“UNDER THE PAPER GOWN” with Amber Ruffin | Episode 1

Amber Ruffin is not looking forward to her gynecologist appointment tomorrow, and considers cancelling, until her sister Lacey reminds her that doctors aren’t there for judging – that’s what sisters are for. 

Audio Descriptive Text
• Video opens with “Under the Paper Gown with Amber Ruffin” 
• Amber walks into the kitchen, tangled up in a bathrobe
• Lacey, Amber’s sister, walks into the kitchen with a puzzled look 
• Amber puts on the bathrobe from the back, then from the front
• Amber tries to untangle herself from the bathrobe
• Lacey pulls out her phone and starts taking photos of Amber struggling with the bathrobe
• Super comes up with “Your gynecologist is there to help you, not judge you.”
• Amber comes back on screen wearing the bathrobe from the front 
• Lacey sneaks onto the screen next to Amber with a smile as Amber tries to shush her away 
• The last screen shows “Watch the full series at YouTube.com/CDC,” with the logos for the Inside Knowledge campaign, CDC and HHS underneath 

Script

[Lacey] Amber!…what are you doing?

[Amber] I’m trying to familiarize myself with robes.

[Lacey] What?…Why!?

[Amber] Because! I have a gynecologist appointment tomorrow, and I’m never sure which way the robe is supposed to go. Like, is it like this…Ehhh? Or, is it supposed to go on like this…Uhhh?

[Lacey] It feels like you’re over-thinking…

[Amber] And it feels like you’re under-helping. You know what?…I’m just not gonna go.

[Lacey] Ok, what is this really about?

[Amber] I don’t wanna go to the gynecologist! It’s always so awkward! 

[Lacey] It’s not that bad. 

[Amber] Yes it is! The doctor’s hands are always icicles. They always ask, “when was your last period?”, and I’m like, “I don’t know, March 37th?”

[Lacey] That’s not a date. 

[Amber] Exactly!…And then they always say that one phrase over and over again… 

“Scoot down a little more.”

“Scoot down a little more.”  

“Scoot down a little more.”  

“Could you scoot down a little more?”

[Lacey] Look, going to the gynecologist isn’t anyone’s idea of a stress-free afternoon. But you have to go at some point, right? Might as well be tomorrow. 

[Amber] But what if I say something weird and then the doctor judges me?

[Lacey] What could you possibly say that the doctor hasn’t heard before?

[Amber] I was going to ask why my vagina changes color with my mood.

[Lacey] That’s oddly specific. My point is, she’s your gynecologist. It’s her whole job not to judge you.

[Amber] Ok, I’ll go…Now, will you help untangle me?

[Lacey] Nooo…

[Amber] Hey!

[Amber] Your gynecologist is there to help you. But your sister is there to judge you.