Medical student claims people say she’s ‘too pretty to be a doctor’
A woman says people often struggle to believe she’s a doctor because she’s “too pretty” – but has been criticised for her comments.
A medical student who claimed people often struggle to believe she’s a doctor because she’s “too pretty” has been trolled online.
Jasmin, who goes by the handle @jademoiselle_ on social media, claims her looks leave many people stunned that she’s pursuing a medical degree.
Taking to TikTok, the final year med student aired her frustration, sharing a video that read: “If I got $1 every time they tell me I don’t look like a med student.”
In the clip, which has garnered more than 176,000 views, the brunette, who’s studying to become an OB/GYN, is seen lip-synching to Chris Brown and Lil Wayne’s 2014 hit Loyal. She empathised the lyrics “Just got rich,” intimating that she’d have a small fortune after collecting single dollars from her doubters, the NY Post reports.
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Cyber cynics were quick to leave cruel comments suggesting all doctors should look “old and miserable,” and that she’s too “cute” to fill the role.
But the criticisms haven’t deterred the Persian woman, who lives and studies in Germany, from striving after her white coat and stethoscope.
“Guess I am not allowed to take care of myself,” she sarcastically penned as the caption of the post, tacking on the hashtag #stereotypes for added effect.
However, amid the wave of flak, the dazzling doctor-to-be did received an outpouring of support from other medical professionals who also are forced to endure snide remarks from haters.
“Story of my life, [people] automatically assume I’m a nurse,” one future physician commented.
Another annoyed audience member asked: “What do med students exactly look like? Like are we a different breed or something? Comments like these irritate me.”
And an equally ticked-off viewer wrote, “When will people realise the whole beauty vs brains thing is a myth. [You] can be pretty AND smart,” to which Jasmin agreed, replying, “For real.”
A doctor in the US recently opened up about a similar struggle she has as a “hot” doctor.
Medina Culver has amassed a following on social media where she documents her life as a physician, and regularly discusses how often she’ has been told she “too pretty” to go into medicine.
“We are constantly surrounded by people telling us what we can’t do. Guess what … stop listening to them,” she captioned one clip.
In another clip, she wrote that “pretty women can be more than pretty faces … we can also be badass doctors”.
This article originally appeared on The New York Post and was reproduced with permission
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