That consultant said this word...

[Ozwizard]

I went to the hospital to see my results from my consultant. Result of this is that I will have to have surgery that has a six to eight week recovery time. As he was explaining my condition he said that it is very common in " Negroid ladies"!!
The nurse in the room looked at me and shifted uncomfortably in her seat! And I took a second to register if he really did say that. Then I did a nervous laugh and said to him " you must not use that word" he said "what, that is what you are" " what is wrong with Negroid"? I said " stop, use another word". He said " oh I didn't know that Negroid would offend you"
Aibu that he should not have said that word?

I'm asking a genuine question: if a black dr called a white woman caucasian, would she get uppity/ offended/ annoyed

Not unless the black doctor had used an offensive descriptor and we were living in a parallel universe where there were centuries and centuries of aggression and marginalisation for white people

The general nonscientific use of these words is often considered offensive

Exactly.
It was used by a dr. Scientifically.

As someone else said, women's bodies are genetically different and especially regarding pelvic and gynae issues. I was told that black women rarely get certain conditions (ie weak pelvic floors) due to their different genetic make up- they have more collagen evidently. Using a scientific term could be relevant.

are now rarely used scientifically.

So why are there hundreds of current-day references to medical articles ih Google Scholar? The term may rarely be used scientifically by English speakers now, but this is clearly not the case for foreigners, and this doctor is a foreigner!

Why is it that some black people are so quick to take offence and have massive chips on their shoulders?

Goading much?

Ilove. I call BINGO

'Why is it that some black people are so quick to take offence and have massive chips on their shoulders?'

Gee, it's such a tough one isn't it. I can't think why that might be.

Professional offended ilovesooty, if you think that using buzzword bingo is a good distraction technique, that's up to you.
It doesn't alter the fact that people use language in different fashions
Is twunt on your imaginary bingo card?.

Yes I can understand the difference but those Wikipedia articles confirm that there is potential for offence.

PS love the "perhaps" there

Can I ask please, what does BAME stand for, and is it a good safe alternative?

It's like the 50's up here, our cultural diversity only really extends as far as Eastern Europeans, and I don't want to offend anyone.

I simply went to get my results. I have never heard that word before to describe the common factor of my condition. I have been to many doctors and they have never used this word in explaining my medical condition.
She's a bit niggardly in her willingness to understand the medical professional that is trying to help her. Disgusting!!

rarely used does not mean 'never'. It means 'it IS used on rare occasions'. There is a difference.

In a dictionary 'rarely' is the opposite to 'often'. It's not a judgemental term for 'not acceptable'.

Janehair
The word niggardly also means illiberal, do your research before implying that i'm racist.

JaneHair, I completely agree with you, that niggardly comment was obviously meant as a racist slur, as are many of the comments from PollyPerky.

You- to insinuate that the dr was being racist is just being totally dim.

PollyPerky
I think that she's just after a reaction.

It would appear that all those ignorant foreigners out there (including black African doctors) who fail to conform to our clearly superior English ways of expressing ourselves need to pull their socks up .

Why is it that some black people are so quick to take offence and have massive chips on their shoulders?

Nasty comment to make