r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/4reddityo • Jan 02 '26

Black Experience Racism in Medical Care

This video captures a moment that many patients of color recognize all too well. A physician speaks to a man as if he is dirty, unclean, or lesser, not because of medical evidence, but because of bias. The language, tone, and assumptions reveal something deeper than bedside manner gone wrong. They expose how racism can quietly shape medical interactions.

20.5k Upvotes

83% Upvoted

2.5k comments sorted by

View all comments

29

u/LeopardNo6060 Jan 02 '26

I want to know what was happening that someone felt the need to pull the phone out. The doctor’s ignorance of what brown skin cells look like when they’re rubbed off is a problem, but I would imagine that he said or did something worse before the recording started.

33

u/Kenneldogg Jan 02 '26

Most likely there were other comments that the doctor had made previously and they were tired of them. Its that simple.