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Not naming discrimination is also discrimination!

Here you will find situations that unfortunately happen again and again. Making discrimination visible provides a basis for discussion and action against it. The experiences are deliberately not sorted by form of discrimination. In many cases, racism, sexism and other forms of discrimination are intertwined and reinforce each other.

Information on time, place, persons or circumstances that could indicate the identity of the author has been partially obscured or changed.

Warning: The following pages contain discriminatory language. Racism, sexism, queerophobia and other misanthropic attitudes are explicitly reproduced in the quotes sent to us.

Comment:

We are in the process and internal discourse about the dilemma between making visible and reproducing strongly misanthropic statements in the context of healthcare. We do not want to conceal what happens again and again. On the other hand, many of the examples are also difficult to bear and reading them can be retraumatizing.

We have not yet found a final solution. At the moment, we are still opting to make most of the submissions visible on this page (some of them censored) and we are trying to avoid reproduction even more explicitly on Instagram.

Please take care of yourselves and make a conscious decision to read the following pages. If strong feelings arise while reading, it may help to discuss your thoughts with friends. You are also very welcome to write us an email at sayit@mhh-asta.de, even if you would like to share your thoughts on the above dilemma. We will get back to you and are also very happy to talk to you in person.

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Verbal Injury Of The Week

Golden-framed board with the inscription: An OR nurse (m) to me (female student in the OR), whether he should close my sterile gown: "Well, may I get into your laundry?" #sayit
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed plaque with the inscription: Two physicians (male) are talking about nursing staff on the ward: "The girl is very nice. But you don't want to be married to her either." #sayit
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed panel with the inscription: Patient being prepared for sterile procedure, the physician asks a female Nursing assistant for help: "Could you come here a minute?" As the nurse approaches the patient, he says, looking at her suggestively: "Hm, let's see if I don't come first."
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed board with the inscription: In the nursing internship: Relatively young patient said to me on discharge: "When I'm 80, I'll be happy to come back again to be pampered by such young, pretty things."
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed board with the inscription: Surgeon: "Have you ever been involved in a gall bladder operation?" - Me (student): "No, but I'm very excited!" - Anesthesia nurse: "So still a virgin. Then let's hope the physician is particularly gentle."
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed board with the inscription: During internship, you had to listen to sayings like: "Oh, you're just a woman, so you don't know how to do it!" or "Typical woman, can't even tackle things properly..."
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed plaque with the inscription: "Which country did YOU come to us from?" - to students with a migration background during the nursing internship
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room
Gold-framed plaque with the inscription: I, a medical student, am trying out a patient's fibromyalgia pressure points, which are on her buttocks. When I announce this directly beforehand, she says: "I like having my ass grabbed by such a tasty man!"
Copyright: StudiKunst. Exhibition of the submitted comments in the MHH living room