We thought New York City was one of those progressive blue cities, but apparently it’s a hotbed of racism; at least it’s progressive enough to admit that it’s racist. The New York City Board of Health passed a resolution Monday that directed the Health Department to do what it can to ensure a “racially just recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The New York City Board of Health declared racism a public health crisis on Monday, passing a resolution that directed the Health Department to take steps to ensure a “racially just recovery” from the coronavirus pandemic. https://t.co/WsdmOViquF
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 19, 2021
We’ve heard before that the coronavirus is racist in that blacks have a higher mortality rate, but Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, the department’s commissioner, explains that many diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans are not biological but the result of “disinvestment, discrimination, and disinformation”:
“Why do some nonwhite populations develop severe disease and die from Covid-19 at higher rates than whites?” he said. “Underlying health conditions undoubtedly play a role. But why are there higher rates of hypertension, diabetes and obesity in communities of color? The answer does not lie in biology. Structural and environmental factors such as disinvestment, discrimination, and disinformation underlie a greater burden of these diseases in communities of color.”
He added, “The Covid-19 pandemic must render unacceptable that which has been condoned for generations.”
Obesity? We’d learned from CBS News last summer that “fat stigma” has racial origins and “is rooted in anti-Blackness.”
Racially just recovery? They don’t even allow the majority of black New Yorkers to eat at restaurants and go to gyms.
— Neo-Herodotus (@NeoHerodotus) October 19, 2021
Literally half of Black New Yorkers are not allowed to visit a museum or eat in a restaurant due to the Board of Health's actions. This is self parody. https://t.co/7spZ2TCP76
— RayPrisament (@RayPrisament) October 19, 2021
See? Everything is racist.
— A.N. Taggon Nysta (@ANTaggonNyst) October 19, 2021
Lmao I’m so glad I don’t live in that hellhole
— Ethan Westgate (@SchoolCustodian) October 19, 2021
SCIENCE!! 😂
— BKactual (@BravoKiloActual) October 20, 2021
Boards and commissions are the new thing everywhere.
— Puppy Love (@PuppyLo13622926) October 19, 2021
The more an agency or institution lards its mission with politics, the more likely it is to fail at the mission it was created to pursue.
— Mister Loyal (@MisterLoyalEsq) October 19, 2021
A politician declared it, so it must be real.
— President Fighting Left Loonies (@FightLeft) October 19, 2021
— Shannon-10 (@Shannon_10Ten) October 19, 2021
Any bets that this resolution will do absolutely nothing to help African Americans in real life?
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‘Sleep is racist’: Teen Vogue explains how two women are addressing systemic racism in sleep https://t.co/J4POpnqliq
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 16, 2020
