I mean the term microaggression is supposed to imply that it's a minor, most likely unintentional offense. But it became a very easy thing to make fun of and parody because the "micro" part, which was intended to soften the blow and express, "Hey, I know this is a small thing, but..." instead came across as "How dare you offend me in even the slightest way!" Its one of those terms that's well meaning and alright in theory, but breaks down when it's thrown into the chaos of social interactions, especially online because everyone's always looking to take things out of context and get mad.
Where Micro aggressions ever a thing. All I have ever scene them talked about is in things mocking them.
I mean the term microaggression is supposed to imply that it's a minor, most likely unintentional offense. But it became a very easy thing to make fun of and parody because the "micro" part, which was intended to soften the blow and express, "Hey, I know this is a small thing, but..." instead came across as "How dare you offend me in even the slightest way!" Its one of those terms that's well meaning and alright in theory, but breaks down when it's thrown into the chaos of social interactions, especially online because everyone's always looking to take things out of context and get mad.
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I recall seeing a video on not doing microaggressions, I think it was for company training.
The examples given was like:
Woman steps into elevator.
Black man comes around corner, approaches elevator
Woman shrinks back into corner, staring directly at the guy.
Black man enters elevator.
Woman covers up her jewelry, then runs out of elevator
Did anyone in this scene commit any microaggressions?
Are you going to tell us the answer or just leave us hanging