Clare Xanthos

@ClareXanthos
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Researcher and Writer. Interests: racial equity, social justice, cultural identity.

Born in the UK. I have lived in a number of countries: UK, US, Nigeria, and Barbados.

Old School Music Enthusiast.

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1/3 "Lone minority individuals lack the psychological safety of a larger ethnic group, leaving them vulnerable to isolation and marginalization."

https://medium.com/an-injustice/how-britain-creates-mental-illness-racism-misdiagnosis-and-a-system-that-wont-change-d92476b8441f

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #systemicracism #equity #culturalcompetency #marginalized #BlackMastodon

How Britain Creates Mental Illness: Racism, Misdiagnosis and a System that Won’t Change

Note: These problems are not unique to the UK. Across Western nations, Black populations face similar issues. Society’s tendency to blame the victim has always made me indignant, especially the…

An Injustice!
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"Racism affects mental health through #microaggressions (everyday acts of subtle aggression); #harassment (e.g., slurs, physical attacks); & #systemicdiscrimination (e.g., in employment, healthcare, education). These relentless stressors can wear down even the strongest individuals."

[Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay]

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"Psychiatrists often over diagnose schizophrenia while under diagnosing conditions such as depression in Black patients. Even today, reliance on Western diagnostic tools leads psychiatrists to mislabel protective behaviours such as 'healthy cultural paranoia,' as severe mental illness."
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"Racism affects mental health through #microaggressions (everyday acts of subtle aggression); #harassment (e.g., slurs, physical attacks); & #systemicdiscrimination (e.g., in employment, healthcare, education). These relentless stressors can wear down even the strongest individuals."

[Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay]

Clare Xanthos6d ago

1/3 "Lone minority individuals lack the psychological safety of a larger ethnic group, leaving them vulnerable to isolation and marginalization."

https://medium.com/an-injustice/how-britain-creates-mental-illness-racism-misdiagnosis-and-a-system-that-wont-change-d92476b8441f

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #systemicracism #equity #culturalcompetency #marginalized #BlackMastodon

How Britain Creates Mental Illness: Racism, Misdiagnosis and a System that Won’t Change

Note: These problems are not unique to the UK. Across Western nations, Black populations face similar issues. Society’s tendency to blame the victim has always made me indignant, especially the…

An Injustice!
Clare XanthosMay 21

How Britain Creates Mental Illness: Racism, Misdiagnosis and a System that Won’t Change.

#socialdeterminants #sdoh #mentalhealth #racialequity #mentalhealthequity #healthequity #culturalhumility #racism

https://medium.com/an-injustice/how-britain-creates-mental-illness-racism-misdiagnosis-and-a-system-that-wont-change-d92476b8441f

How Britain Creates Mental Illness: Racism, Misdiagnosis and a System that Won’t Change

Note: These problems are not unique to the UK. Across Western nations, Black populations face similar issues. Society’s tendency to blame the victim has always made me indignant, especially the…

An Injustice!
Clare XanthosApr 4

"In 2021, Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., now serving as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, seemingly endorsed the idea of 'race as #biology ' when he stated:

'We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that’s given to whites because their immune system is better than ours.'

This statement demonstrates a long history of racial mythology that continues to influence #medicine today."

https://medium.com/@clarexanthos/race-based-medicine-rooted-in-slavery-yet-still-endorsed-in-2025-fadc9876d07e

#healthequity #racism #hhs #rfkjr

Race-Based Medicine: Rooted in Slavery, Yet Still Endorsed in 2025

One hundred and sixty years after the abolition of slavery, it is unfortunate that myths about biological differences between races persist in medicine and science. Indeed, this ideology can be…

Medium
Clare XanthosMar 3

Urge King Charles to Withdraw State Visit Invitation to Donald Trump

https://chng.it/bPkcBRxrPS

#KingCharles #StateVisit #donaldtrump

Urge King Charles to Withdraw State Visit Invitation to Donald Trump

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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Clare XanthosDec 20
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"Commentators have called out the song’s condescending lyrics, the insinuation that Africa is a single country, the depiction of Africa as a place of despair, and the use of demeaning imagery."

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/12/8/2290847/-Band-Aid-Charity-Controversy-Brings-Back-Bullying-Memories

#DoTheyKnowItsChristmas
#Ethiopia #Africa #colonialtropes
#BobGeldof #EdSheeran

Band Aid Charity Controversy Brings Back Bullying Memories

“My school years during the ‘Band Aid era’ were tainted by ostracization and condescension. Similarly, the Global North continues to exploit Africa while patronizing it with initiatives such as Band Aid.” December 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of a...

Daily Kos
Clare XanthosDec 19
Clare XanthosDec 19

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"Band Aid’s 2024 remix of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” along with its previous versions (1984, 2004, 2014) is currently under heavy criticism in the UK."

https://clarexanthos.medium.com/band-aid-charity-controversy-brings-back-bullying-memories-b043d13fc9da

#BandAid #HumanitarianAid
#InternationalAid #colonialism
#neocolonialism

Band Aid Charity Controversy Brings Back Bullying Memories

My school years during the ‘Band Aid era’ were tainted by ostracization and condescension. Similarly, the Global North continues to exploit Africa while patronizing it with initiatives such as Band Aid.

Medium