Surgeon Defends Semen Editorial

Thursday, 21 April 2011 | by Pat's Picks

A distinguished doctor stepped down from his post as president of the American College of Surgeons yesterday after the reaction to an editorial he penned reached a fever pitch. The Detroit Free-Press says Dr. Lazar Greenfield was accused of sexism after light-heartedly suggesting that “semen trumps chocolates as a Valentine’s gift because of its mood-enhancing benefits for women.” Dr. Greenfield says the editorial was meant to both “Amuse his readers” and highlight new research on “some fascinating new findings related to semen.”

Here’s an unedited version of an email Dr. Greenfield sent to the Free Press

I went looking for Dr. Greenfield’s editorial to see what all the fuss was about. I found this note in its place:

Here’s a close up of the note: