Video of a White Woman Demanding a White Doctor Shocked Everyone ... Except Black Doctors
By Michael Harriot
A viral video of a woman at a Canadian clinic demanding to see a white doctor has the internet buzzing about her demands. While many are shocked by the woman’s insistence that she will allow only a white doctor to treat her son, there is one group of people who are not shocked by the video, or by the woman’s brazen display of racism:
Black doctors.
While the internet may be clutching its pearls, according to numerous studies and anecdotal examples, nonwhite doctors and nurses see this all the time. The Root spoke with 12 black medical professionals who all say they have encountered similar situations, some routinely.
http://www.theroot.com/video-of-a-white-woman-demanding-a-white-doctor-shocked-1796299094
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