We Need to Talk About the Horrific Viral Video From a Male Nurse

Even in spaces that are meant to be safe and protective, female bodies are vulnerable — and a recent viral video is proof of this.

A male nurse has made major waves on the Internet after posting what was, presumably, meant to be a funny piece of social media content. Spoiler alert: It's not funny. At all. 

In the video, the nurse shows himself opening up a Foley catheter. The text onscreen reads “Inserting a Foley catheter on a Gen Z female patient” followed by a laughing emoji. It’s already wildly inappropriate: Presumably, the nurse wasn’t actually in the room with a patient and was just acting out the process for the camera — which is already unprofessional. Why are we creating performance content around a medical event that can already feel incredibly uncomfortable and invasive? And why are we adding a laughing emoji and making this a joke?

But what takes this to the next level of inappropriateness is the song that plays in the video. The song is “wgft” — feel free to guess what that acronym stands for and the lyrics used in the viral video are “spread that p*ssy wide let me go for a dive”. 

Sexualizing anything that exists in the context of medical care is absolutely reprehensible. And make no mistake, that is exactly what’s happening here.

And this right here? This is why so many women only want to see female medical providers. Because not only have they experienced gaslighting and dismissal from male providers, there’s also a (completely valid) fear of being sexualized while in a vulnerable state. And listen, this is clearly not just in our heads, as evidenced by this video. Also worth noting: Patients treated by female physicians have better outcomes, which is well-documented. This isn't about discrimination; it's about doing what we need to do to feel safe. And we shouldn't have to think so hard about that, especially not in the context of healthcare. 

The bottom line here? Our bodies are our bodies, yet they’re constantly treated like they are public property. Female bodies are routinely objectified, violated, and commodified, and that’s at the root of so many issues we face, from medical gaslighting to sexual mistreatment. That's what we're seeing here on full display: A healthcare provider (who was rumored to have been fired after posting this video) treating female bodies like objects we have no agency over.