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Like sorry dude but unless he was a really bad doctor, he should be forced to go back to his old job. Humanity needs medical professionals more than it needs comic actors. It takes like ten years to train a replacement doctor.

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[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 2 points 57 minutes ago

measurehead His character, in the Hangover, is the very example of removed, that self-flagellates and humiliates himself, with his emasculated breeding organ and caricature, that resembles more of Yellow Peril than any Seolman, and reinforces Revacholian orientalism

[–] Ambii@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago

blah blah blah I just don't like his comedy style or acting, that should be reason enough.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 17 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Heard joke once: Medical professional goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great comic actor Ken Jeong is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "But doctor..."

[–] GoodGuyWithACat@hexbear.net 24 points 6 hours ago

Thesis: Ken Jeong should go back to practicing medicine

Antithesis: Ken Jeong should continue acting if that's his passion

Synthesis: Ken Jeong should have a daytime show where he diagnosed funny medical conditions called "What's Wrong, Dr. Jeong?"

No thanks I'll pass on having a doctor who doesn't even want to be a doctor. As Hexboare has pointed out, the number of doctors in the US is artificially limited already.

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 46 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

The number of doctors is generally limited by doctors to keep salaries artificially high.

There is also significant opposition to allowing other medical professionals to undertake basic activities that are traditionally the domain of doctors.

[–] ElGosso@hexbear.net 14 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)
[–] ComradeMonotreme@hexbear.net 26 points 8 hours ago

Even between doctors different specialities fight each other to maintain a monopoly on certain procedures, like gastroenterologists and general/gastric surgeon with endoscopy, or any time general practitioners take on a more specialised role to meet a community need, the relevant specialists will complain and denigrate them.

[–] Bureaucrat@hexbear.net 18 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

If he can live his life without having to do 18 hour shifts and whatever other absurd conditions USian medical professionals have to work in, good for him.

[–] vegeta1@hexbear.net 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Didn't he wear a prosthetic private part in the hangovet to perpetuate a stereotype? cringe Fucking westerners cringe

[–] Riffraffintheroom@hexbear.net 18 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

He addresses this in a standup act. Apparently no, that’s just his dick.

[–] ThermonuclearEgg@hexbear.net 4 points 1 hour ago

To be fair, if it was actually a packer or something, wouldn't he still say that?

[–] courier8377@hexbear.net 37 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

In falgsc doctors will be forced to be actors

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"I don't understand, I thought I'd be diagnosing all exotic diseases with strange symptoms except lupus after the revolution..."

"GET ON THE STAGE"

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 14 points 5 hours ago

finally have access to world's most expensive MRI machine costing hundreds of millions dollars and being able to image with extreme detail

It's used as a prop

[–] Mokey2@hexbear.net 4 points 5 hours ago
[–] miz@hexbear.net 13 points 8 hours ago

this but only because he's bad at it

[–] Parsani@hexbear.net 7 points 8 hours ago

He can have both, as a treat