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[–] ThomasSowellsFro 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I mean, there's less sexism in Saudi Arabia than there is in Afghanistan; it doesn't mean much. The level of racism in the society says nothing about the particular claim being made in this instance. Studies do show that white health care professionals treat black patients differently than white people. I guess their argument is that economics has much to do with race, and poor economics means less access to medical care. I don't really agree, but to say that there's little racism in this country, is something you'd have to actually demonstrate with the empirical evidence.

[–] primaryappellat 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

You'd treat 'em differently too if you were forced to deal with them. Also, link the studies you use if you yourself demand evidence

[–] Ifyouonlyknewhowbad ago 

Correlation != Causation

Do black patients treat healthcare workers differently than White patients do? Do black patients follow health care instruction differently than White patients do? If either of those answers are yes then you can easily explain this without racism.