It never occurred to me that somehow women did know about it. It just never occurred to me. Yes I am wearing sneakers too. You are in a suit, I am comfortable. So when she explained to me that this was the first event really of its kind, it floored me. So I called my daughter who is in her 30s now and I said do you know what endometriosis is? She said, what? Have to pack the pack the busters.I said no man, you have never heard of it? No she said. I do not know what it is, and it occurred to me that my 30-year-old daughter who I told about endometriosis and it didnt stick. If she didnt know, and she is one of the hippest people I know, and her daughter doesnt know, she has 19-year-old and she is a 13-year-old. The boy, we dont care much about if he knows about it so much. There is other stuff for him to learn. Like how to roll a condom, things like that.You know, and it occurred to me that if they didnt know that there were hundreds of thousands girls out there that dont know. It is not because their mothers dont want to tell them, because its not religion, its pure ignorance. We dont know, we dont have the information, we have it now, and so now is why this very first gathering is happening. Now is why were all sitting here looking really fabulous as you are...[Whoopi Goldberg on endometriosis awareness from the 2009 Blossom Ball]
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Whoopi Goldberg was a contemporary American actor, comedian, and television personality. Caryn Elaine Johnson, known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. The recipient of numerous accolades, she is one of few people to receive an Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Tony Award, collectively known as the EGOT. Read more on Wikipedia →
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