Why your doctor should care about social justice | Mary Bassett

In Zimbabwe in the 1980s, Mary Bassett witnessed the AIDS epidemic firsthand, and she helped set up a clinic to treat and educate local people about the deadly virus. But looking back, she regrets not sounding the alarm for the real problem: the structural inequities embedded in the world's political and economic organizations, inequities that make marginalized people more vulnerable. These same structural problems exist in the United States today, and as New York City's Health Commissioner, Bassett is using every chance she has to rally support for health equity and speak out against racism. "We don't have to have all the answers to call for change," she says. "We just need courage."
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[@Havre_Chithra]

If you have to put a modifier before "justice", it's either not justice, or pointless.

[@mhtinla]

Germs and viruses DON'T DISCRIMINATE. They don't care.

[@Rucka_Inc.]

WHEN WILL THIS STOP?!

[@mhtinla]

+RuckaInc When Trump trumps them all?

[@ouiVEVO]

+mhtinla USSR built a wall once. Trump wants to build a wall. Trump is Marxist.

[@MetricImperialist]

+L'homme au pseudo The soviets built a wall to keep people in. Trump will build a wall to keep people out. HUGE DIFFERENCE.

[@jyotharsingh371]

+Metric Imperialist (in a posh British voice) Master Imperialist I believe that is called sarcasm

[@MrC0MPUT3R]

I came to see the like/dislike ratio

[@Primalxbeast]

+MrC0MPUT3R Lol, me too. The second I saw social justice in the title, I knew it would be spammed with dislikes. Too many dumbasses have a knee jerk reaction to social justice as if it's a bad thing all together just because some people go overboard with it.

[@AyyyyyyyG]

+Primalxbeast "racism is bad" and all the white males immediately think they're being attacked. Such a stupid response from them. Some are even writing essays about how the world is better under white rule lol

[@DarkAngel2512]

I cant beliieve this was 8 years old. How much longer do we have to deal with this bs?

[@DarkAngel2512]

​@@AyyyyyyyGshe literally blamed colonialism for black ppl having HIV.

[@agmessier]

I did not like this talk. As someone who is among the privileged, I don't understand and cannot relate to the systemic racism she describes in the U.S. healthcare system. There were no statistics or no anecdotes. In what ways are black people treated differently? Is it related to race, poverty, geography? You failed to educate me; it only sounded like complaining. I'm not trying to be ignorant or insensitive. But if we need to change, we need to understand the problem.

[@agmessier]

+Bill Jenkins Not helpful.

[@vaporfarts]

+agmessier You can start by not making a disclaimer at the beginning of what you say warning of your Church of Progressivism original sin.

[@DarkAngel2512]

Saying youre privileged is a clain in itself. They make claims and dont back them. The claim that colonialism qas responsible for HIV being more prevalent amongst black ppl was another claim and one Im confused by

[@paulj.brosnan3679]

I am a medical doctor. My job is to make sick people healthy and make sure they don't get sick again. I have a wealth of degrees and qualifications to prove this. I did not mention that my job is to make rich people healthy, nor, did I mention that I only practice medicine for white people. Whoever walks into my clinic who needs my advice and my knowledge will get it. That is also the mindset of every doctor and nurse I have ever worked with. We do not need a 13-minute TedTalk to change our views. TED, please reinstate your previous standards of quality.

[@Loathomar]

+Paul Brosnan This is real a TEDMED talk and not a TEDTalk. TEDMED is an LLC is an independent event operating under license from the nonprofit TED conference. The non offical TEDTalks, like TEDMED or any of the TEDx do not have much in the way of standards. There are over 1,500 TEDx events every years now, but there is only one real true annual TED conference, held in Vancouver with an $8,500 price tag per ticket...

[@MrPerson1a64vtms6]

Health care is within the sphere if politics and as someone working within that sphere, you are working within that context. the statistics mentioned here show an underlying systematic racism in healthcare which transcends your commendable personal standpoint in healthcare. just like any other profession providing a critical service it is of the utmost importance that you involve yourself in the politics of medicine in my humble opinion. this is why she validates the latter part if the speech with the starting narrative. it is not enough just to treat people and leave the rest to the politicians, as an expert you have a valuable voice that can make an impact. and hopefully one day kids won't be born with a higher chance of death because if race. not because of individual prejudice but underlying, systematic biases that are embedded in today's culture. that's the political, social sphere that you work within, and as a doctor you are better placed than anyone else to make the difference. how you respond to that is your choice. but the statistics are pretty irrefutable.

[@silverstorm1000]

+Paul Brosnan You are missing the point. She didn't say that doctors are unwilling to treat black people or poor people, she said that poor people and black people were more likely to get AIDS. For someone with "a wealth of degrees" I should hope you had better listening and comprehension abilities than that.

[@DJT.on.Ethereum]

+silverstorm1000 That has more to do with religion being more popular with the poor and undereducated and religion being against birth control (condoms) and less to do with healthcare.

[@silverstorm1000]

Nathanael Ries I don't entirely disagree with that point. My argument was against the notion that she was saying it was because doctors are unwilling to treat poor people or people of colour.

[@joshuamitchell5018]

Oh god the cancer is everywhere.

[@tavsultra9458]

"It's time to stop"- Papa Franku

[@joeyzapata6786]

+LORD TAVISH Hey B0SS.

[@francoraggio09]

+LORD TAVISH Can I have the cancer b0ss?

[@mateojames3231]

This is Bernie's dream of this country, free healthcare and free education.#FeeltheBern

[@mrb152]

+The Man Ya great Zimbabwe can be a model for US healthcare. Universal healthcare got them hyperinflation and health outcomes that live up to the worst capitalist systems... almost.

[@andyandybobandy]

+The Man go back to the Bernie subreddit on Bernnit.com. It's just amazing how every time someone wants to feel the Bern they just bern bernie bern allover bernnit and the bernernet.

[@jpz719]

+The Man Yeah, free bad healthcare.

[@elilla331]

+jpz719 Well I live in Canada, so yep. You can have your choice of bad healthcare and mediocre care. Waiting 6mo for a MRI or 90 days before treatment for cancer starts. 21 months for an audiologist, and no family doctors...so your family doctor is actually the emergency room.

[@jpz719]

elilla331 Canada's healthcare is suprisingly good, but I still wouldn't call Canada a totally socialist country.

[@alienzenx]

Look, there was a another video similar to this about black life expectancies in New York. I pointed out on that video that there is a bigger disparity between the life expectancies of asians and whites than between white and blacks.This information was easy to find. Yet TED keeps on giving platforms to these people. It's actually sickening because I remember seeing the first TED talk, and it was mind blowing. We have gone from the Sublime to the ridiculous in such a short space of time. I've seen this on so many forums. Atheism. I used to love the Green Brothers, but even they go all kooky when people confront them about their SJW beliefs. I'm not a "right winger". I believe in providiing universal healthcare, I am proenvironmentalist, I think corporations should be heavily regulated. I believe in equality of opportunity. The things these people advocate are insanity. They are an affront to logic and facts. And forums like TED are probably as much to blame as anyone for the rise of Donald Trump. Leftist stick their heads in the sand and have total conviction in their own moral superiority. If you stop people from dicussing opposing alternative beliefs, you just make them more extreme. You don't make their beliefs go away.

[@MrJocko111]

Up next on TED.. 16 ways you can help transgender people by only buying CO2 neutral foods.

[@yurriaanvanduyn]

Yep, Zimbabwe in the 70's. That's a nice reference to today's world. This needs to stop. TED, please stop this nonsense.

[@JoseMartinez2015-c4x]

1PLAN FnaF

[@JoseMartinez2015-c4x]

DYLAN

[@TotalSinging]

"social justice" - code word for communism and social engineering. The free market determines who has more or less than others. There aren't "haves" and "have nots" - this isn't 17th century France with one segment of the populace born into wealth and the rest born into poverty. What someone offers the public and their level of interest determines their success or not. This is how some authors sell millions of books, others just thousands and some never get published at all. Its' not inequality or unfairness, its the market (the public) determining what they like and how they like it. "social justice" seeks to castrate capitalism by taking away the a free market driven economy. When you control who has what, you control the populace. That is every social justice advocates agenda - control of the populace by a select (self appointed) elites who believe everyone else is too stupid to make decisions in their own best interest. Cass Suntein's "Nudge" is a shining example of such a social justice agenda.

[@yash019]

This social justice bullshit is like a plague

[@iansrven3023]

+Yash Saini more a cult

[@guidemeChrist]

+Yash Saini Just unsubscribe with your m8s and go back to 8chan or stormfront where ever you're from, this is a place for reals not feels.

[@yash019]

Uselube U seem really butthurt. I guess u didnt uselube

[@yash019]

Uselube Edgy

[@guidemeChrist]

Yash Saini lol, check what you've typed and see if you can afford calling other people edgy

[@arthurdent6256]

Shouldn't doctors care about like, I don't know, treating people? Why must they now have a degree in political ethics and liberal arts?

[@Awrethien]

I started the video interested where she would go with this, but at the end I was left really upset. She started off well but once she brought race in it really derailed. I'm sorry but earlier age of death, infant death, and higher rates prison are all related and interconnected not separate acts. They are all signs of poverty and that is something any race is susceptible to in any country. Take a person from a trailer park and a person from a ghetto and about the only difference you see find is the color of their skin. I cant help but wonder if the fact NYC has a higher percentage of African Americans in poverty than the rest of the country, has skewed her statements.

[@mhtinla]

+Robert Rockey Good point. Her talk lacks analysis. She's just riding the Black Lives Matter bandwagon, as she's eyeing the mayor position.

[@vtech325]

She says it's because they're marginalized by society. (I.E. Poor) Not because they're black.

[@Awrethien]

vtech325 Then why did she bring up race, and the black lives matter movement, and not bring up other minorities?

[@Jenkkimie]

+Robert Rockey I would agree. All these issues are class issues, not race issues. By considering classes, you are already including all individuals within said class without neglecting any. Yes, there is a lot of poverty in the African American community in America, yes there are things everyone can do to help solve that issue. However in order for anyone to be able to fix an issue, one has to first understand it, and in order to understand it, all components must be examined. There is no ' ifs ' or ' buts ' there, there is just ' it '.

[@vtech325]

Robert Rockey She did. Were you not listening? She makes it clear that there are other marginalized groups of people.

[@THECHAOSEMPEROR]

The only thing a Doctor should care about is their patient`s health.

[@Blattie]

People are saying that Social Justice is a problem? What? Where did that come from? We need to seek social justice for the good of all !

[@ChewieMuse]

You must be new here

[@InqWiper]

+blattepop Social justice is a code word for forcible redistribution of wealth from productive citizens to unproductive citizens.

[@Blattie]

Oh right, I might go search on that term because I did not get that at all. Do you mind explaining the link to her talk so I get a clearer view ? :)

[@KamiSilver]

I firmly think healthcare should be for everyone, rich or poor. I also think TED should stop shoving their CONSTANT whining minority agenda up our rear sphincters.

[@2287rna]

and negative interest rates are a good thing to right?

[@robuelike2969]

"Whites were largely unscathed." In Africa... In Zimbabwe... Less than 5% of the population in the 80's and still declining. The flaw with social justice is that it is blind to reality and focuses more on individual ambitions, forming a tunnel vision for goals which lack any form of justice.

[@elenafleming343]

Makes sense, so what about in New York? Still 5% ? The problem blindness is not that the blind person doesn't see, it worse, that they choose what not to see. Evidence from research stacked above the roof and we still choose not to see

[@0x20pirate]

I find it incredible to see someone who's experienced so much firsthand to arrive so entirely at the wrong conclusion.

[@zxvcsaw]

+0x20 What's the correct conclusion then?

[@0x20pirate]

+Batteryman C One that has a basis in reality.

[@2287rna]

+0x20 fact

[@tsummerlee]

I'm really sick of the Marxists, TED. Can ya scrounge up some free market advocates?

[@MetricImperialist]

The free market is racist because black people can't compete with white people. Just ask the black lives matter fascists.

[@IchitheLover]

+TCBeads I'm a marxist, and I saw this as imperialist garbage.

[@BlueyMcPhluey]

+TCBeads what specifically do you want them to say that they're not saying?

[@logictruth1]

+josh mcgee also whats the point in them saying what you want them to say?

[@AttackOnGoku]

Next TED video: Why raising your son to be a feminist will improve society | Anita Sarkeesian

[@teddefi3168]

This needs to stop now.

[@ndx2k]

IT'S TIME TO STOP

[@crimsonsoccer55]

filthy frange?

[@depthoffield4744]

When will they bring Deepak Chopra?

[@baraayas]

Probably next year

[@ScootaReader]

That random cut at 4:11 to some guy in a fedora is the epitome of why this video is being bombed with downvotes.

[@Thechirimbola]

I believe every parent wants the best for their child and if they cannot provide it then it is likely that their environment has a great deal to do with it. I agree with this TED speaker she acknowledges that many health issues are outside doctors or patients hands. They are down to the systemic inequalities which make people unable to access the best possible lives. Inequalities lead to health disparities. Systemic racism within the US leads to worse health for those who are poorer and disenfranchised.

Did I hear correctly? Did she praise Zimbabwe?

[@PabSwan]

Less of this, more mosquito zapping automated laser things please

[@ry-obi-wan9904]

C'mon the SJW'S aren't even trying anymore.

[@The_Ballo]

+Riley Roden SJWs have been reading verbatim from their textbooks from the beginning. That don't try to think, only parrot.

[@vtech325]

Very nice talk. For anyone confused by the comments: The video is actually about how marginalized groups of people were disproportionately affected by the aids epidemic and what she could/should have done. And also about institutional racism in the US.(And before you ask, no, she did not demonize white people.) But because the title of the video has the words "Social Justice" in it, people got all offended.

[@vtech325]

Metric Imperialist When did she say only white people can be racist? I've listened to the whole video and she points out very distinct advantages white people tend to have. And disadvantages non-whites tend to suffer from.

[@therealmicksa]

oh good, delustional dogma has reached TED proper. Take note, dear viewer. This is how the end begins.

[@firstnamelastname4752]

This channel had just uploaded an awesome video about the future of drones, which I shared on Facebook with the comment "A return to form for TedTalks." I'm so disappointed. And ashamed that I'm actually having to consider deleting the link I shared.

[@amazingbollweevil]

Good lord! Why are you using Zimbabwe as an example in this talk? Yeah, it's very important to raise up the standards of the poor. Zimbabwe did that in the worse possible way.

[@doctordank]

This is a pretty funny video. Here are my favorites: * The reason black men in Zimbabwe don't use condoms is colonialism. * The reason black babies in the US die three times more than white babies is racism. (no mention of the parents) * The reason there are 1.5 million missing black men in the US is due to injustice. (no mention of gangs) Is this woman insane, or what?

[@The_Ballo]

+doctordank Social Justice means never having to admit facts

[@Richard-lk7cu]

1. It's unequle to medical supplies. 2. If this need to mention parents, you could bascially mention everything with parents which is ridiculous logic. 3. The daily and disproportionate violence made that; isn't this injustice?

[@liammurray2318]

ITT: University of KZbin Medicine students being assigned to watch this for homework

[@SeanLumly]

Outstanding talk! I very much enjoy the dissemination of the message of equality and its positive reception among the elite -- a population that have the ability to influence great change. As we head into a more enlightened future, it is time that we gave up primitive ideas that ultimately hold us back.

[@ChaosmanOne]

+Sean Lumly You didn't say anything...I mean, those are all words, but they don't relay anything meaningful in this particular arrangement.

[@SeanLumly]

ChaosmanOne I thought it was clear, but I can appreciate that it may be difficult to understand. To re-word for more clarity: I like that the message of equality is reaching influential people and that it is being received enthusiastically. I believe we need to adopt ideas like this moving forward.

[@ChaosmanOne]

Sean Lumly Hey! Much better! =)

[@mbolduc]

F*ck your cultural revolution, idiot

[@worldgate989]

I wish someone would have the balls, real or not, to make a TED video about 'Why SJW's are destroying our culture.' or something similar to it.

[@worldgate989]

***** They have no balls I guess.

[@epictube51]

+Bill Jenkins then it's not a real forum for discussion of intelligent views.

[@silverstorm1000]

+worldgate989 she's not even an "SJW". Does she look like someone who spends all their time on tumblr?

[@alienzenx]

+worldgate989 Big Think has actually managed to do a couple of videos like that. Maybe one day TED will catch up.

[@worldgate989]

silverstorm1000 Hmm, she does appear to have a life. Also she isnt a white teen girl who is rich and bored.

[@JustinSorensen17]

God damn it, social justice and political correctness are flinging the world into chaos. Stop with this non sense.

[@Richard-lk7cu]

Can't understand what you mean.

[@The_Ballo]

TED is either the new VICE or Onion. Not sure which

[@The_Ballo]

+The Ball Or SALON

[@lakernatic88]

This channel is becoming such a joke.

[@Mayrarulesworld]

All the comments from 3 years ago make me sick to my stomach, although a Harvard Doctor Is telling you what the research has found so many folks in the comments either don’t care to accept facts and research and reason or possibly these folks are so committed to ignorance that they dig their heals against facts and reason.

[@austinmurph9248]

I bet you didn't even look up what was going on in 1980s Zimbabwe. You just took her talk at face value because her diploma says Harvard huh?

[@neroxen_]

What is this crap.

[@andyliddiard6881]

+Deathmachine513 that looks really stupid in text but the scary thing is it's a very well put depiction of modern day. nicely done Death Machine

[@nelsonmuntz3194]

Here 8 years later and wow, this has spread like a cancer. When will it end? Sick of the 🐎💩 already.

[@mastuh00]

What happened to TED?

[@Zajcooo]

TED DOES THAT AGAIN, ABSOLUTE MADMEN

[@fmlAllthetime]

I listened in fairness, without a preconception of what her message was going to be. Sad to say she doesn't come to a logical conclusion.

[@hfatino]

Blame all problems on another people, sickening.

[@voskoff7]

is she of merchant dissent ?

[@Azureim]

Ok, at min 8 I understood why so many dislikes

[@SirTmo]

Maybe I'm just a misguided teenager, but what is actually wrong with Social Justice? A minimum of equality in things like education and health may not be the worst.

[@cjaquilino]

Because on KZbin "social justice" is a snarl word. For a lot of people when they hear it, it's a thought killing cliche. Or also what they call a semantic stop sign. It has a pejorative, negative connotation and a lot of people won't think much deeper than that.

[@Atilla_the_Fun]

+SirTMO Because there is this group called 'Social Justice Warriors' who claim to be for social justice but are actually advocating censorship and anti-liberal ideas (like the censorship I mentioned). These Social Justice Warriors (SJWs) shut down dissent and opposition to their retarded ideas. These SJWs love anything but Social Justice. Look up Social Justice Warrior on youtube, see a few videos and make up your own mind. Don't take my word for it.

[@jpz719]

+SirTMO Because people who advocate for "social justice" are neither social nor just.

[@Destro7000]

+SirTMO Because have you seen the verbal harm most of them casually inflict on people daily?

[@TheNameIsJohnDoe]

Silly me, I thought doctors and other medical professionals should care more about treating people than social justice.

[@bananaberrywis.1697]

I wished we lived in a more civilized society where all people were well educated, open_minded and didn't have to worry about being able to afford outrageously expensive health care. Oh, wait....that might be too much like social democracy and we can't have that because we would be too much like the happiest countries in the world, such as, Denmark, Sweden, etc. Heaven forbid people standing up for other people and showing courage and compassion! Can't believe all the comments.

[@bananaberrywis.1697]

+Bill Jenkins Why wouldn't it work? please, just trying to understand the right.

[@bananaberrywis.1697]

+bananaberrywis. How is trying to improve society by helping others hurting you?

[@ChrisSeltzer]

+bananaberrywis. I highly encourage you to leave and go join your dream countries.

[@bananaberrywis.1697]

+Chris Seltzer Thanks for the encouragement.

[@john_hunter_]

I agree with your idea but blaming the problem on racism is wrong. It's not about race, it's about wealth inequality. Poor people don't have access to good healthcare regardless of their skin colour.

[@thebotanicalmind]

Any criticism on biomedicine generates dislikes 👍🏿 this woman is brave #proud

[@jimdandytheboss]

+Empowering Medicine ✪ Herbalist Go home Tumblr, you're drunk.

[@thebotanicalmind]

If insults are your first line of argument, don't waste my time!

[@FieryPheanix]

Why the hate?

[@Jenkkimie]

+Pratyush Srivastava There is a lot of hate but I do believe there is also valid criticism too. I don't have a problem with social justice, where I find criticism is to base assumptions based on race instead of talking about classes of people instead which by definition would include all those who are poorly off while excluding none. I just think there are far better ways to go about it than what is suggested here.

[@cjaquilino]

Because there's a huge reactionary element on KZbin. As soon as they saw "social justice" they probably hit dislike immediately.

[@CenturianCornelious]

+Pratyush Srivastava Because the working definition of "social justice" is politicians buying your vote with my money.

[@GabrielSparkletits]

+Pratyush Srivastava She dun triggered everyone

[@jpz719]

+Christopher Because "social justice" is only pushed forward by people who directly benefit from it.

[@soliton4]

i wonder if it would have made a difference if instead of only talking to partners of infected men she would have talked to partners of infected women as well. one can wonder ....

[@finnhambly]

I think that was a great talk! Very compassionate and encouraging messages.

[@1rian25]

Guys these nut jobs have just as much a right as anyone to speak their mind. Don't start acting like them and try to get opinions silenced. Looking at that dislike bar will tell you that they aren't exactly popular opinions. Let them look ridiculous.

[@cass123456789013]

I really enjoyed your ted talk:)

[@CaptainKzer]

The fact that this woman can honestly believe the dogma she's spewing and ignore countless other factors which aren't systematic racism leaves me wondering about the intellectual honesty of TED's chosen speakers. The ratings on the video, however, encourage my belief in the sound intellectual honesty and skepticism of TED's audience.

[@NecroBanana]

I disliked this video because it present an opinion mixed with some skewed pseudofacts, yet I know that by disliking it, I am perpetuating the regressive left's victimhood.

[@spacedickcoochtocooch4144]

God this woman has power and these ideas. Our world is over, the lunies have been let out of the asylum and are running things.

[@felipecervantes7881]

the loonies are those who believe Basset like yourself. Medicine should be color and race blind. Doctors who care about social justice will treat you or not treat you based on your skin color. She is advocating for racism and discrimination. And your applauding it.

[@AmenIamHotepRA]

*Racial bigotry and hate have become the new norm!*

[@Anan-rm4jw]

why TED don't come with higher than 720P resulation?

[@Maddawg31415]

Great points indeed. However, I want to chime in on the speaker’s discussion of the medical community’s reluctance to delve deep into supporting BLM. 2015 we had Freddie Grey’s death and the ensuing protests/riots in Baltimore. Is it not unreasonable for the medical community to show skepticism or disdain at such violence that is associated with BLM? Even if the leaders of BLM condemn such violence, others do not. Others take a conflict theory approach to social justice- that the burning and looting is inevitable, sometimes even necessary to attain justice. How can we blame a medical community for being cautious before going in with deep support for a social movement with such associations? Disclaimer: she is speaking before the George Floyd murder in 2020 that super-charged the medical community’s efforts for addressing racial disparities in health.

[@ninijellypunch]

Sounds like a personal problem tbh

[@VOLKAERIN]

I can tell just by the headline this video is going to be painful lol

[@roidroid]

People are just automatically downvoting because "Social Justice" is in the title. It really shows you the state of dialouge going on in America at the moment: there is none, everyone's just screaming names and hurling bricks from the other side of a fence. _"She's a Social Justice type, our family hates them, ya'll in the wrong neighbourhood, LETS GET HER BOYS!"_ If this video was posted in the 1930s, it would be titled _"Why your doctor should care about N__gers"_. And it would get the exact same amount of hatred, for the exact same reasons as it is now. American culture will never grow up, it just changes it's insults. I mean listen to conservative radio, they use the word "Liberal" as an insult, tone of voice dripping in hatred, exactly like a 1930s conservative talking about those damned "N__ger Lovers". Now it's those damned "Feminists" and "Social Justice types". Nothing changes in conservative America, just keep attacking and insulting like your parents taught you, no dialouge.

[@silverstorm1000]

+roidroid couldn't agree more. I mean look at the woman, does she look like someone who spends all day on tumblr or even knows about the Anti-SJW vs SJW crowds? The problem is with people thinking social justice is a new concept invented by tumblr but it has existed for decades

[@silverstorm1000]

john smith but she never said that! You are projecting

[@Atilla_the_Fun]

Best solution - Stop talking about race!

[@Destro7000]

+roidroid There's plenty of dialogue about how bad 3rd Wave Feminism has got and how deeply it has failed to stand for equality between all people. That's why people who truly care about fair treatment between all genders, nationalities, sexualities and differences reject the label of Feminism entirely.

[@Okxyd]

+silverstorm1000 She began from AIDS in africa, which one of the cause is a male dominated society and white colonialism from her perspective, then we jump to BLM and black people in USA (which is a TOTAL different demography, it's like comparing malaysians and inuits) who have different epidemiology than different skin color people in US. After that we go to young black kids who have 3x more chances to die before age 3, etc... Finally she concludes after enumarating her list that the whole field must engage in social justice movement and compromise its neutrality for... what exactly ? Oh, yes, she is educated, she is not a angrily yelling fat tumblrina who spend all day on twitter/tumblr, and she probably is a good person and did things to help people around the world, nobody reasonable here will deny that. But that does not make his whole presentation less inconsistent, proofless or politicaly driven.

[@16998262]

I'm just here for a homework assignment.

[@Holobrine]

It seems as though the issue here is not whether equality is a good thing or not; rather it's whether we already have equality or not. When you see it as though equality is not here yet, social justice seems like common sense. However, when you look at it as though equality has been around for a some time now, it appears as though SJWs want minorities to be treated better than majorities. Unfortunately I cannot discern a simple solution for finding out which is the case.

[@daniellindforsbernholm3682]

I think many of you have to lower your SJW filters or else you will miss out on some pretty good points. Surely SJW's and the lot are getting worse, but so are you who always wine about them. At least let the reasonable side stay reasonable. And stop calling every new idea with the aim to make a change for a better world marxism/communism. It is very hard to come up with solution to world problems with only capitalism in your tool box. The main one (set the market free and the market will solve all problems) is already being used.

[@mgtowdemon8831]

+Daniel Lindfors Bernholm SJWs aren't interested in rational discourse. All they want is to express their emotions and feel good about themselves. They're arguing from a place of pure feelings. Sure, take away her good points, but don't you expect to get any kind of rational discourse with people who only express their feelings. You're much better off ignoring these people, and instead spending your valuable time listening to people who are far more frequently rational.

[@Fritemind]

Did Buzzfeed buy TED or something?

[@victoralmanzar1273]

George Soros just won't stop.

[@dattebenforcer]

Because you want him to discriminate against whites and men and allow female staff to go on period/menstrual leave and not cater to patients and endanger lives?

[@littlegrabbiZZ9PZA]

Can we get some Technology, Education, or even Design for a change? Pretty please?

[@arthurdent6256]

Looks at the title... well this is going to be "good."

[@shelbythompsoon]

Next discussion: Why your doctor DOESN'T care about social justice-

[@MsRojo95]

love this!!!!!!!!!!! medicine and social justice must go in hand in hand!!!

[@9876bbb]

You're joking right

[@MsRojo95]

nope

[@austinmurph9248]

@@MsRojo95 I think Zimbabwe's former socialist dictator's garbage economic policy that collapsed the economy leading to extreme poverty had something to do with aids being passed around. Not racism.

[@Disasterbator]

"Technology, Entertainment, Design"...... hmmmmmmmm

[@ArthurDubb]

That hair had "JUST" written all over it.

[@yash019]

Boy i only came to this video to see he dislike bar and youtube did not disappoint me

[@reprimand33]

Enough is enough!

[@sunshineo23]

Why a doctor thinks he/she can change social structure?

[@LuderSatan1]

Cant TED start putting people on stage who something new to say, in regards to human knowledge? What does TED talks have to do with this person´s political view?

[@elizabeths.6549]

The combating against social justice is as immature as any 4 year old. AS IT LOOKS, people are literally denying the social justice which was outlined in the first 10 seconds of the video that it was about Zimbabwe's independence. Which this itself has a lot to say: People are literally getting angry at human independence.

[@jesperburns]

They stopped screening TED talks or? What is this garbage.

[@bumpman4662]

Progressive Progress:Watch the Progress of The Death of Ted.

[@kokofan50]

Before watching this I have to ask, are we talking about real social justice or the crazy misandrist, segregationist ideology?

[@ConfuzzledTomato]

There's no real distinction anymore.

[@Nudlsuppe1337]

It's SJW bullshit. Save your time and watch something else

[@NiteSaiya]

+kokofan50 This is my concern too. Sure, poor blacks, hispanics, etc, need better medical care, and doctors would likely provide that if they could afford it, meaning this talk should be "why politicians need to care about poverty" if anything else. But if it goes full SJW you have to recall that twice as much money is spent on women's healthcare as men's despite women outliving men by several years in nearly every nation on the planet.

[@SBFloppie]

There are some compelling statistics about the disparity in health between races in this video. What it lacks is any sort of effort to determine why those disparities exist. Is it because of systemic and institutional problems in the healthcare system? If so, why are there no proposals for how to resolve these problems? Could it be that the greater problem is one of culture and poverty, rather than racism? Could it be that there is literally nothing the medical community is doing *wrong* here?

[@pukingpanda1803]

>Zimbabwe oh ye, we all know how great that went

[@luisborges1065]

SOCIAL JUSTICE MATTERS! Open your minds please!

[@luisborges1065]

Of course not, I agree! But we should not support revenge and punishment towards any minority of our society! That's social justice!

[@delberssj700]

There's a problem, and I may believe your statistics, but I don't think it's a racism problem. Is there injustice? Of course, but that's not something you're going to solve by telling people black lives matter, everyone already knows that. People need a different approach to that kind of problems, or else you create even more inequality against the people you try to protect, and discrimination to people you believe to be "privileged".

She does not explain why doctors should be politicians or why they supposedly would be suited for that role. Or why doctors would be an authority in anything except their field of expertise. It is very usual for people with big egos and knowledge in one particular area to become narcissistic and believe they have something to contribute in other areas as well.

[@MysterySchoolMS]

why would they reupload a hated video?

[@zxvcsaw]

+thekidofva To show a new perspective. Just because an idea is unpopular doesn't mean we should immediately dismiss it.

[@Frautcres]

4:37 Enough information here.

[@ForAnAngel]

Why are there always so many racists on KZbin?

[@Zano282]

Because they can hide behind a keyboard

[@ForAnAngel]

kebakent Look, there's another one.

[@mondere]

came to see the dislike bar. Was not disappointed.

[@두레나래]

I so inspired by this speech 🙌So nice

[@captpothas1939]

I'm like 90 percent sure if social justice wasn't in the title, the like bar would be inverted....

[@DeadFishFactory]

+High Pothasize Well, yeah. When you're doing an anti-smoking campaign, you don't call it why we should care about Nazism. And based on what the summary of her talk is about, I don't see how it is helping locals. Tell them what AIDs is and how to prevent it. Don't tell them that there is social inequality in the US and they're being oppressed by it. That doesn't help them with their epidemic.

[@captpothas1939]

1. Anti-smoking/Awareness campaign =/= Nazism 2. I'm pretty sure she wants to help them by giving them access to resources they need (if they can't get the vaccines or whatever, while others can [within Africa], that IS 'social inequality', which is why she uses the term) 3. I'm pretty sure people know what AIDS is, it doesn't help them if they get raped or live in very unsanitary conditions where local medical professionals must dig through trash to get and sanitize needles (which unfortunately may or may not give you AIDS)

[@yourfuturedocburenbeiya]

Thank you Dr. Bassett, this is very informative. It’s nice to know how a lot of these comments on the thread and the 3.3k who disliked this video are the uncomfortable groups you speak of. Privilege is often times invisible. These comments show.

[@GwladYrHaf]

You appear to be prejudging people.

[@yourfuturedocburenbeiya]

@@GwladYrHaf You appear to have selective understanding.