So, why is this problematic? First of all, House continually misgenders the model after discovering that she’s intersex and proclaims, “ he has cancer on his left testicle” and “ he needs surgery.” The show also makes an extremely homophobic turn at the end when the model’s father - who had been sexually assaulting her - became disgusted at the thought that he had been having sex with someone who was intersex (because apparently having sex with his daughter wasn’t disgusting on its own). He goes on to attribute all of her negative personality traits - aggression, manipulativeness - to her being intersex. After a whole episode of trial and error, House and the team eventually discover that the model has Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (CAIS) and has testicular cancer. In “Skin Deep”, House treats a teenage model and heroin addict who punches a fellow model before collapsing on the runway. “Skin Deep” (Season 2, Episode 13) credit: FOX And the idea that the only way someone could be asexual is if they have a brain tumor is not only ridiculous but insulting. Asexuality is a completely valid sexual orientation. It should be obvious why this one is problematic. In the end, House is right - not only was the wife lying, but the husband actually had a tumor in the pituitary gland, causing his loss of libido. However, House refuses to believe that anyone could *actually* be asexual and sets out to prove that she’s lying in order to please her asexual husband. In “Better Half”, House discovers that Wilson is treating a patient in the clinic who is asexual. “Better Half” (Season 8, Episode 9) credit: FOX And anyone who is considered getting one for their child should seek pediatric hearing care in which the doctor doesn’t try to push their own ableist beliefs onto the patient or their parent. On top of that, getting a cochlear implant is an extremely personal decision. Medical ableism is very real and doctors often believe that deaf - and other disabled folks - need to be “fixed” (which they do not!). This is, sadly, an extremely common thought for doctors (although most wouldn’t actually follow through on it). He can’t understand why Seth wouldn’t want to hear. During one of Seth’s surgeries, House decides to implant a cochlear implant without Seth or his mother’s consent. In “House Divided”, House treats a deaf teen wrestler named Seth who starts hearing explosions. “House Divided” (Season 5, Episode 22) credit: FOX But sometimes the show just went way too far.īelow are some of the worst offenders. Yes, I know House is supposed to be a jerk. I’ve seen the series several times over and probably have most of the episodes memorized at this point.īut as much as I love the show, I can’t turn a blind eye to some of the *very* problematic episodes. is probably one of my favorite shows of all time. This article is part of a brand partnership.
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