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RandySF

(57,659 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:50 AM Jun 2020

Ohio GOP lawmaker asks if 'colored population' is hard hit by covid-19 because they don't 'wash thei

A Republican Ohio state senator is under fire this week after asking whether “African Americans or the colored population” have been disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic because they “do not wash their hands as well as other groups.”

State Sen. Steve Huffman (Tipp City) raised the question Tuesday during a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis. Huffman, an emergency room doctor, wanted to know why African American communities are being hit so much harder by the virus, posing the query to Angela Dawson, executive director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health.

“I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and that makes them more susceptible to death from covid. But why does it not make them more susceptible to just get covid?” he asked. “Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups? Or wear a mask? Or do not socially distance themselves? Could that be the explanation for why the higher incidence?"

Dawson, who is black, quickly challenged the senator’s suggestion.

“That is not the opinion of leading medical experts in this country,” she responded, later adding: “Do all populations need to wash their hands? Absolutely, sir, but that is not where you are going to find the variance and the rationale for why these populations are more vulnerable.”



https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/11/black-coronavirus-ohio-gop/

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Ohio GOP lawmaker asks if 'colored population' is hard hit by covid-19 because they don't 'wash thei (Original Post) RandySF Jun 2020 OP
And the fool is an ER physician! nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #1
Any doctor knows the answer to that "question" BeyondGeography Jun 2020 #2
Assholes gotta ass. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #3
He's a doctor? wryter2000 Jun 2020 #4
Why are so many doctors Repuke scumbags - Coburn, Paul, Carson, more?!1 UTUSN Jun 2020 #5
Hey, you asshole. GoCubsGo Jun 2020 #6
He thinks he's clever being ignorant just for the sake of being ignorant padah513 Jun 2020 #7
Another GOPer who's proud to be a dumbass Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #8
Not just under fire, he was fired from his day job Brother Buzz Jun 2020 #9

wryter2000

(46,016 posts)
4. He's a doctor?
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:56 AM
Jun 2020

How did/does he treat African Americans in his ED? He needs to have his credentials taken away.

GoCubsGo

(32,061 posts)
6. Hey, you asshole.
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 11:00 AM
Jun 2020

The next time you are in a public restroom, take a look at how many white people walk out without washing their hands after using the toilet. It would turn your stomach. There's a reason every damn business in the country has signs up reminding employees to wash their hands before going to work. That includes non-black people. Go fuck yourself. You probably walk out of the can without washing your hands, too.

padah513

(2,483 posts)
7. He thinks he's clever being ignorant just for the sake of being ignorant
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 11:06 AM
Jun 2020

I wish somebody would have slugged him. Not because I condone violence, but if they had I bet he'd think twice before saying something so damn stupid and mockingly racist again. A fat lip can be a pretty good teacher.

Brother Buzz

(36,217 posts)
9. Not just under fire, he was fired from his day job
Thu Jun 11, 2020, 10:12 PM
Jun 2020
Ohio State Senator Steve Huffman fired from his job as emergency room doctor

Jun 11, 2020

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio State Senator Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, has been fired from his job as an emergency room doctor with TeamHealth after a question he asked about the coronavirus and its impact on African Americans.

Senator Huffman was questioning witness Angela Dawson, Executive Director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, about why black people have a higher incidence of COVID 19 infection.

“Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups or wear masks or do not socially distance themselves,” Huffman asked during a hearing on Tuesday.

Huffman’s employer, TeamHealth, issued the following statement:

“Dr. Huffman’s comments are wholly inconsistent with our values and commitment to creating a tolerant and diverse workplace. TeamHealth has terminated Dr. Huffman’s employment,” a TeamHealth spokesperson said.

Huffman’s firing comes just hours after the ACLU of Ohio and the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus Foundation called for the republican state senator from Tipp City to resign from his political post.

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/ohio-state-senator-steve-huffman-fired-from-his-job-as-emergency-room-doctor/
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