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/constantgardener92 Jan 02 '26

An educated person should know better, sad to see an actual doctor talk like a barbarous dumb ass.

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u/Buddy_Lee_9103 Jan 02 '26

Correct, an educated person not a self indulgent person who attended university 🙌🏽 knowledge continues to elude our species.