Parents whose baby died before or shortly after birth believed their ethnicity led to worse care.
Any black person could have told you this.
Well, yeah. The problem is folks don’t listen to us. They might listen to data.
Doubtful. They always know better than those stupid scientists.
In the case of unconscious bias, they probably brush off the data because they don’t believe they are a part of the problem. It’s those other doctors who are overtly racist that are the problem…
Aren’t they both part of the problem? Does it matter if it’s unconscious or conscious if either way they aren’t getting the medical care they need?
I think it does…. When we are talking about systemic racism it’s important to note that it is not just white versus black.
For example I remember reading an article that black police officers are more harsh towards black citizens during traffic stops etc.
It’s not just white doctors deciding black folks feel less pain. It’s a systemic issue where we are all doing it too each other, often without even realizing it.
They might listen to data.
lol
As a white person in a mostly white country, i would like to move to one of those countries you say I’d be getting preferential treatment according to my skin and not my wallet.
I can assure you, the only ism that fuels lack of medical care is assholeism.
Patients suck. Some doctors suck. Some nurses suck. And it’s the good ones that have to deal with the blame. And they’d rather not.If you feel discriminated against, it’s because the other side needed an excuse to be an asshole.