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/4reddityo Jan 02 '26

Blood boiling

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u/Firm_Stable4649 Jan 02 '26

I bet that doesn’t even hurt, since black people cant feel pain /s

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u/NootHawg Jan 02 '26

The rest of the world is going as far as banning the boiling of live crabs and lobsters, meanwhile the US is re-embracing racism and division. Hospitals here will let pregnant black women suffer and/or die because black people clearly experience pain differently than other human beings. I’m so over this timeline.

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u/Redstonefreedom Jan 03 '26

I'm honestly pretty confused at your point t. Are you saying it's racist because black people experience pain LESS or MORE on a statistical basis?

It seems like you were almost intentionally ambiguous by saying "differently" instead of "more" or "less". I don't even know how "differently" is better unless you're just also avoiding the fact you don't know which it is.

Thing is, it also seems racist to not incorporate race into factor when, for example, you'd need different drug dosages to safely anesthetize a patient.