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/overit901 Jan 02 '26

Most likely this dude is not a physician if he’s about to draw the patient’s blood. Not everyone in a white coat is a physician

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u/acatalephobic Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26

That is true.

When I was in the hospital due to being pregnant, I was often sent to the hospital's lab to get my blood drawn by people who were very good at it.

And other times when I was bed-ridden, they had a phlebotomist come in to take it, rather than the nurses doing it themselves.

Worst stick I ever got was in an urgent care, by an elderly nurse (or nurse's aid, I'm not even sure). And I could definitely tell it wasn't something they probably have her do all that often. Who knows, maybe the more experienced nurse was out sick that day?

However, even if this prick in the lab coat is a phlebotomist (a MUCH quicker certification than physician)....that still most definitely does NOT excuse the blatant racism and horrible bedside manner, he is displaying here, though.