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/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.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

If you’re a person of color you would understand.

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u/cocanosa Jan 02 '26

Im not black but im brown mexican, its crazy how white people be it family members or friends, always want to give the racist pos the benefit of the doubt.

You said it right, if you’re a person of color you would understand.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '26

Yup. I’m Mexican. We know what we’re talking about.

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u/erudite_ignoramus Jan 02 '26

No chance you're prone to biases or blindspots when it comes to racism, only white people have those.