Kennedy’s hearing signifies how close a man with medically racist beliefs is to becoming the US’s leading health official

  • @Cosmonauticus
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    123 hours ago

    They were still telling students in med school as recent as the past 4 years that black ppl need less painkillers because we, “Tolerate pain better than other races.”

    Ppl surprised by this rhetoric haven’t been paying attention

    • @But_my_mom_says_im_cool
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      52 hours ago

      It’s well documented that black people get less care and are prescribed less painkillers because of this myth, as well as the racist assumption that block people seeking out pain relief are just after drugs