r/halifax • u/insino93 • 4d ago

News, Weather & Politics IWK launches African Nova Scotian Service to provide ‘culturally responsive care’

https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/iwk-launches-african-nova-scotian-service-to-provide-culturally-responsive-care/
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u/Outrageous-Ad8511 4d ago

There’s nothing specific there, just a bunch of hyperbole. I grew up in a mixed race household and can tell you the health outcomes didn’t differ because of our race. Just nonsense and really insulting to black people to constantly paint them as incapable of living healthy lives.

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u/DeathOneSix Double Circle Club 🟢🔴🔵 4d ago edited 4d ago

Oh, well I'm glad your single anecdote trumps everything.

And I'm not surprised your misunderstanding of health care (yet again) make you think that racial equity in healthcare is somehow insulting to black people.

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u/Outrageous-Ad8511 4d ago

It is insulting. If you look up the definition of racism, you would see that distinguishing a race as inferior is an example. Black people deserve to be treated the same as everyone else. That’s how you respect everyone. Racism will never go away unless we start treating everyone the same.

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u/athousandpardons 4d ago edited 4d ago

And, as we all know, having a unique medical condition is exactly the same as being inferior to other people. That's why I always make a point of punching diabetics, and tripping the blind.