Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in EnglishA Minnesota hospital ordered thousands of employees to watch a training video featuring a flowchart detailing when they apparently say it is OK to use the N-word.Hennepin County Medical Center, part of the largest public health network in Minneapolis, rolled out a mandatory ‘language training’ module this year, requiring all 7,000 staffers to watch a bizarre eight-minute video presentation, a whistleblower at the hospital told The New York Post.However, employees were left shocked at the video, which was filled with political commentary, Black Lives Matter imagery and focused almost entirely on the use of the N-word.’This doesn’t reduce harm,’ the whistleblower told the Post. ‘It’s causing it. People are more anxious, more divided.”We’re supposed to be helping patients, not policing thought.’ In January, the medical center introduced the ‘woke’ training video in collaboration with the facility’s ‘Health Equity Department’, which vowed to bring ‘a DEI lens to patient care’.It came after the department declared racism ‘an ongoing public health crisis that urgently demands more focused attention’.In the internal video obtained by the Post via the medical watchdog Do No Harm, several charts explained offensive slur territory to employees, including the history of the N-word and its ‘reclamation’. Hennepin County Medical Center, part of the largest public health network in Minneapolis, ordered 7,000 staffers to watch a newly introduced training video featuring a flowchart detailing who could and couldn’t say the N-word (pictured: snip from the training video) In January, the medical center introduced the ‘ woke ‘ training video in collaboration with the facility’s ‘Health Equity Department’, which vowed to bring ‘a DEI lens to patient care”The N-word, rooted in colonial America, is a violent racial slur used for centuries to dehumanize Black people, justify discrimination and inflict psychological and physical harm,’ a slide said, detailing the historical overview of the word.In another slide titled ‘Can I say the N-Word?’, a flow chart outlined who is allowed to use the term, beginning with options for how employees identify themselves: white, a person of color but not black, or black/mixed with black.Those who selected the first two options were given a clear response: ‘You cannot say the N-word’.Those who identified with the latter were told: ‘It is your choice whether you say the word or not’. ‘If you’re still wondering if you can say the N-word or not, allow me to simplify it even more with this point chart,’ a narrator told staff in the video.’If you are not black, you cannot say the word – not even if it ends with ‘a’ instead of ‘er’ – there’s no excuse,’ the narrator added.However, the video’s narration added, ‘If you are black, it is up to you, whether you choose to reclaim the word or not.’ Staffers were warned that using the slur is considered a ‘never event’ in the workplace, even if it’s said while singing along to a song or with permission. Many institutions have scaled back on DEI initiatives after President Donald Trump announced his plans to sever diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government in January, arguing they were ‘discriminatory’ The eight-minute training video came after the medical center’s ‘Health Equity Department’ declared racism ‘an ongoing public health crisis that urgently demands more focused attention’Violating the rule could lead to termination of the employee, the video detailed, but only if that employee is not Black.’This isn’t a workplace issue,’ the whistleblower told the Post. ‘Nobody’s using this language here. It felt more like a political commentary, not professional training.’ Another part of the training video highlighted several additional words and phrases that are prohibited – ‘that’s crazy’, ‘pow-wow’ or ‘guru’ – and cited their potential to be ‘historically stigmatizing’ against certain cultural groups or individuals with mental health conditions.The chart also provided alternative phrases for the newly prohibited words, suggesting replacing ‘that’s crazy’ with ‘that’s ridiculous’.’Some phrases even have explicitly racist origins, such as “peanut gallery”‘, which refer to the cheap seats in theaters often reserved for black patrons,’ the narrator explained with the chart on the screen.Dr. Kurt Miceli, medical director at Do No Harm, has since called the video ‘highly unorthodox’, adding that the use of a flowchart explaining a racial slur is ‘inappropriate and misguided’, the NY Post reported.’Racial slurs are “never events” for all, not some,’ he told the outlet.The training module ended by urging employees to reflect on whether the words they use contribute to ‘healing’. Employees were left shocked at the training module, which was filled with political commentary, Black Lives Matter imagery and focused almost entirely on the use of the N-word as well as its history and ‘reclamation’ In January, Trump’s administration sent a letter to all heads and acting heads of government agencies informing them all federal employees in DEI roles must be placed on leave by the next dayHennepin County Medical Center’s training video is the latest example of a growing trend in woke medicine.In January of 2024, Johns Hopkins Hospital sparked outrage after its DEI chief sent out a letter labeling all white people, Christians, men and English-speakers as ‘privileged’. The letter was written by Chief Diversity Officer Sherita Hill Golden, was part of the ‘monthly diversity digest’.In it, Dr. Hill explains that ‘privilege’ is the ‘diversity word of the month’.To explain who the phrase applies to, she offered a list, which read: ‘Privilege is characteristically invisible to people who have it.”White people, able-bodied people, heterosexuals, cisgender people, males Christians, middle or owning class people, middle-aged people and English-speaking people,’ all fit the bill, according to Golden.’People in dominant groups often believe they have earned the privileges they enjoy or that everyone could have access to these privileges if only they worked to earn them.’In fact, privileges are unearned and are granted to people in the dominant groups whether they want those privileges or not, and regardless of their stated intent.’ In February, Cleveland Clinic was labeled the ‘wokest hospital in America’ after a nonprofit organization claimed that ‘they prioritize care based on skin color’ In January of 2024, Johns Hopkins Hospital sparked outrage after its Chief Diversity Officer Sherita Hill Golden sent out a letter labeling all white people, Christians, men and English-speakers as ‘privileged’ (pictured: Dr. Sherita Hill Golden)Similarly, in July of 2024, staffers at West Midlands NHS Trust in the UK were required to undergo a mandatory ‘anti-racism training module’ where they were told to ‘admit they have white privilege’ as part of the process, GB News reported.If employees failed to do so, they risked being labeled as a racist.One of the ‘quiz questions’ in the training scheme asked ‘what is white privilege?’ with the correct answer being: ‘An advantage that protects white people against any form of discrimination related to the color of their skin’.In February, Cleveland Clinic was labeled the ‘wokest hospital in America’ as its history of promoting inclusive policies and climate change was put under the spotlight. Nonprofit organization Consumers’ Research launched ‘Cleveland Clinic Exposed’, which accused the medical facility of promoting DEI and the ‘environment over health’. In the advertisement for the campaign, the organization claimed: ‘They prioritize care based on skin color’.However, many institutions have scaled back on DEI initiatives after President Donald Trump announced his plans to sever diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the federal government in January, arguing they were ‘discriminatory’.In a statement to the NY Post, a Hennepin Healthcare spokesperson said: ‘Hennepin Healthcare affirms its commitment to creating a safe, inclusive environment for all, which means that all employees are expected to use appropriate language in the workplace.”We do not condone language that is divisive or rooted in racism or inequality, regardless of the speaker’s race or ethnicity,’ the representative added. ‘Such behavior is contrary to our values and will be addressed appropriately.’
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