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heaven05

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106. white mythology

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 12:57 PM

Apr 2016

about the superhumaness of black people has been going on for generations. Small example: in the Southwest military campaigns against the native-Americans black soldiers(so called 'Buffalo Soldiers) were sent there because the white military commanders felt they could handle the heat better because they were African in origin and their ancestors had lived in the "jungles". These soldiers were treated horrendously by the white military establishment yet continued to perform their 'missions'. Same goes for the campaign in Cuba at Kettle Hill during the Spanish-American War. (9th and 10th Calvery(Colored) and 24th and 25th Infantray(Colored) were main units. South Pacific campaigns, WW2, same mythology applied.

So to read of this 'study' of white medical student mythological thinking continuing, I'm not surprised.

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More Than One Medical Student At UVA Believes Black People Don't Feel Pain [View all] KamaAina Apr 2016 OP

...... daleanime Apr 2016 #1

Reminds me of Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 #2

Yeah, not much progress. nt SusanCalvin Apr 2016 #24

Makes one wonder why so many African-Americans distrust medical personnel hedgehog Apr 2016 #3

Makes me wonder how much brainwashing they received in glinda Apr 2016 #112

I see this as a hospice nurse in a big city. Lots of mistrust from mucifer Apr 2016 #126

Pls clarify � do you mean the stupid med students or AAs? brush Apr 2016 #131

I should have clarified. Yes, Med students. Thanks. glinda Apr 2016 #133

Good effin' grief malaise Apr 2016 #4

An AA woman I knew professionally swore her college roommate thought she would grow a tail at night. Scuba Apr 2016 #5

It's fugging crazy malaise Apr 2016 #6

I believe it. PragmaticLiberal Apr 2016 #12

Unnnh, that's not a tail, Clyde!!!! LOL! MADem Apr 2016 #138

What the hell?? KartBlanche Apr 2016 #41

1996, in my lil Southern town dixiegrrrrl Apr 2016 #9

Racism destroys all malaise Apr 2016 #10

Wow...he must have someone higher up the food chain protecting him... SylviaD Apr 2016 #16

Dunno the outcome, I never saw him again. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2016 #31

Shame it took that long. nt valerief Apr 2016 #96

Want to expand on my answer to you, for context. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2016 #98

You go, girl. That's how you fignt racism. Don't stand for it in your personal life. brush Apr 2016 #132

It shocks me. My god. Hortensis Apr 2016 #48

That one persisted into the 80s. LeftyMom Apr 2016 #77

Not all doctors thought that, so what was Hortensis Apr 2016 #90

WTF is absolutely right Warpy Apr 2016 #7

Absolutely rockfordfile Apr 2016 #93

Ugh... From the Commonwealth's flagship university, no less... Blue_Tires Apr 2016 #8

C'mon, please consider the context Roy Rolling Apr 2016 #11

Seriously? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #14

Sounded more like he was saying that they are essentially just not educated yet so freaking out now cstanleytech Apr 2016 #88

These are med students and residents, so they've got their first degree muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #97

I would say though that the article clearly shows its needed. nt cstanleytech Apr 2016 #100

Agreed SylviaD Apr 2016 #17

I didn't have to go to medical school to understand that people of all races feel pain n/t markpkessinger Apr 2016 #37

They need education, that is clear. nt SylviaD Apr 2016 #39

Sorry, but these are college graduates . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #46

Tar and feather them, then? Bar them from ever practicing medicine? Arrest them? SylviaD Apr 2016 #47

Seems like they shouldn't be fit for medical school Bradical79 Apr 2016 #56

University is a great place for getting educated... SylviaD Apr 2016 #68

They've already been to university for at least 4 years . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #76

Don't you think their professors bear some of the responsibility for that? SylviaD Apr 2016 #81

Again, I never needed a college professor to tell me . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #83

seriously? education? hopemountain Apr 2016 #89

Sorry...if they need to taught that black people are human noiretextatique Apr 2016 #124

people of all races feel pain AlbertCat Apr 2016 #72

Thank you I was indeed feeling a rush of "mob mentality". SylviaD Apr 2016 #134

That's not what it said. TipTok Apr 2016 #84

Thank you for the common sense reply. SylviaD Apr 2016 #135

the majority of actual doctors did prescribe the correct treatments across the board magical thyme Apr 2016 #57

On paper. We know in the real world even black CHILDREN are less likely to be treated for pain. LeftyMom Apr 2016 #78

Not that ignorant. brush Apr 2016 #114

These aren't uneducated children; they are medical students LeftishBrit Apr 2016 #18

Yes, they need corrective education, but a practicing Dr. with same views should be sanctioned. nt SylviaD Apr 2016 #40

Mother of God, liberalhistorian Apr 2016 #23

The context probably dates back to good old fashioned 19th century "scientific" racism... Humanist_Activist Apr 2016 #43

This is exactly where the idea came from. In fact, if you ask these Nay Apr 2016 #51

Damn I hate to respond on these threads but Jim Beard Apr 2016 #120

You would think these medical students would know better having taken all the science classes muntrv Apr 2016 #58

The ammunition is correctly aimed Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #60

what a fucking idiotic shitty response to this article. La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2016 #62

For realz. giftedgirl77 Apr 2016 #116

No. kcr Apr 2016 #125

They aren't alone in stupidity, it appears. WinkyDink Apr 2016 #129

Is there a cure for being a dumbass? shenmue Apr 2016 #13

Unfortunately, no there is not. HubertHeaver Apr 2016 #30

"white people can be astonishing" IronLionZion Apr 2016 #15

Apparently they didn't see their basketball team lose to Syracuse... joeybee12 Apr 2016 #19

Please do not say "see their basketball team lose to Syracuse"! KamaAina Apr 2016 #22

OOOOOOOOOOOOOO joeybee12 Apr 2016 #27

OTOH, we redheads do feel less pain... malthaussen Apr 2016 #20

That's because our surface nerve endings have been de-sensitized by over-exposure HubertHeaver Apr 2016 #32

Interesting RobinA Apr 2016 #49

It's the lack of a soul... TipTok Apr 2016 #86

It's true BumRushDaShow Apr 2016 #21

Sadly, as a white person, liberalhistorian Apr 2016 #25

There are some truly stupid people in this world keithbvadu2 Apr 2016 #26

What the actual...? Ken Burch Apr 2016 #28

What was it something like 30% of University students doc03 Apr 2016 #29

Wonder how many of those 222 participants whistler162 Apr 2016 #33

I doubt they can afford that KamaAina Apr 2016 #35

To be fair, the article is pretty blatantly wrong when it says mythology Apr 2016 #34

Mythology, thanks for pointing that out. Nitram Apr 2016 #99

Damned!!!! Stellar Apr 2016 #36

If we Jews needed the blood of unbaptized babies for our Passover Seders, then I guess Feeling the Bern Apr 2016 #38

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #44

Someone got MIRTed and I didn't even get to see what the troll said Feeling the Bern Apr 2016 #45

WHAT THE FUCK??? Odin2005 Apr 2016 #42

Anyone believing that isn't fit to serve at ANY capacity in the medical field hobbit709 Apr 2016 #50

Nailed it! brush Apr 2016 #52

OK ... askin' for a peck of trouble here, but ... staggerleem Apr 2016 #53

"Negroes"?! Dude, 1955 called. It want's its lingo back. KamaAina Apr 2016 #54

Many of us have repeatedly said that DU is infested. BumRushDaShow Apr 2016 #55

+1 nt steve2470 Apr 2016 #74

Took you up on the challenge elljay Apr 2016 #59

Thanks for looking it up! Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #63

My pleasure. And, it shows why we need diversity elljay Apr 2016 #69

Good question. Why don't you look that up and Kind of Blue Apr 2016 #61

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK LeftyMom Apr 2016 #79

Yep. It's a Brave New World here at DU. nt Codeine Apr 2016 #101

geez! heaven05 Apr 2016 #107

Get the f outta here noiretextatique Apr 2016 #117

He's gone Rhiannon12866 Apr 2016 #121

Good noiretextatique Apr 2016 #122

We try to swat these as soon as they appear Rhiannon12866 Apr 2016 #128

No, you are fine noiretextatique Apr 2016 #123

Madness Mr Dixon Apr 2016 #64

I'm a 55 year old New Yorker leftynyc Apr 2016 #102

yeah heaven05 Apr 2016 #108

SMH Mr Dixon Apr 2016 #109

My last comment Roy Rolling Apr 2016 #65

The students and residents thought black nerve endings are less sensitive muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #91

For everyone who is pilling on you for your comments just remember Leontius Apr 2016 #115

It's an important subject Roy Rolling Apr 2016 #118

Who the hell was teaching the students? LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #66

These must be the future crop of Replug Doctor/Legislators wolfie001 Apr 2016 #67

Coagulation Rates - Are you sure ve7pnl Apr 2016 #70

That might well explain the low life expectancy for African Americans, especially men. KamaAina Apr 2016 #71

not the Onion but Gawker TheSarcastinator Apr 2016 #73

How about USA Today noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #136

Sickening. senz Apr 2016 #75

There are a lot of stupid people Depaysement Apr 2016 #80

Um, hello? Ben Carson! KamaAina Apr 2016 #82

Ah, Ben Carson! There's one person who probably doesn't feel pain ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #94

What the hell? seanjoycek476 Apr 2016 #85

People believe anecdotal evidence without clinical studies to support them... TipTok Apr 2016 #87

Gawker gotta get them clicks, they've got Hogan sized damages to pay off MowCowWhoHow III Apr 2016 #92

The UVA press release linked by Gawker is what you should read caraher Apr 2016 #95

Beneath contempt. raging moderate Apr 2016 #103

Recent reports... freebrew Apr 2016 #104

Centuries of slavery and the myths created nyabingi Apr 2016 #105

Yes noretreatnosurrender Apr 2016 #137

white mythology heaven05 Apr 2016 #106

Are there really med schools with such large groups of white students? eilen Apr 2016 #110

I'm white and I don't freaking understand this. Zira Apr 2016 #111

docs, esp the overprotected rich kids who tend to make it into med school redruddyred Apr 2016 #113

I have talked to several of our BLM MD students nadinbrzezinski Apr 2016 #119

The myth of the 'Magic Negro' and the implicit threat... MrScorpio Apr 2016 #127

This goes back to the slave days.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2016 #130