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Mr Dixon

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109. SMH

Reply to heaven05 (Reply #108)

Thu Apr 7, 2016, 03:04 PM

Apr 2016

Damn shame, they been hating us for a while

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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