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By Bd Grndp - 05/05/2022 14:00

Today, as part of my grandad's great struggle to return to the 1960's, he tried to refuse a lifesaving blood transfusion until the nurse could confirm the blood hadn't been donated by anyone who was black, brown, chinese or asian, and so on. My dad is black and I'm half black, so I suspect he doesn't like me either. FML
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Bogrbon 27

If I were that nurse/doctor I'd inform him that 1. there's no difference in blood based on the ethnic or racial origin of the donor. 2. That information is generally not available and 3. If he wants to refuse the blood transfusion on such grounds that its his medical right, but that he won't survive that decision, and leave it at that. If he wants to let his racism cost him his own life, that's his choice. Sorry your grandfather is such a terrible person.

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RichardPencil 30

Maybe he'll get to be on the US Supreme Court. They're always in the market for some backwards-looking bigots.

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RichardPencil 30

Maybe he'll get to be on the US Supreme Court. They're always in the market for some backwards-looking bigots.

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Marcella1016 31

Lol funny how people downvote but this is true.

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poopface82 19

People’s lines on race - or other forms of bigotry - can be really weird. It’s possible he’s fine with you being biracial but doesn’t care to have a different race’s blood in him. It’s confusing, but then again, so is racism. People need to just let go of racism and find other ways to judge people, like by outward signs of the choices we make. Looking at you, people who sweeten their iced tea.

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Bogrbon 27

If I were that nurse/doctor I'd inform him that 1. there's no difference in blood based on the ethnic or racial origin of the donor. 2. That information is generally not available and 3. If he wants to refuse the blood transfusion on such grounds that its his medical right, but that he won't survive that decision, and leave it at that. If he wants to let his racism cost him his own life, that's his choice. Sorry your grandfather is such a terrible person.

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Rake 16

Too bad I can only upvote your comment once. I wouldn't have wanted my donated blood to go to someone like that even if I did fit their twisted racial profiling.

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