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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 141 points 8 months ago (15 children)

doctors not taking anything she says seriously, even when her symptoms are obvious

I'm married to a white woman, and she also experiences this, so this might be a gender discrimination problem, rather than (or in addition to) a racial discrimination problem, sadly.

[–] gravityowl@lemm.ee 66 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I think it's both. It probably starts with gender discrimination (as the medical field highly favors men. Look at the differences in how we are taught about heart attacks for men and women for example) but then on top of that, it adds the racial discrimination.

Black women (and especially queer black women) are among the most discriminated groups sadly

[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That's why the term "misogynoir" exists. It's both, and they pile on and increase each other.

[–] gravityowl@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

Absolutely. I was thinking specifically about intersectionality when I wrote that, but misogynoir also applies.

I didn't want to simply write "that's intersectionality" and leave though, that's why I wrote about a more practical example instead

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