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Comedian Aries Spears is urging black men to abandon any preconceived, homophobic notions about colonoscopies and get the potentially life-saving procedure…just like he did.
The “MADtv” alum posted an update Tuesday from his hospital bed and revealed that doctors found 2 polyps during his colonoscopy. In his caption, Aries admitted that he was already worried about the procedure… confessing that he rescheduled his appointment out of fear that the doctors would stick a huge camera up his butt.
Aries cited homophobia in the black community as the reason more black people don’t get health checks.
He added… “We confuse having a health check, because a doctor sticks his finger up your ass, with homosexuality. know that your ass hole has been tampered with.”
It’s not exactly what doctors would say, but you get the point.
Aries isn’t the first celebrity to raise awareness about the importance of colonoscopies. Remember, in 2022, Ryan Reynolds documented his first to encourage others to get screened for cancer.
Ryan, along with his “Welcome to Wrexham” co-star Rob McElhenney, invited cameras to document his experience. Just like Aries did, Ryan discovered he had a polyp… and Rob actually had 3, which the docs removed, stat.
Jimmy Kimmel, Kristen Bell, Martin Curtoamong others, they also advocated colonoscopies.
Aries’ message stands out for its direct and important message for black men… as early detection is literally the difference between life and death.