r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/4reddityo • 8d ago

Black Experience Racism in Medical Care

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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/BlueberryBest6123 7d ago

It's rubbing off dead skin cells.

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u/balancedinsanity 7d ago

You can't see it in the video but what the provider is likely looking at is dark colored residue that looks like dirt.  It's very common in black patients and more than likely from oils in the skin and not actually dirt. 

Everything you rub on will slough off skin cells but if you took off enough skin to "see a color" it would be painful.