lego 44,165 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (CNN) Dr. Esther Choo is an Asian-American emergency room physician who has practiced medicine for more than a decade. Yet, she says, a few times a year, a patient will refuse to let her treat them. Solely because of her race. Choo, who works in Oregon, first shared her experience of dealing with racist patients who shun her care in a viral Twitter thread last Sunday. "The conversation usually goes like this. Me: 'I understand your viewpoint. I trained at elite institutions & have been practicing for 15 years. You are welcome to refuse care under my hands, but I feel confident that I am the most qualified to care for you. Especially since the alternative is an intern.' And they invariably pick the intern, as long as they are white. Or they leave," she wrote in successive tweets. ... "What I'm hearing from my colleagues is that this is a daily occurrence for many of them, at least experiences of prejudice." Read more: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2017/08/19/us/asian-american-doctor-white-nationalists-race-cnntv/index.html FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eighteen 5,430 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 i've said time and time again that education isn't a failsafe repellent of cretinism. *eyeroll* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnNutella 2,805 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Let them come into the ER with something life threatening (stroke, heart attack etc) and I guarantee they won't care what color the doctor is. They'd probably be begging for her help then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Didn't you say, you don't believe stories of Facebook in the other thread and yet you use a twitter source ? I mean I believe the woman, but still Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Just now, Melech said: Didn't you say, you don't believe stories of Facebook in the other thread and yet you use a twitter source ? I mean I believe the woman, but still My source is CNN. They're a bit more reputable than Breitbart. FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SychosSoChic 9,995 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 When someone is literally in so much pain the go to the emergency room, they would rather risk death than let an Asian treat them? Die then tbh, and say hi to your fav Hitler for me when you land in Hell. Life ain't Hollywood for any one of us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 minute ago, lego said: My source is CNN. They're a bit more reputable than Breitbart. Yes, but breitbart also picked it up from a social media story Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Just now, Melech said: Yes, but breitbart also picked it up from a social media story And Choo's experience of intolerance is not unique in the medical community, she told CNN's Christi Paul on Saturday. She was also interviewed by CNN FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lego 44,165 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 If you click on the link, there's also a video FreePalestine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic 11,922 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Then suffer. Simple as that really. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenues 4,370 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 We are humans. We have the same stuff inside. Ouch, My back hurts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
re di tutto 924 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Disgusting racist trash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,983 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 What I want to say would give me a WP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANZ 4,380 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 let them die less trash in this world My Favs = Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, Ricky Martin, AKB48 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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