In my understanding: there is no data showing meaningful differences in bone density, and it's pretty clear that having more or less melanin in your skin has no effect on the thickness of one's skin. Here is a complete citation of the source I'm drawing on here: Hoffman, Kelly M., et al. "Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.16 (2016): 4296-4301.
@@elliotgoodine954 While I agree about the melanin/skin thickness, I'm not yet convinced about the bone density thing. I read the article you kindly referenced but it only indicates the results were mixed due to lifestyle and dietary factors, not that it's outright not true as you strongly keep suggesting. Furthermore, one source is a small reference pool - and is a poor choice of reference when it says nothing either way - looking around at many others indicate overall that it is true. While dietary factors etc may play a part, there are likely genetic factors and epigenetic factors involved that may well have been influenced by the unfortunate history of many black people that has actually lead to a stronger bone density. Do you disagree, or have I missed something here?
@@___Zack___ You haven't missed anything. I looked back at the source and I've realized that I misread the data. The survey of medical students and residents (Table 1) mixes survey questions asking true/false questions that are factual and false - I missed this distinction (the factual statements from the survey are starred on the table). Because of this, I mistakenly attributed ignorance to medical students and residents on this matter. I'm sorry for this error, and I appreciate your helping me catch it, and to inform other viewers. The broader point of that study, I believe, still holds: there are stereotypes and biases which are present even in the medical field, which lead to black people's pain being discounted or being taken less seriously. Does that seem right?
@7:10 Can you confirm? From what I've read, this seems to be true, not false. It's worth looking into a bit more.
In my understanding: there is no data showing meaningful differences in bone density, and it's pretty clear that having more or less melanin in your skin has no effect on the thickness of one's skin.
Here is a complete citation of the source I'm drawing on here: Hoffman, Kelly M., et al. "Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113.16 (2016): 4296-4301.
@@elliotgoodine954 While I agree about the melanin/skin thickness, I'm not yet convinced about the bone density thing. I read the article you kindly referenced but it only indicates the results were mixed due to lifestyle and dietary factors, not that it's outright not true as you strongly keep suggesting. Furthermore, one source is a small reference pool - and is a poor choice of reference when it says nothing either way - looking around at many others indicate overall that it is true. While dietary factors etc may play a part, there are likely genetic factors and epigenetic factors involved that may well have been influenced by the unfortunate history of many black people that has actually lead to a stronger bone density. Do you disagree, or have I missed something here?
@@___Zack___ You haven't missed anything. I looked back at the source and I've realized that I misread the data. The survey of medical students and residents (Table 1) mixes survey questions asking true/false questions that are factual and false - I missed this distinction (the factual statements from the survey are starred on the table). Because of this, I mistakenly attributed ignorance to medical students and residents on this matter. I'm sorry for this error, and I appreciate your helping me catch it, and to inform other viewers.
The broader point of that study, I believe, still holds: there are stereotypes and biases which are present even in the medical field, which lead to black people's pain being discounted or being taken less seriously. Does that seem right?