{"id":3571,"date":"2023-10-07T12:36:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T12:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2023-10-07T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T12:36:52","slug":"jane-fonda-blames-fossil-fuels-for-cancer-gets-torched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3571","title":{"rendered":"Jane Fonda Blames \u2018Fossil Fuels\u2019 For Cancer, Gets Torched"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>When Jane Fonda announced she was diagnosed with a \u201cvery treatable\u201d cancer, she blamed the illness on \u201cfossil fuels.\u201d That\u2019s when she got torched on social media.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73484\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73484\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73484 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-fonda-2-640x376.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-fonda-2-640x376.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-fonda-2-550x323.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-fonda-2-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-fonda-2.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Jane Fonda\" width=\"640\" height=\"376\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Fonda (Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WPOHt1qwmE0&amp;ab_channel=L%27Or%C3%A9alParisUSA\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actress Jane Fonda, who\u2019s become known as a \u201cclimate change\u201d activist in recent years, revealed she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin\u2019s Lymphoma, which she called \u201cvery treatable.\u201d However, the actress sparked controversy with her political remarks regarding the diagnosis, even going so far as to blame the illness on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very treatable cancer,\u201d Fonda<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiBDKLeJBy_\/\">\u00a0said<\/a>. \u201cEighty percent of people survive, so I feel very lucky.\u201d She also felt fortunate for having \u201chealth insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments\u201d and said it was \u201cpainful\u201d to realize she was \u201cprivileged\u201d in this. \u201cAlmost every family in America has had to deal with cancer at one time or another and far too many don\u2019t have access to the quality health care I am receiving and this is not right,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiBDKLeJBy_\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Ftaphaps.com&amp;rp=%2Fjane-fonda-fossil-fuels-cancer-23d%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4471.4000000003725%7D\" height=\"1616\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<p>The<em>\u00a0Grace and Frankie<\/em>\u00a0star then said that there had been too much discussion about cancer cures and not enough about causes. \u201cWe also need to be talking much more not just about cures, but about causes so we can eliminate them,\u201d Fonda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CiBDKLeJBy_\/\">declared<\/a>. \u201cFor example, people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer. So do pesticides, many of which are fossil fuel-based, like mine. Believe me, I will not let any of this interfere with my climate activism,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was not clear what Fonda meant when referring to some pesticides as \u2018mine,&#8217;\u201d\u00a0<em>Newsweek<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/jane-fonda-calls-out-fossil-fuels-pesticides-cancer-announcement-1739598\">reported<\/a>. \u201cSome\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC2231435\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">studies<\/a>\u00a0have linked certain pesticides to cancer, particularly for those exposed to the chemicals through occupations like farming, although evidence has not conclusively shown that they are a major cause of the illness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73482\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73482\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jane-fonda-640x465.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jane-fonda-640x465.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jane-fonda-550x400.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/jane-fonda.jpg 761w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Fonda held a \u201cClimate Change\u201d protest (Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tCD6tbRaMUg&amp;ab_channel=GuardianNews\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/non-hodgkin-lymphoma\/causes\/#:~:text=Non%2DHodgkin%20lymphoma%20is%20caused,when%20to%20grow%20and%20reproduce.\">According<\/a>\u00a0to medical research, non-Hodgkin lymphoma is caused by a change (mutation) in the DNA of a type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, but the exact reason why this happens isn\u2019t known. Non-Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/non-hodgkins-lymphoma\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20375680\">can<\/a>\u00a0occur at any age, but the risk increases with age. It\u2019s most common in people 60 or over.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p>Fonda\u2019s remarks concerning \u201cfossil fuels\u201d caused quite a bit of a backlash on social media. \u201cThe life she has lived and the treatment she seeks are courtesy of innovation powered by fossil fuels,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InfjOld\/status\/1565828192258105346\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0one Twitter user as another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/02\/jane-fonda-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-non-hodgkins-lymphoma\/\">remarked,<\/a>\u00a0\u201cFonda:\u2026people need to know that fossil fuels cause cancer.\u2026nearly all of the equipment used to save her life will be built from plastics which are derived from fossil fuels.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73462\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73462\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-73462\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/composite_16623291067095-e1662473717235-640x289.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/composite_16623291067095-e1662473717235-640x289.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/composite_16623291067095-e1662473717235-550x248.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/composite_16623291067095-e1662473717235.jpg 660w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"289\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Fonda faced criticism for her politically charged remarks. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_stefanadrian\/status\/1566265990878355456\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many others echoed similar sentiments. \u201cJane, I\u2019m sorry to hear about your cancer diagnosis as I was diagnosed with NHL Follicular B over a decade ago,\u201d Stephan Adrian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_stefanadrian\/status\/1566265990878355456\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter. \u201c[B]ut please, please don\u2019t use that as a political tool and state that fossil fuels are the basis of the cancer. You are misinformed. I wish you a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p>Some took issue with the definition of \u201cfossil fuels,\u201d like Mark Brown. \u201cFossil Fuel is a made-up term,\u201d he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/02\/jane-fonda-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-non-hodgkins-lymphoma\/#comment-5968399768\">wrote.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe good Lord put the oil in the earth. You can believe what you want, but tell fossil Fonda there are different levels of hell for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73485\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73485\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73485 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-Fonda-3-640x422.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-Fonda-3-640x422.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-Fonda-3-550x363.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-Fonda-3-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jane-Fonda-3.jpg 800w\" alt=\"Jane Fonda\" width=\"640\" height=\"422\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jane Fonda spoke to Stephen Colbert about climate change (Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rG1T_z3uxjM&amp;t=120s&amp;ab_channel=TheLateShowwithStephenColbert\">YouTube<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then, there was a staff writer for the\u00a0<em>New York Daily News<\/em>, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snydenydn\/status\/1565824259112460289\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cJane Fonda has Hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma \u2014 a cancer of the white blood cells \u2014 and is using her diagnosis to draw attention to her political activism on fossil fuels.\u201d The backlash didn\u2019t end there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI guess she found the cure,\u201d Caleb Abell\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/02\/jane-fonda-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-non-hodgkins-lymphoma\/#comment-5969639146\">remarked.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cLet\u2019s get rid of fossil fuels so folks don\u2019t have to worry about cancer while they are unemployed, broke, and their homes are freezing. And to make it even better let\u2019s get rid of pesticides so no one has to worry about cancer because they are worrying more about the fact that they no longer can afford food.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Jane Fonda Diagnosed With Cancer | E! News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DN5hukCyKoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"360\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The harsh criticisms aren\u2019t a first for Jane Fonda. Many remain upset at Fonda over her activism during the Vietnam War, specifically when she visited the North Vietnamese and took photos with them. \u201cAs much as I detest this poor excuse for a human. I will not wish her any ill will,\u201d Mike G.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/09\/02\/jane-fonda-undergoing-chemotherapy-for-non-hodgkins-lymphoma\/\">\u00a0wrote<\/a>. \u201cShe will answer soon enough to a higher power for the treasonous actions she took and for the resulting brutality the POW\u2019s endured for her treachery.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2020, Jane Fonda made allegations about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/andrew-parker-fossil-fuels\/\">climate change<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0<em>Stephen Colbert Show.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThe scientists are saying we have ten years before it\u2019s going to be so far over the cliff that there\u2019s no turning back,\u201d she\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rG1T_z3uxjM&amp;t=120s&amp;ab_channel=TheLateShowwithStephenColbert\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe environment and climate will unravel and there\u2019s nothing we can do.\u201d Fonda then claimed that \u201cextinction illness\u201d affected young students. \u201c[T]here were all of these young students who were sacrificing a lot and working so hard,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve spent a lot of time, now, with these young students, and they\u2019re scared, and a lot of young people are even suffering from \u2014 they\u2019re calling it extinction illness \u2014 and I just felt it wasn\u2019t doing enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47509\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-9.55.23-PM-640x50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Jane Fonda announced she was diagnosed with a \u201cvery treatable\u201d cancer, she blamed the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":46,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}