PBS NewsHour reporter Yamich Alcindor asked a racially charged question of Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, at Friday’s White House coronavirus task force briefing, accusing Adams of insulting the black and Latino communities by asking them to avoid drugs and alcohol and by using terms of endearment like, “big mama” in his remarks at the briefing. Adams also included Native Americans in his remarks. Adams and Alcindor are both black.
Adams had made a heartfelt statement to the African-American and Latino communities, stating that they are not genetically prone to the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus. Adams spoke to the economic conditions and habits that plague the black community, calling for changes and urging the young in the black and brown community to protect their elderly relatives, using colloquial terms of endearment.
Toward the end, Adams spoke about his own reliance on life-saving asthma inhalers that he has carried for forty years as an example to young people with asthma that they can succeed in life despite their affliction.
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams offers important message about minorities being at higher risk of coronavirus due to socioeconomic factors. Talks of his own asthma to reinforce his message that "communities of color" adhere to social-distancing guidelines. pic.twitter.com/p94mH2IISC
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) April 10, 2020
That was too much for Alcindor.
“Thank you Mr. Attorney, Surgeon General, I have a quick question for you. You said that African-Americans and Latinos should avoid alcohol, drugs and tobacco. You also said, ‘do it for your abuela, do it for big mama, and pop-pop. There are some people (Adams: “I said granddaddy, too”) online that are already offended by that language and the idea that you are saying behaviors might, um, be leading to these high death rates. Can you talk about whether or not people should, or, I guess do you have a response to people who might be offended by the language that you used?”
Videos:
https://twitter.com/SwordAndScale/status/1248688172885630977
This is the dumbest question I've ever heard.@Yamiche says people are "offended" by the Surgeon General saying "big momma" and "pop pop" and asks him to address those he's "offended." pic.twitter.com/yLePXzw0zd
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) April 10, 2020
As noted by the Trump campaign while Adams made his initial comments, Alcindor live tweeted her concern troll commentary, indicating that she was the one offended and telegraphing her race-baiting question.
"Some will find this language offensive," she claimed without evidence, in actuality referring only to herself.
3 minutes later…
"Many found this language highly offensive"
Literally just making stuff up and getting triggered by science. pic.twitter.com/Drs2HVjgch
— Matt Wolking (@MattWolking) April 10, 2020
“US Surgeon General Jerome Adams says black, Latino & other people of color should “avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs.” “We need you to step up,” he says. Some will find this language offensive after Adams stressed that behavior was not the issue for why more black ppl are dying.”
US Surgeon General Jerome Adams says black, Latino & other people of color should "avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs." "We need you to step up," he says.
Some will find this language offensive after Adams stressed that behavior was not the issue for why more black ppl are dying.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 10, 2020
“Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, tells black people, Latinos and other ppl of color to avoid alcohol and drugs and adds: “Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your Big Mama, do it for your pop pop.”
Context: Many found this language highly offensive.”
Jerome Adams, U.S. Surgeon General, tells black people, Latinos and other ppl of color to avoid alcohol and drugs and adds: "Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your Big Mama, do it for your pop pop."
Context: Many found this language highly offensive.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 10, 2020
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