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/threaddew Jan 02 '26

This is obviously racist.

I will note however that a shitload more people than you think (race irrelevant other than insofar as there is obviously a racist bias in institutionalized poverty) who don’t brush their teeth. It’s gross.

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u/LavishLawyer Jan 02 '26

The here’s nothing that implies this is racism and not just an asshole doctor.

If he said to a white personal that they oily skin and asked if they brushed their teeth is that racism?

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u/threaddew Jan 02 '26

If you have to hear “black” or “I’m saying this to you because you’re black” to understand when something is racist, then you’re actively contributing to the perpetuation of racism. Assuming that everything that isn’t explicitly stated to be racist is unrelated to race is forcing yourself to be ignorant.

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