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In reply to the discussion: What the heck is a microaggression, anyway? [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Think about it. It's not just that cop beating the shit out of you for being black, or being raped, or being denied the right to marry.
Those are the big things. Absolutely worth paying attention to and fighting.
But microaggressions are also a thing. The little shit that black people, or women, or LGBTQIA+ people, or other minorites have to deal with every single fucking day.
The wait staff who makes you wait an hour for a meal just because they don't like your skin color.
The snotty remarks from relatives because you cut your hair too short, or grew it too long, or look too mannish, or too girlish.
The boss that talks around you and dismisses your input at the meeting at work.
The "loss prevention" officer that follows you around the store, even if you're wearing a suit and tie, because he doesn't like your color.
The tasteless jokes, the casual nasty remarks, the slur uttered by those who didn't know you were part of That Group, and thought you'd laugh with him.
The little stuff. Sure if it was just one little thing, you could let it slide.
But it's not one little thing. It's a million little things. And you're bombarded every day with the little shit that makes you feel like a piece of shit. It never ends.
That's microaggressions.