Surgeon Gen. Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol,Tobacco and Drugs to Prevent Covid Deaths

By artappraiser on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 2:03am |

"Do It for Your Big Mama"

By Anne Branigin @ TheRoot.com, April 10 Filed to: EXCUSE ME WHAT

It didn’t take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking points—and some other questionable rhetoric—in remarks given to the press today about the disproportionate impact the novel coronavirus has had on black communities and other communities of color.

Adams’ comments were shared by PBS White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor on her Twitter account Friday afternoon. Adams told reporters more details would be “forthcoming” on the Trump administration’s plan to prevent further deaths from black and Latinx Americans [....]

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https://www.theroot.com/surgeon-general-jerome-adams-tells-black-people-to-lay-1842797456

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Yamiche Alcindor tweets:

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.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 10, 2020

I asked U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams about asking black people, Latinos & other ppl of color to avoid drinking & drugs & saying do it for "Big Mama" & "abuela."

Adams said he meant no offense, used his family's language & that all Americans should be avoiding substances.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 10, 2020

On Adams and apology @ MSNBC with video

Surgeon General apologizes for language in coronavirus warning to minority communities

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said that the language he used while discussing the increased risk of coronavirus in minority communities was "not meant to be offensive." April 10, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 2:30am

Personally-and I am not offering an opinion, just an observation--he reminds me of someone, both the good and the bad sides:

"My parents were immigrants, they came from Jamaica...I always wanted them to be proud of me. The worst days of my life were not when I got a spanking, but when I did something that disappointed my mother and my father.”

- Colin Powell, born 83 years ago today on 5 April 1937. pic.twitter.com/ggwxaVOnnq
— Wayne Chen (@wcchen) April 5, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 2:43am

Criticize people? Not allowed anymore.

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 04/11/2020 - 2:49am

Surgeon Gen. Adams Tells Black People to Lay Off Alcohol,Tobacco and Drugs to Prevent Covid Deaths

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