‘Marty Sheargold’s comments made my blood boil’

An Aussie tradie has ripped into former Triple M star Marty Sheargold, revealing the two words he said that made his “blood boil”.

OPINION

I’m not an emotional bloke, but when I heard Marty Sheargold say on air that “endometriosis is made up”, I saw red.

My blood boiled.

How could someone with a national platform, with the ears of so many Aussie men, spew such ignorant rubbish?

It’s not just offensive; it’s dangerous.

Comments like that feed the stigma, make women feel dismissed, and stop real change from happening. And let me tell you, there’s nothing more un-Australian than turning your back on someone who’s hurting.

I know endometriosis is real because I live with it every single day.

No, I don’t have it myself, but my partner Fernanda does. We’ve been together for six years, and I’ve seen first-hand how this condition rips through her life.

She’s been in pain since she was a teenager, but it wasn’t until she had her IUD removed in 2021 that things got really bad.

Now, she gets about seven good days a month. Seven. The rest of the time, she’s in agony.

We’ve got five kids between us, aged six to 18.

That’s a full-on household at the best of times. But when Fernanda’s pain is at its worst, I pick up the slack.

Aussie tradie Brett Hinton and his partner Fernanda, who lives with endo.

I do the extra school runs, cook the dinners, keep the house ticking. I do it because I love her. And yet, every time some bloke like Marty Sheargold dismisses endo as fake, it makes things harder for her – and for every woman suffering in silence.

Here’s the reality: one in seven women in Australia has endometriosis.

That means if you’ve got a mother, a sister, a wife, a daughter – odds are, you know someone who has it.

So, fellas, it’s time to wake up.

We need to stop brushing off women’s pain.

Stop saying “just get over it”.

Stop acting like they’re being dramatic.

Because let’s be honest – when we get the flu, we turn into man-babies. Women with endo are the toughest people I know. They get up, go to work, take care of their families – all while battling pain that would have most of us curled up in a ball.

I’ll be the first to admit, before I met Fernanda, I didn’t know a damn thing about endometriosis. I remember a girl in high school had it, and I thought it was strange because isn’t that something only old people got? I was clueless. And that’s the problem – most blokes are.

Marty Sheargold left Triple M after the controversy over his Matildas comments. Picture: Supplied/Triple M

That’s why when Kellie Johnson, an absolute legend who’s been living with Stage 4 endo since she was 12, asked me to be an ambassador for Kosi during Endometriosis Awareness Month, I jumped at the chance.

Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it, causing severe pain, inflammation, and sometimes infertility and other complications.

Yet, despite how common and debilitating it is, too many people – especially men – still don’t understand it.

And that’s exactly why I’m here.

Even though Kellie has invented a world-first wraparound heat garment designed to help ease endo pain, that’s not why she recruited me. She wants to use her platform to educate. She is amazing and has devoted her life to the condition. Education is everything. And that’s where I come in. Because here’s the brutal reality – too many women suffering from endometriosis are told they’re “faking it” or that it’s “just a bad period”.

Fernanda’s own dad and a close friend dismissed her pain, making her doubt herself. This is the experience of so many women, and it needs to change.

So, blokes, here’s your wake-up call. Here’s what you can do:

Brett says it’s time for Aussie blokes to ‘wake up’.

Mr Hinton, pictured with partner Fernanda, says it’s time for men to ‘do better’.

1. Educate yourself: Google endometriosis. Learn what it actually is and how it affects women.

2. Listen: Ask the women in your life about their pain. Don’t dismiss it – believe them.

3. Step Up: If your partner has endo, help out more at home when she’s struggling.

4. Advocate: Speak up when people like Marty Sheargold spout garbage. Call out the BS.

5. Encourage Medical Support: Help your partner navigate the healthcare system. Many doctors still don’t take endo seriously.

6. Be Patient: Endo pain isn’t just physical; it takes an emotional toll too. Be supportive, not dismissive.

7. Spread the Word: The more men who understand, the better. Talk to your mates. Break the stigma.

Endometriosis is not “made up”.

It’s not an excuse.

It’s real, it’s debilitating, and it deserves to be taken seriously.

To the women of Australia: I see you, I support you, and I stand with you. And to the men – it’s time to do better.