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This is part of a bigger trend happening in healthcare right now. For example, health workers are asked to replace "vulnerable population" with "oppressed popu
by 323 5y ago
This is part of a bigger trend happening in healthcare right now.
For example, health workers are asked to replace "vulnerable population" with "oppressed population". It's also interesting to see the American Medical Association talk in a medical guide about "cultural appropriation" and
> “Discovery” of the Americas
> The land known as the Americas was not discovered; it was conquered and appropriated. This violent acquisition and genocide perpetuated by European settlers followed by centuries of illinformed and harmful federal policy
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide.pdf https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/ama-aamc-equity-guide....
> The Medical Establishment Embraces Leftist Language
> New guidelines urge doctors to talk like social-justice ideologues. Whether patients understand them is beside the point.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/leftist-language-policing-wont-fix-health-disparities/620695/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/11/leftist-la...