Well I am back from vacation and decided to look around the blogsphere to see what I missed last week, this one is my favorite! Yes, I know, the title of this article is completely absurd, but then again so is the title of the article I am basing it on - Racial discrimination tied to breast cancer risk. Apparently a study was conducted (no doubt with government funds) which came to the conclusion that women who feel they are discriminated against run a higher risk of getting breast cancer.

If these conclusions are correct, and scientifically provable as fact, it should not be long before we see the first class action lawsuit against Al Sharpton and other race baiters who convince the Black community that every traffic stop is an act of discrimination. Of course that will never happen because the conclusions are incorrect and in no way provable as scientific fact.

The article mentions past studies which indicate that chronic stress can be linked with poorer physical health. So what would cause “chronic” stress. Well the APA Help Center describes chronic stress as “unrelenting demands and pressures for seemingly interminable periods of time.” Some causes of chronic stress are:

• Poverty and financial worries
• Long-term unemployment
• Dysfunctional family relationships
• Feeling trapped in unhealthy relationships or career choices
• Living in an area besieged by war or violence

Generally speaking, the above listed causes of chronic stress can all be found in poorer communities. A Black woman living under the above conditions would be more likely to point to discrimination as the root cause of her problems, making “racial discrimination” the result of her stress not the cause of it.

The full details of the study have not been released as of yet, but I certainly hope income levels and other causes of stress were also included in the results, otherwise it would appear this entire study is completely baseless.

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