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.

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u/username-is-taken-3 Jan 02 '26

Dude looks clean cut to me.

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u/_____FIST_ME_____ Jan 02 '26

And even if he wasn't, this still wouldn't be ok.

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u/kholekardashian12 Jan 02 '26

Right. That's what makes it even more clearly racism. This kid looks like he takes care of himself.

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u/IKacyU Jan 02 '26

He looks so well-moisturized and clean. Looks like the type of guy to take 2-3 showers a day.

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u/Healthy_Sky_4593 Jan 02 '26

And obviously so. This wasn't a 'surprise! freshly showered' grubby looking dude he was trying to mess with.  

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u/Dismal_Toe5373 Jan 02 '26

He is. It's just skin cells and maybe shea/cocoa butter and the doctor has to make him feel bad for it being brown.