What to Know About Microagressions
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Ronda Cooper
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What to Know About Microagressions
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Have you given "The Look?"
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What to know about microaggressions
A microaggression is a comment or action that negatively targets a group of people. A microaggression can be intentional or accidental. It is a form of discrimination.
Often times, people that use microaggressions may no harm towards the person. They may not even realize they are making a microaggression.
It is usually clear when someone is being discriminated against. However, a microaggression may be harder to identify.
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Microaggressions may be based on:
socioeconomic status
disability
gender and/or gender expression
race
religion
ethnicity
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Types of Microagressions
Verbal: comment or question that is hurtful to a certain group of people
Behavioral: someone behaves in a way that is hurtful or discriminatory
Environmental: subtle discrimination occurs within society
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Examples of Microaggressions
Scheduling tests/projects on cultural/religious holidays
Having students engage in required reading where the protagonists are always white
Setting low expectations for students from particular groups
Assigning tasks based on gender roles
Assuming all students have access to use of technology
Expecting students of a particular group to "represent" their race
Assuming the gender of any student
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Common Microagressions
Why the comment is offensive..
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'You are so articulate' or "You don't sound black.'
The remark may seems like a compliment, but it is offensive to Black people. When a non-Person of Color makes the statement, it implies that they did not hear intelligence from a Black person.
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'All lives matter.'
All lives do matter, but in this context it's Black lives that seem to matter less when they're not being treated with respect.
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'I'm not racist. I have a " " friend.'
This statement equates racism with prejudice. Prejudice is an attitude based on stereotypes. Racism entails the policies and practices that uphold ideas of one group being superior to another.
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Multiple Choice
True or false:
Is the following a microaggression:
"Where are you from?"
True
False
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Implicit Bias & Message
Implicit bias: The statement implies that Asian Americans and Latino Americans are foreign-born.
Message: You are not American. You are foreign born.
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Multiple Choice
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Asking an Asian person to help with a math or science problem.
True
False
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Implicit Bias & Message
Implicit Bias: All Asians are intelligent and good in math and science.
Message: People of color and Whites are generally not as intelligent as Asians in math and science.
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Multiple Choice
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
"You are being too sensitive."
True
False
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Implicit Bias & Message
Dismissive reactions that occur when bringing up that a microaggression has taken place.
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Multiple Choice
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Person of color mistaken for a service worker.
True
False
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Implicit Bias & Message
People of color are servants. They could not possibly occupy high-status positions. Non-people of color are more valued customers.
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Multiple Choice
True or false
Is the following a microaggression:
Imitating accents and dialects
True
False
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Implicit Bias & Message
Without trying, it is offensive to imitate the language of another race/ethnicity.
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How to avoid microaggressions
Listen to the person on the receiving end of the microaggression
Be empathic to their feelings
Take responsibility for any underlying bias
Take steps to become educated
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