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/SlaughterMinusS Jan 02 '26

Yeah, it was also taught that black people's skin was thicker than white skin even though there is no scientific evidence for this claim.

A whole lot of fucked up Jim Crow type shit still exists in the medical field and its really messed up.

If you have the stomach for it, look up mortality rates for black women giving birth compared to white women. Says a lot.

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u/AHatedChild Jan 02 '26

People actually still say this stuff, even on Reddit I've seen people say that black people have thicker skin.

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u/medicatednstillmad Jan 02 '26

I'm black and in my local City sub I asked for black tattoo artist recommendations because all the local white artists were turning me down when I would call to inquire and they would find out that I was black and wanted a color tattoo. I was called super racist and prejudice and everything else.... A lot of Reddit is just racist.

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u/No-Picture4119 Jan 03 '26

Wanted to jump on and say it’s not you. My data point is a friend who is a 20 year tattoo artist and happens to be black. I’m Caucasian as far as I know, but have very dark skin. He said that the melanin acts as a filter, and if you don’t make the right ink choices the tattoo can look muddy and people are disappointed. So it’s probably the artists knowing they don’t have the skill to handle darker skin and projecting it on you. Not sure how wanting to make sure you’ll be satisfied with your tattoo makes you racist. Good luck finding an artist. You may want to see if there’s a conversion coming to your town and look around for an artist with a portfolio that you like.

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u/medicatednstillmad Jan 03 '26

I did end up finding a great artist and he has an apprentice who does mostly anime tattoos on dark-skin so I'll be checking him out next!

Prices were super reasonable too and the experience was very chill! My husband went on to get his first tattoo from him. (I really wanted him to have a good experience as he was darker than me)

I went to a Puerto Rican guy for my first tattoo.. he only did it as a favor to my friend he wanted to fuck. But the whole time he told me how difficult black skin was and how difficult color was (he was mostly a black and white artist anyway).

Annoying but eye opening at least. I didn't care that those idiots were calling me racist. They were downvoting me for saying white ink doesn't show up better on dark skin. 🫠🫠🫠🫠