Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations
Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
I don't see how these claims are supported by the research in question?
The main reason is that the article is paywalled (disappointed to see the authors chose to publish in a non-open access journal in 2024) but judging purely by the abstract it seems like this is just a study showing an association between being a black woman in Georgia and signs of stress-induced health issues? Also, they didn't seem to have a control group?
The negative effects of chronic stress are well-known but in the linked article this is spun into a weird narrative about microaggressions with seemingly no evidence for it? I am surprised to see the first author of the scientific article deviate so much from the published findings in her journalistic article.
12I can't imagine the stress being black in America must put you under. I'm so sorry.
9Now imagine being black and being a Jew at the same time.
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