A bit interesting in the fact that I agree that going to a Doctor (and their high prices) is a real problem. I tend to think that these barbers have just as much information as the Doctors ever would and could provide better solutions.
Actually, today, the Internet provides just as much information as any Doctor does and so much cheaper. Maybe it is time to call Doctors online and forget about all but catastrophic problems - ie., Hospitals.
I know, wrong by almost all here or anywhere else, but I am anti-Doctor and anti-Hospital unless things are just too bad to ignore...
Doctors and Hospitals seem to either increase the problem or cause additional problems (my experience). Despise them all...(yes, I’m sure that will draw some ire)...
It's clearly the 1st step in a leftist ploy meant to justify step 2 (which is guaranteed to follow) another REDISTRIBUTE of the wealth (tax payer's money) to the black barbers & beauticians - and justify it as health service.
Keep your eyes open for the grants and community programs to fund such a "vital part of health care service in the black community." To do any less would clearly be "racist."
The article assumes that the trusted relationship of the black man with the barber will remain intact when the barber becomes just one more public service announcement.
Not counting the true criminal element, there are a lot of black men who don’t want a nanny state, either. They rightly resent plantation-style paternalism. More than we think are potential allies.
This is the most condescending story I think I’ve ever read. The fact that they can print this with no criticism amazes me. Imagine if this story were about us; that we are too stupid to get medical care when needed but our barbers have enough influence on our lives to convince us to. I don’t even entirely trust my barber to cut what’s left of my hair, much less for medical advise.
ObamaCare for the masses.....all the way forward to the 16th century...medical advice from your barber!!!
So then what? A new government program to give blood pressure devices to Black barbers? Every Black barber is required to give a talk about the evils of fast food?
After the first law suit, barbers will be required to go to forced training on how to use the blood pressure gauges?
What if a White barber cuts a Black’s hair? Still do the blood pressure?
What if a Black barber cuts a White’s hair? Still do the blood pressure?
If this is done only for Black barbers, it is discriminatory and unconstitutional.
How does the barber reward the customer for going to a doctor? Free eyebrow trim?