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I posted earlier that telling a highly educated Black person of color they’re “articulate” is problematic, and a few people have messaged me that they didn’t realize this. So why is this a problem? My first Twitter thread!
1. If you expect any educated person to be articulate,
1. If you expect any educated person to be articulate,
(2) why are you surprised when it’s a Black person? The answer is bias, either conscious or subconscious. It’s not right or wrong, and doesn’t mean you’re a racist, it simply means you did NOT expect articulation from a Black person. You might say, I meant it as a compliment.
(3) Stop right there. It does not matter how you meant it, it is insulting, hurtful, and can have far reaching implications. It’s the Black person who’s passed up for a job because subconsciously the hiring person didn’t think they’d be “articulate”. Or the
(4) patient who wasn’t listened to because the physician didn’t think she could be “articulate”. So next time, how about you consciously reframe your thinking, and expect the best when dealing with a Black person? #MedTwitter #BlackMedTwitter #BlackHistoryMonth 
