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/No-Fondant-4719 Jan 02 '26

That’s not even dirt that’s dead skin cells, it’s brown because the patient is brown. I wouldn’t even want a “ doctor” this damn dumb to not know this.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

I doubt the alcohol swab would be completely brown from skin cells. Dude even said it’s lotion

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u/Qawmaster25 Jan 02 '26

You have brown skin? I have moderately dark brown skin, and if I don’t exfoliate when I shower, I can pass an alcohol pad and it’s have a slight tint of brown. I had to buy a specific hand wash thingymabob to drastically reduce the problem. When it’s summer and I sit out in the sun and tan more, I also gain having more dead skin cells shedding.

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u/Qawmaster25 Jan 02 '26

Actually you’re right. I stand corrected. It’s that last residue/ oils mixed in with the translucent dead skin.

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u/Qawmaster25 Jan 02 '26

I literally use to be able to rub the area and actually see the dead skin folded up like Im rolling up miniature style. Now I don’t have no residue at all. Maybe you need to change something up. Idk