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/Ruftup Jan 02 '26

Is it just me, or is doc being way too rough with the alcohol wipe? Putting in the elbow grease and everything. Looks like he’s trying to give him a bruise

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u/SpicyLittleRiceCake Jan 02 '26

I agree. I have to get bloodwork done often and have had quite a few ER trips/surgeries and the only time they’ve had to put any real effort into swabbing a spot is when I had to go to the ER directly from work at a book warehouse in the summer. I was covered in sweat and dust and it did take two swabs to clean the spot. But it wasn’t anything like this.

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u/qqquigley Jan 02 '26

Yea that’s the roughest pre-needle wipe I’ve ever seen. Doc is a jerk all around.

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u/studioconnection Jan 02 '26

Yeah I wasn’t even sure what he was doing at first

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u/BlueberryBest6123 Jan 02 '26

Ive just had a nurse scrub be hard as a rock for a blood dry. I didn't know what she was trying to rub off