Ho, Ho, Ho

Always a dubious greeting - 

I don't care who you are sayin' it!

Sadly, it took on new meaning in the ER this week.

If you work in peds, 

you know that most peoples generosity gene 

kicks in this time of year... 

stories of 100 Neediest cases, 

food pantries dispensing holiday 'baskets' of food, 

and donations of toys
to service agencies 

so no child is forgotten on Christmas Day... 

which is all well and good...

but come on, people, 

how 'bout exercising a little judgement 

and at least attempt 

to be 

culturally sensitive.

There were two groups

of dolls donated  to 

Child Life, 

available for distribution

in the ER.

Two options for minority girls

and two for pasty white girls.

Clearly if you have no skin pigmentation
you're either an anorexic
fashion plate

dressed for a funeral
in your little basic black dress

or you're a Laura Ingall wannabe

from Little House on the Prairie...

Also as clearly, 

all females of color are either

hootchie mamas

or prostitutes.

Are you frickin kidding me?

We're supposed to reinforce

all the worst racial stereotypes

in our overly sexualized culture
by passing these creatures out
to impressionable
little girls?

Nope; not gonna happen.

I was SO proud 

of our collective decision
to refuse to hand them out!

We'll give you the benefit of the doubt
and
 appreciate
what we can only hope was a
good intent behind the action
but
take your Ho's
somewhere else!