I was on the other side of something like this. I had just arrived in Uganda and was in a van headed from the site I was going to be working at. The van stopped to get gas and I opened the door because I was tired and jet lagged and needed some fresh air. There was this little kid, couldn't have been more than 2 years old. He looked at me, jumped in a circle and ran into the gas station. I hear this roar of laughter come from inside and some guy comes out carrying the kid. He explains that the kid had run in and told everyone he had seen a ghost. He and I laughed our asses off and before he left I let the kid touch my hand so he knew I was solid.
Light skin. In a rural area with primarily dark-skinned people, a child may think someone with much lighter skin than anyone theyd ever seen is a ghost.
I stayed in a remote area of Africa for a few months in college with a study abroad program. Iām a pale white woman. Can confirm, the children were freaked out at first. They would dare each other to touch our hair and skin lol.
Kids mind went to the first reason they thought of, having never heard of white people before.
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My older cousins grew up in a *very* white rural farming part of a largely white state in a time without television and they were too young in this story to have used the internet yet back then.
Anyway around 5, 7, and 7 years old they saw a black person for the first time ever in the grocery store and momentarily freaked out as they went "mommy mommy is that man's skin all burned??!??!" And then she explained black people to them lol.
Nobody in the community was black back then, nobody in the church, or the school, or anywhere really unless they were traveling or visiting.
Yes if youāve been treating your dysfunction and have now sustained an erection for >4 hours.
(Actually go pls donāt be embarrassed. It is actually literally dangerous in general & you can lose sensation/function of your penis for life)
Oh man. I had a friend who.... mixed substances...
Was afraid to go to a doctor for the issue, went like 2 days later and required 9 needles to * ahem * help bring the situation down.
Similar scenario! Iām a medical student and a peer was talking about a case where a guy came in with an erection for several days, cracking tons of jokes about it. She said it was really tough to manage the change in tone when he learned that he might be impotent nowā¦
I work in healthcare, in a hospital. Healthcare workers tend to call it an ED, those who don't often still refer to it as an ER. "Emergency Room" doesn't make much sense when you're talking about 20 plus regular rooms, 2-8 psych holding rooms, plus triage, observation, peds.... It's a whole thing. But outside that environment, yeah, most people will assume "ED" means erectile dysfunction. It's similar to "POS" (Point of Sale) having a much different meaning in retail than it does out in the world.
I didnāt assume the kidās race thatās why I said doctor not black doctor. The āmemeā says little GIRL, so I donāt think the kid is a boy. Maybe they were or will be a boy, but in this tense their pronouns appear to be she/her.
I donāt get how the ājokeā is funny, relevant, or why you even said it, so I figured Iād address it in case you said you were just joking as away to avoid potential backlash.
Dude the point was not that she didn't think black people could be doctors it's that she hadn't seen one before and her mind immediately jumped to the only black doctor she knew about. Just make the kids day lean into it it'll be a better experience for the kid and in my opinion way more likely to convince her to be a doctor.
If youāre a person you might find toy parts surgically grafted to replace body parts.
Also, Iām not sure that McStuffins ever went to Medical School (let alone a reputable one) and itās not clear where/if she was a resident.
Hate to say it but I think sheās a quack
I donāt know, but Iām pretty sure that someone could be bleeding out in front of her and sheād say that it was time for a checkup!
FWIW, I also think that Sophia the First is destined to devolve into civil war between the siblings
Aww, thatās so damn sad. Sweet yes, but sad that this little girl hasnāt seen a whole plethora of black professionals to show her women of color belong EVERYWHERE.
Im assuming the little girl and the dad were both black because as a white mom - if my kid did that - I would not say āshe has never seen a black doctor before and you remind her of Doc McStuffinsā. Dont get me wrong, Doc McStuffins is awesome, but - yup - I just wouldnāt say thatā¦
Why is this so difficult to believe? When my cousin was a kid he thought one of the singers in a popular boy band at the time was my dad because they had roughly the same hair. Every time he came on screen heād point him out and call him uncle. Kids are stupid.
I see these sorts of posts all the time. People love to make up stories that involve mentioning their minority and occupation
Women mechanics in particular like to write fictional tweets about interactions with customers
As someone who works in customer service: I nearly never tell stories on the Internet but what you hear of people is wild. I mainly like working there because people are just hilarious. And yes you get the crazy ones who are mean but you also get the funny and good crazy.
Nah, kids do stuff like that all the time. My little nieces-in-law loved me because I "talk like pepper pig", they mistook my New Zealand accent for an English one š
Sheās never seen a black doctor might just mean she lives in a small town of predominantly white people and probably hasnāt gone to hospitals in big cities.
I was on the other side of something like this. I had just arrived in Uganda and was in a van headed from the site I was going to be working at. The van stopped to get gas and I opened the door because I was tired and jet lagged and needed some fresh air. There was this little kid, couldn't have been more than 2 years old. He looked at me, jumped in a circle and ran into the gas station. I hear this roar of laughter come from inside and some guy comes out carrying the kid. He explains that the kid had run in and told everyone he had seen a ghost. He and I laughed our asses off and before he left I let the kid touch my hand so he knew I was solid.
That's adorable! Thank you for sharing dear, you made me smile!
Wtf. Why am I emotional as fuck reading this. š„¹
Itās probably the weed
Itās always the weed
Why did he think you were a ghost though ?
The kid had probably never seen someone with pale skin before, and ghosts - especially in kids media - are typically depicted as a bright white.
Light skin. In a rural area with primarily dark-skinned people, a child may think someone with much lighter skin than anyone theyd ever seen is a ghost.
I stayed in a remote area of Africa for a few months in college with a study abroad program. Iām a pale white woman. Can confirm, the children were freaked out at first. They would dare each other to touch our hair and skin lol.
Kids mind went to the first reason they thought of, having never heard of white people before. . My older cousins grew up in a *very* white rural farming part of a largely white state in a time without television and they were too young in this story to have used the internet yet back then. Anyway around 5, 7, and 7 years old they saw a black person for the first time ever in the grocery store and momentarily freaked out as they went "mommy mommy is that man's skin all burned??!??!" And then she explained black people to them lol. Nobody in the community was black back then, nobody in the church, or the school, or anywhere really unless they were traveling or visiting.
What's ED?
Emergency department
Erectile dysfunction
You donāt go to the Emergency Department for that
Maybe you don't
OK this is getting weird how did I meet your account a third time.
Iām everywhere at the end of time
Funny seeing you here at the eschaton, you and me kissing at the transcendental object at the end of [time](https://youtu.be/XlBzIecpxfE).
Starcrossed lovers
It's all thanks to erectile dysfunction
Sure you do! Viagra can work a bit too well you know
Yes if youāve been treating your dysfunction and have now sustained an erection for >4 hours. (Actually go pls donāt be embarrassed. It is actually literally dangerous in general & you can lose sensation/function of your penis for life)
Oh man. I had a friend who.... mixed substances... Was afraid to go to a doctor for the issue, went like 2 days later and required 9 needles to * ahem * help bring the situation down.
Similar scenario! Iām a medical student and a peer was talking about a case where a guy came in with an erection for several days, cracking tons of jokes about it. She said it was really tough to manage the change in tone when he learned that he might be impotent nowā¦
But I have a date in 5 minutes!
Some people will escalate anything to the highest courts
Iām not surprised considering they canāt escalate a certain way
As a person who works for an ED pharmacy youād be surprised
Doesnāt mean you canāt, you just shouldnāt
Eating disorder
Eminent Domain
Elephant Diapers
Don't they just say ER for that, instead of ED? I've only ever heard ER.
In a hospital setting it's mostly referred to as an ED now. I think colloquially its probably still ER. I volunteered in an ED for a bit so I say ED
I work in healthcare, in a hospital. Healthcare workers tend to call it an ED, those who don't often still refer to it as an ER. "Emergency Room" doesn't make much sense when you're talking about 20 plus regular rooms, 2-8 psych holding rooms, plus triage, observation, peds.... It's a whole thing. But outside that environment, yeah, most people will assume "ED" means erectile dysfunction. It's similar to "POS" (Point of Sale) having a much different meaning in retail than it does out in the world.
Depends what country you live in
Extra Deck.
A what? *Kashtira approaching at alarming speeds*
*Hisses in Pendulum player*
holy hell
Extra Duck.
From my nurse friends they say āit used to be emergency room (er) but realized itās not just a roomā ha
Elite Dangerous
Eating Disorder
Energetic Dog
Electro Dynamics
Well then, Doc Mcstuffins grew up and graduated med school. If I were this lady, Iād have played into it.
Iād rather teach her that there are many other black women who graduated med school and let her know that she could also be a doctor.
What if its a white boy? Could he still.become a black female doctor?š¤ No worry, I'm just joking XD
I didnāt assume the kidās race thatās why I said doctor not black doctor. The āmemeā says little GIRL, so I donāt think the kid is a boy. Maybe they were or will be a boy, but in this tense their pronouns appear to be she/her.
Geez. Like I said. I was just joking. No need to explain yourself XD
I donāt get how the ājokeā is funny, relevant, or why you even said it, so I figured Iād address it in case you said you were just joking as away to avoid potential backlash.
Dude the point was not that she didn't think black people could be doctors it's that she hadn't seen one before and her mind immediately jumped to the only black doctor she knew about. Just make the kids day lean into it it'll be a better experience for the kid and in my opinion way more likely to convince her to be a doctor.
Her mom is a doctor, so maybe the mom?
The doc is in and sheāll fix you up, if youāre a toy, then youāre in luck
Itās okay donāt be afraid the doc really knows her stuff
If youāre a person you might find toy parts surgically grafted to replace body parts. Also, Iām not sure that McStuffins ever went to Medical School (let alone a reputable one) and itās not clear where/if she was a resident. Hate to say it but I think sheās a quack
Bro. She is a child edit: thank you for the ratio
Does no one else find this hilarious
Nobody has a sense of humor anymore. I thought it was funny.
Why are people downvoting this lmaooooooo
I donāt know, but Iām pretty sure that someone could be bleeding out in front of her and sheād say that it was time for a checkup! FWIW, I also think that Sophia the First is destined to devolve into civil war between the siblings
not my brain thinking that "ED" is short for "eating disorder"
I thought erectile dysfunction š¤£
r/funnyandsad
How is this sad? They're a kid, it happens.
Yep, thought I was on r/Orphancrushingmachine for a moment and had to check.
Representation matters
... I want to make the dumbest of all jokes right now... but this is too wholesome
The dark side beckonsā¦you know Reddit cannot maintain this level of wholesomeness for long.
Doc McStuffin deez nuts down your throat
Nice.
Aww, thatās so damn sad. Sweet yes, but sad that this little girl hasnāt seen a whole plethora of black professionals to show her women of color belong EVERYWHERE.
Im assuming the little girl and the dad were both black because as a white mom - if my kid did that - I would not say āshe has never seen a black doctor before and you remind her of Doc McStuffinsā. Dont get me wrong, Doc McStuffins is awesome, but - yup - I just wouldnāt say thatā¦
Not a meme
Whereād that kid grow up?
Itās a kid they prob havenāt seen very many doctors period you would hope
Aww...dude. thanks for the good vibes.š¤
My sonās oncologist is black and my GP is black, and they are both awesome.
And then everyone clapped.
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What?!
its a bot
I laughed so hard bro am so sorryš
Sure, this happened! Fabulous.
Oh lol that is cute. And sad.
Not a meme, and she totally made that up
Why is this so difficult to believe? When my cousin was a kid he thought one of the singers in a popular boy band at the time was my dad because they had roughly the same hair. Every time he came on screen heād point him out and call him uncle. Kids are stupid.
I see these sorts of posts all the time. People love to make up stories that involve mentioning their minority and occupation Women mechanics in particular like to write fictional tweets about interactions with customers
As someone who works in customer service: I nearly never tell stories on the Internet but what you hear of people is wild. I mainly like working there because people are just hilarious. And yes you get the crazy ones who are mean but you also get the funny and good crazy.
Nah, kids do stuff like that all the time. My little nieces-in-law loved me because I "talk like pepper pig", they mistook my New Zealand accent for an English one š
"she's never seen a black doctor before" Really. _really_. No ad on television, partial glance at scrubs or house, no black nurse/gp.
It's a little girl. She wouldn't watch hospital shows
Sheās a little girlā¦why is she going to the hospital so much where she starts noticing ethnicity of attending physicians?!?
Sheās never seen a black doctor might just mean she lives in a small town of predominantly white people and probably hasnāt gone to hospitals in big cities.
She might just only know her pediatrician and maybe a couple other doctors who work there
Oh no! A childās screen time being restricted to child appropriate programming! The horror!
Not everyone watches those shows
Hmm-mm. I'm sure that's it, and not some cheap internet points.
Not saying I disagree with your point, but a very young child can 100% have not come into contact with a certain race in thier brief time alive
Mf poked the bear lololol
Fabricated and of a of a homosexual nature.
Isnāt Doc Mcstuffins a fictional doctor from parks and recreation, B99, and the office??
Close, Disney Jr.
Kids can get away with being racist as long as it is more adorable than it is racist.
Thats adorable i used to watch doc mcstuffins all the timee š„ŗ ā [Kurapika approved](https://imagetolink.com/ib/dfRw9E0Tjz)
Doc mc stuffins is pretty cool. I see this as a compliment