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i’m sorry but part of the harm of the Tuskegee Experiment was that a cure (in the form of penicillin) *was available* and they let black men suffer without it
to me, that’s the real danger here—a continued legacy of *undertreating* black people
to me, that’s the real danger here—a continued legacy of *undertreating* black people
it’s a little misleading in my opinion to use the historical instance of Tuskegee to encourage black people not to get a treatment that might help prevent something disproportionately killing us.
i’m black and disabled. i understand why we distrust doctors more than most
i’m black and disabled. i understand why we distrust doctors more than most
but the undertreatment of black people is so common—that’s part of what we’re talking about with black mother and infant mortality
it’s in the underdiagnosis of lupus, it’s the assumption that any medical concern is trivial, it’s the withholding of pain meds
it’s in the underdiagnosis of lupus, it’s the assumption that any medical concern is trivial, it’s the withholding of pain meds
so when i see black people hop on here calling for us to reject medical care...it’s concerning.
i get not being in a clinical trial—we’ve been tested on enough. but when the testing is done, and a couple months after that? imma get the shot. we deserve to live!
i get not being in a clinical trial—we’ve been tested on enough. but when the testing is done, and a couple months after that? imma get the shot. we deserve to live!
