound dumb to some people) But Never really understood why women’s chests have to be covered, yet a mans doesn’t. I think it’s just a cultural thing.

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    • charleyrocks
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:43pm

      ok so wheres the love Glenn teaches, why beat up on this woman maybe she should swim topless just to show other people what it looks like. Then when people get used to it it won’t scare them anymore. Bravo to her. Glenn you need to teach more about god and love to these people posting bad things about her. shame on them they have to be left thinking.

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    • charleyrocks
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:45pm

      Shame on you people where is the love glenn preaches

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    • PASSIONFORCHRIST
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:53pm

      Keep herself to herself, SHE ISN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO SWIMS THERE. I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE WHO WANT SPECIAL TREATMENT!!! THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO DESERVE ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT ARE THE DISABLED!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS NOT DISABLED!

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    • The Giver
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:19pm

      I think she is lying too. I would think that the water moving on her skin as she swims would be worse than a one piece that protects her. Plenty of different cuts in bathing suits. She is a radical liberal. Anything to make a statement.
      The point is, she is still a “lady” even if she doesn’t have boobs. Boobs don’t make you a woman. So cover up. What is it about liberal women that doesn’t let them understand anything about decorum. Yet they all embrace Sharia Law. I hope they got all the cancer and that she heals.

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    • hoopsgulch
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

      Post traumatic stress disorder.

      Well-adjusted women recovering from bi-lat mastectomies do not want to swim topless in public pools. They want to be as normal as possible.

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    • muddpuddle
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:30pm

      Let her swim topless, and there will be those who had one breast removed that cry discrimination. After that, anyone who sympathizes with them will want the right to go topless too. then us normal people will have to stay home in order not to have thier sick ideas thrust down our throats. Isn’t that what they want.

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    • gramma b
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:53pm

      She’s a nasty little exhibitionist. There‘s no reason she couldn’t swim with a t-shirt, or something loose. She is disgusting.

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    • theaveng
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:58pm

      NEVER HAVE I BEEN SO ASHAMED OF BEING REGISTERED REPUBLICAN, THEN READING THESE COMMENTS. I don’t see any problem with this (or any other woman) being topless. Men do it; equality demands women have the same right as men. In fact in Washington State topfreedom is not a crime (so ruled the Superior court)
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    • BuzzardSays
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 6:03pm

      I think men going topless is repulsive as you see the nastiest hairy bellies and backs that makes you want to lose your dinner. I would prefer to see women swim topless. Much prettier!!! It really gets down to what society can tolerate.

      In the bible a woman yells out to Jesus, Luke 11:27 While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.”

      Did Jesus zap her on the spot for suggesting the He, God, came out of a ****** and suckled at a womans breast? NO Luke 11:28 But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”

      Many of you are objectifying this poor woman and it shows where your filthy minds are at LUSTING AND COVETING simply because you heard she was a woman. By the looks of the picture she could pass for a young boy. So many of you are guilty of rigidity just as you complain about the federal govt. being out of control. Pull the log out of your eye. Puhlease.

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    • MontaraMissileMan
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:00pm

      I can’t believe how hate filled some of you are towards a cancer survivor. If you saw her swimming in a pool I guarantee you wouldn’t be able to tell.

      The only agenda here is the agenda of breast cancer survivors who want some comfort and dignity. Go and re-read your religious/cultural values again and tell me when you stop being vicious, hate filled people.

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    • 1awesomemom
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 7:43pm

      Have you ever heard of a swim shirt…kids wear them all the time. At the age of 34, I’m 35 now, I had a double mastectomy, chemotherapy & radiation. Sure, my chest is sensitive but you wouldn’t catch me dead swimming in a public place with my top off. Damn hippies…

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    • SgtB
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Mil-dot, you’ve hit the nail on the head. As long as a woman‘s breast and groin area as well as a man’s groin area are considered taboo in this society and something to be covered up when in public, what she is doing is wrong. And quite frankly, I don‘t want to go to the pool and see anyone else’s junk. I hate even going into the locker room because of all the old freaks who have no decency and who will walk around with their towel on their shoulder after showering instead of just wrapping it around. Old people are the worst at this kind of thing because they don‘t give a damn anymore and they don’t care if they are offensive or obscene.

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    • adeleeeee
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:41pm

      She is playing victim. Being a cancer survivor I think she already have Loveland caring for the family. Now for attention and bring this to public that is low blow, man! I look down on her, she deserves no sympathy from me.

      Woman shouldn‘t go topless because man’s mind does filthy and disgusting. I think woman gives man a big help for cover herself. I am sadden there are ppl whining for woman doesnt go topless. You are the ppl who disgust me!

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    • inblack
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 2:16am

      It has nothing to do with compassion or being kind to her.

      She is making a spectacle of herself and using her cancer as a hammer to harass the pool manager.

      While I feel sorry for her and am thrilled she has survived, there is no reason whether she has breasts or not, that she should not follow the same dress code. There are many uncomfortable people and they do not ask for exceptions. A one piece suit would suit her fine. Does she go to the mall topless? Probably not.

      This is a liberal activist jerk, using her special power to indignantly impose herself on others.

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    • SocialistSlayer
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 1:15pm

      My wife has Breast Cancer but this puke of a woman makes me sick! She was nothing to look at before the surgery and now she is just plain disgusting! Why do institutions always cave into these idiots?

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    • Quiata
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 4:11pm

      @THEAVENG What does politics have to do with this?
      More importantly ===> Whatever happened to “privacy”, or heaven forbid, “modesty”??? Why does every aspect of someone’s private life/inner domain somehow have to be everyone else’s business (read: in their face) these days? This is just the Facebook/Twitter “it’s my world, you happen to be in it” mentality run amok.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 4:54pm

      Who said I hated her? One side of my chest looks exactly like her’s. I was making the comment about comfortable clothes. Being a DOUBLE mastectomy patient, if it doesn’t make her uncomfortable, let her go for it. But it’s TRADITIONAL that women cover themselves. I don’t run around showing everyone my scar. And if swimsuits aren’t made for flat people, why do my size 34D’s get squashed so flat? They even make self stick prosthetics. BUT, that said, I didn’t say she HAD to wear prosthetics. I said they were available. I know all about nerve damage from mastectomies. I can’t feel my armpit anymore, and it’s a different shape. So I have to shave my armpit while looking in a mirror because I wouldn’t know if I cut myself. I don’t wear my prosthetic after my shower, in the evening, when I put my PJ’s on. If someone comes to visit me, they get a lopsided me. And before someone mentions reconstructive surgery, I haven’t seen any that I would call “normal.” I only wish they had taken both of mine, that way I wouldn’t need a different prosthetic every time I gained or lost 10 pounds.

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    • Bluebonnet
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 5:35pm

      Heard this on the radio yesterday and immediately I wondered why she couldn’t wear a little
      T-shirt shell that would go great with a bathing suit bottom? Seeing the photo (above) made me very uncomfortable and I can’t imagine any woman wanting to be seen like that.
      I’m sad for the cancer surgery, but common sense would tell even an exhibitionist that it’s inappropriate around others. Geeze! She’s soon find she has the pool to herself.

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  • welovetheUSA
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:38am

    Wonder why she even wants to swim topless? Whats the point?

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    • atechgeek
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:48am

      It’s the liberal mindset … if I don’t like something .. I try to change it for everyone.
      If she were a conservative, this would not even be an issue. The whole idea is STUPID.
      I am glad you survived breast cancer and my heart goes out to you losing that part of your anatomy … but you won .. you’re alive .. appreciate that and stop trying to force your ways on others.
      Frankly .. I don’t want to see any woman bare breasted in a pool or a beach … so if I see it .. I leave.
      Most of the bare breasted women aren’t attractive anyway .. they are attention seekers … like you Jodi.

      Liberal .. it must be a disease. I cannot explain it.

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    • eric6161
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:35am

      Why would a lesbian woman who is told she needs a lumpectomy go for a full mastectomy? Maybe she lives in a fantasy world where she is a man. I personally could care less about whether or not she swims in the pool. I would just move to another spot to swim if I found her to be offensive otherwise I’d stay.
      When I was an 18 year old boy I would swim without a shirt or walk my puppy at the park as the girls loved it. Now that I’m a bit overweight I would never think of going out without a shirt on… I try to have class and there is nothing classy about walking around with a fat belly and an ‘in your face’ attitude. I think the key is… is she classy or just another self-centered person pushing an agenda .. in your face?

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    • highaim
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:05pm

      really? seriously? why would a woman who is told she has cancer severe enough that she needed chemotherapy NOT want to remove those parts of her that could potentially kill her? i guess if you’ve never been in those shoes, you wouldn’t need to know what that decision is like!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:14pm

      @welovetheUSA
      “Wonder why she even wants to swim topless? Whats the point?”

      It’s Cass Sunsteins and progressive “nudge” politics. Next she will want to go to work topless.

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    • toto
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:43pm

      Nerve sensitive skin is an issue, if you have never experienced such a thing, it is hard to fathom. It seems there should be a way to accommodate everyone’s sensibilities without making a federal case out of it. If people that don’t want to see this are in the majority, why not ask her to swim during a specified time? The fact that people can’t figure these things out without warring over it is sad. The “in your face aspect” of this may be manufactured in the reporting, but consideration for all should prevail and if her appearance upsets a great number of people, should they not be ignored.

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    • GETLIFE
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 4:39pm

      Nice way to put it ERIC. That’s just about what I was thinking.

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    • Quiata
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 3:54pm

      Sad and disturbing. Regardless of all the accommodations (and attention) made on her behalf, she will remain unhappy and negative; no motive will pass her impossible litmus test.
      Seems like she’s out to punish the rest of society for her lot in life.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 5:01pm

      First, I didn’t watch the video or read the whole article. BUT, doctors try to talk women into “breast conserving” procedures, which are lumpectomies. With a diagnosis of cancer, I wanted the whole thing taken to make sure they got it all. If I didn’t have military insurance, I would have asked for the other to be removed preventatively, to make sure it didn’t spread to the other side. I had to force the issue to remove the whole breast. They still got a safe margin of a fraction of a centimenter. And trust me, lumpectomies look worse than just a scar across the chest. It‘s the fact that she wasn’t satisfied with the reversal of the decision that sticks with me. She wants ALL women to have to option of swimming topless.

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:14pm

      eric6161
      I am an OR nurse and many women make the choice of full mastectomy. It is not rare and they are not politically motivated by their choice. I would ask for some compassion for all these women, as a man I cannot begin to fully understand how this affects their entire sense of self.

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    • dmerwin
      Posted on June 23, 2012 at 8:16pm

      loriann12
      As an OR nurse I can tell you that the choice you made is becoming more and more mainstream.

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  • moreteaplease
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:28am

    moreteaplease
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:33am

    She got what she wanted so why turn it into a political issue? I say just be happy and go on. Or, is this an agenda issue because of her sexual preference? Just looks that way to me.
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    RepentYe
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:06am

    That was what I thought. As soon as she got what she wanted she became “deflated” because there wasn’t a policy change. What the… Its obvious it was more than just her own desire to swim without a top.
    ————————————————-
    I caught the “deflated thing” too. I wondered if she is wishing she could rephrase it now :)

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:45am

      She wanted a big fight and lawsuit instead they just allowed her to swim topless so she won’t get her headlines and pay day. that‘s why she’s mad.

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  • blanco5
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:20am

    Sooooo, can prostrate cancer guys go bottomless?

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    • Docrow
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:47am

      good point

      I have often wondered for prostrate awareness month if people would wear a one fingered glove.

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    • HorseCrazy
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:55am

      if you live in seattle and ae a liberal than yes ofcourse. seattle is near me and full of idiots. pretty soon no kids will be swimming in these pools anyways. all the freaks seriously take over its the big queer pride thing this weekend its shutting down the entire city like usual naked drag queens the entire thing. yes folks they too swim in these pools.

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    • SovereignSoul
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:47pm

      Prostrate cancer? Do you get that from spending too much time on your back?

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    • Docrow
      Posted on June 27, 2012 at 3:16pm

      It‘s funny how one letter can change what you’re trying to say. ;-)

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  • docfix
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:09am

    So when will it be OK for a woman who has “small” natural breasts (smaller than the average overweight man) to swim topless in the public pool???

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    • hi
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:40am

      Teddrunk only wants big breasted women to swim topless. Typical man.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:57am

      Then I agree with Teddrunk.

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    • Obama_Sham
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:38am

      Depends upon the woman… Some women look fantastic with small breasts… Some women look fantastic with big breasts… I am not picky… :)

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:08am

    Gross.

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  • DetritusScreener
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:04am

    I don’t think women should have to wear tops. I have no problem with women choosing not to wear tops anytime they want! Now they can’t argue with that can they? Ha!

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    • sawbuck
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:23am

      SCREENER…Careful what you say …two “eye-gouging” words when they are put together…
      Roseanne Barr

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    • RedManBlueState
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:09pm

      Careful what you wish for Screener. Even if they “set them free,” you will still be sued for looking.

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  • froggy19510
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:04am

    This is not about her pain. This is about an agend. Everything these people do is about their agenda. There is no sense of decorum, no modesty or propriety . Too many people in this country today have the attitude I can do what ever I want to do whether you like it or not.
    This attitude goes all the way to the White House. We have allowed (and sometimes encouraged) this attitude by the way we vote and by not participating in the political process. The latest survey says that more than half of all Americans are conservative. So if conservatives get out and vote we would have a better country. But there are a lot of people who won’t run that really need to run. If you are a conservitave and have a political talant get out there and use it. If you like to be in service to your community and country we need you now!

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    • Utahcatholic
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:55am

      correctamente Froggy. She surely comes across as an “activist”, “agenda driven”, “political”, a “rabble rouser”. I am very suspicious of women with haircuts like hers…….thay’re all the same. There’s a couple of them in the gym I go to.

      Seeing this article reminds me of a spoof Rush used to do………..“addadicktomy” surgery.

      Being a cancer survivor myself I have great compassion for this woman……….but please, you don’t have to make a spectacle of yourself.

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  • Cavallo
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:03am

    I feel sorry for the family of the first kid that points and wonders (and kids have a way of projecting their voice that carries for miles) why that woman looks like a freak. Watch as the PC crowd comes for that family. Honestly though, would you feel comfortable swimming? If they wanted to be accommodating to both they could have allowed her to swim after hours. I have this feeling though that she wants to force people to look, to feel uncomfortable, to admonish people who might act or express discomfort.

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    • coffee just black
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 12:09pm

      Cavallo you are so right, it is just like those dam war vet that are scarred and missing body parts wanting to be out in public making us feel unconformable. What about those useless retards and cripples out in public just pathetic there should be a law.

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    • The Giver
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:38pm

      She is doing it to make a statement. There is no reason for her to be swimming without some sort of a bathing suit top. Very different from vets who are overcoming challenges of missing limbs and other less obvious injuries. They are not going out of their way to make sure you notice. She needs someone to fight with to work out some of the anger she feels about the surgery. He agreed to let her swim, now she has to make it about a change in policy as if all mastectomy survivors want to swim topless? Liberals!

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  • crazyrightwingmom
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:01am

    There is no class or modesty anymore….just everything in your face. Trying to look as nice as we can, in a simple way even, is old fashioned. I miss it.

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  • sawbuck
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:59am

    Does she go topless everywhere?
    A t-shirt would be nice.. but modesty and decency isn’t in a liberal vocabulary.

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    • Cherbear
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:07am

      Exactly my thoughts. So sick of mountains out of molehills.

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    • USACommoner
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:57am

      Right. If it “hurts” to wear a swimsuit top, how does she manage to wear clothing on her upper body at work? If it was only about being able to swim without hurting, their especially-for-her decision would have been fine. But nooo…it’s all about her agenda.

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  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:50am

    …
    Has she no shame? She’s still female. She should at least wear a thin mesh tank top when she swims. No one is forcing her to wear a tight swimsuit.

    All of us know women who have had mastectomies, but not a one of them that I know, has asked to swim topless in a public pool full of strangers.

    In my opinion, this is just another case of an angry liberal lesbian, who wants to stir up trouble and get the media’s attention.
    Why does everyone give into these people? It just makes them worse. They want everyone in the World to change the rules, just to accommodate them.

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    • Cavallo
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:03am

      It makes them feel special. There are a good number of people who like to shove their conditions in other people’s face. Personally, if she was there (swimming topless), I would find somewhere else to swim.

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    • PATTY HENRY
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 3:42pm

      this is so clearly an act of anger on her part. Millions of women have had mastectomies. Lucky ones are still here to talk about it. I agree with the mesh or T shirt… I am sorry this woman is so angry. Most of the people I know have had it done and just move on, glad they are here with their families and pets etc. Most people I‘ve met would never ever think about ’shoving‘ it in other people’s faces. This person has more problems than a Bathing suit top. I’m sorry for her.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:47am

    Did she ever think that nobody wants to look at her. Typical woman, it’s all about what makes her feel good. What a selfish gender.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:57am

      Alternately… if your Eye offends you, then Pluck it out!

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:00am

      She wants to INSIST that others be forced to look at her deformed chest.

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    • JGirl
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 1:22pm

      As if there are no selfish men in the world. Ha!

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    • normalmom
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:25pm

      Don’t go thinking that all women are that way, and you can mostly blame good old hollywood and their portrayal of how women should look and act. Most of my friends and family are not like that.

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  • teaplease
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:44am

    I fail to see any problem here. Frankly, our society over sexualizes women. Breasts are used for nursing children, not to fill our sweaters nicely. Parts are parts, and I’m not offended by any of them. They all serve a function, a purpose. It’s only in our minds, and in our society that they become naughty or forbidden. And, if we are talking pure aesthetics, I would much prefer to look at a fit female body, with or without breasts, than some old dumpy dude who has man boobs…ie Spooky Dude. Get off of it people. Quit sexualizing everyone you see. Instead of feeling shame, feel pride in the beautiful machine that God gave you, and feel compassion for this woman who fought, and won a horrific battle with a terrible disease.

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    • crazyrightwingmom
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:04am

      Compassion is somehow out the window with her pushing her scars on us. A little meekness and quietness and modesty would be nice.

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    • docfix
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:05am

      just because you aren’t offended by these “parts” doesn’t mean that it is right. Dropping a deuce is a natural function as well… we all do it and have those “parts” but I wouldn‘t do it in the middle of a restaurant just because I have the urge and it’s natural and we all do it.

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    • adeleeeee
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:18am

      So you mean we should walk around naked because covering yourself up is sexualized oneself? We will always sexualize woman! That is why we, women need to cover ourselves well. Being modesty expels some coveting eyes. This is not about sexualizing woman but to fight for normality.

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    • BigRighty
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:18am

      I have zero compassion for bullies with no common sense. Boobies are, and can have a sexual function, just ask my wife. You must be a real bore in bed. By your definition, you must only have sex for procreation.

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  • Rdy4WAR
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:43am

    This is total BS. There is a hidden agenda here and it has nothing to do with being a cancer survivor. This has everything to do with her being a lesbian and not wanting to have to conform to gender based standards. Make no mistake about it! This is the camels nose under the tent. The LGBT community will use this to then make exceptions to individuals going through gender identity issues/surguries. Just waite and see people… this is Seattle after all!

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:41am

    Whatever sympathy I might have had for what she’s been through physically has been totally destroyed by her apparent “leftist feminist militancy.”

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  • Mosell
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:40am

    She states “They did it to appease me” well DUH!

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  • lukerw
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:36am

    WHOM, WHEN, WHY… did make Nudity a Sin/Phobia?

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    • normalmom
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 2:32pm

      After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, in Genesis it states they became aware they were naked after they sinned by eating the forbidden fruit.

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  • MBA
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:35am

    Sorry she had treatment, but what a freaking liberal pervert. What’s wrong with wearing a T-shirt that is loose? And, what is freakin’ wrong with a pool owner / government not enforcing morals and good taste. Geez! The liberal people is this country are so disgusting there are no words for their behavior.

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    • Plutos_Pal
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:01am

      Really? A t-shirt. Have you ever tried to swim in a t-shirt? It isn’t fun.

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    • booger71
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 11:10am

      I have swam in t-shirts many times. I had no problems. In fact, if you go to a public pool you will find many women with t-shirts swimming trying some how to cover their fat.

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  • moreteaplease
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:33am

    She got what she wanted so why turn it into a political issue? I say just be happy and go on. Or, is this an agenda issue because of her sexual preference? Just looks that way to me.

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    • RepentYe
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 10:06am

      That was what I thought. As soon as she got what she wanted she became “deflated” because there wasn’t a policy change. What the… Its obvious it was more than just her own desire to swim without a top.

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  • Teufel Hunden
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:30am

    Move along folks there’s nothing to see here. I can swim topless because I have nothing to look at. Unfortunately neither does she. Allowing her to swim topless might be a good way to get the message out to other women regarding preventative breast exams. On a related note, I’m considering getting rid of the lemonade stand and offering free breast exams. Just doing my part!

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    • Fubared
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:56am

      Already have placards for my freelance ob/gyn signs for my van, parked down by the river. Dibs.

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  • txannie
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:27am

    ok…I know folks aren’t going to like this, but I don‘t want anyone to see my cancer scars and I don’t want to see anyone elses’ cancer scars. I don’t hide it, but why flaunt it? There is a mental and social disconnect for other folks sensibilities here…in other words, some people just don‘t care about other’s feelings. I know, I know…modesty and caring about what other’s think is WAY out of date…just wear a soft shirt that doesn’t irritate the nerves. I guess we just can’t keep it simple any more.

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  • Stoic one
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:26am

    WELL……..when you are the first to do something in today’s society: You get a SPECIAL exception. Then societies representatives get together and figure out what to do. That is how local taxpayer run swimming pools are run.

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  • Fitzzz
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:24am

    Very strange,
    why would you want to make other feel uncomfortable ?

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    • AZindependent
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:46am

      You have to wonder how soon will it be that some “trans gender” male who wants to be a female swims topless with his/her fake or hormone induced “breast”? You know that fight is coming to a public pool near you soon.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:46am

      Liberals live to do that, forcing their beliefs on others is there religion.

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  • OhioMarcus
    Posted on June 22, 2012 at 9:23am

    they may be cancer survivors, but why does that mean they should swim topless……. does that mean guys who are prostate survivors can swim bottomless? And I am not making fun of her. I wouldn’t want to see a woman swimming topless, cancer survivor or not. Everyone wants special rights and is a victim

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