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Too many Indians in radiology (#BLM)
Hello fellow radiologists,
As we enter a new, long-delayed era of race consciousness, Id like to spread awareness of how Black Lives Matter impacts all fields of medicine including our own. To foster the goals of diversion and inclusivity, radiology- and all of medicine for that matter- should strive to look more like America. To that end, Indian-Americans, who make up only 1% of the population, are an over-represented group in our field. Something like 10-20% of most medical school classes are Indian-American students these days, a problematic phenomenon.
Moreover, Indians are a very successful group on America. The parents of Indian-Americans are often well off doctors and high technology workers. Why should their children disproportionately benefit from the structural racism of todays America when they are living such privileged lives?
Not only that, but my Indian-American friends tell me that Indian-Americans disproportionately come from upper castes in India (Brahmins, Banias, Patels, etc)those same castes that have succeeded at the expense of the lower castes. Why should we reward them for their thousands of years of exclusionary practices?
Its time to make radiology look more like America.
#JustSayNoToIndianPrivilege
#BLM
#DiversityAndInclusion
#IndianPrivilegeIsReal
P.S. Please spread this on Facebook forums, to your colleagues, and to the press.
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10 Replies
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What about sports ?
[b]Black[/b] people accounting for 70% of the NFL [b]players[/b], 81% of the NBA [b]players.[/b]
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How about Music !
Representing 13% of Musicians, [b]singers[/b], & related workers, [b]Black[/b] (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation-
If you had put Judeans you would have been banned in a New York minute
hashtag Voltaire-
Share of USA Film Roles, by Race, 2016 (n=1,352)
Asian 3.1%
Latino 2.7%Black 12.5%
Mixed
Native 0.5%
White 78.1%
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RADD is fired up!
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How about Modeling !
According to a new report, 78.2% of all the models featured in spring 2016s fashion adverts were white. In a breakdown of the statistics, 8.3% of models featured in ads were black, 4% were Asian and 3.8% were Hispanic.-
How about Police officers !
MOST COMMON RACE OR ETHNICITY OF POLICE OFFICERS
[ol][*] White (Non-Hispanic)
[*] Black (Non-Hispanic)
[*] White (Hispanic)
[/ol]65.5% of Police officers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.8% of Police officers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Police officers.
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There are more statistics ! Funny…I have a BLM sign in my courtyard. And I am keeping it.
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This thread is sickening. Can we please get this hatred out of here?
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Thank you !
It is sickening !!
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