The concept of ‘Microaggressions,’ which can occur on the basis of race/ethnicity
Week Three Prompt
This week we examined the concept of ‘Microaggressions,’ which can occur on the basis of race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, nationality, and so on. At first blush, microaggressions might be seen as instances of one individual saying something to another that is offensive, to a greater or lesser extent.
So, in that sense, what separates microaggressions from the behavior typically not deemed acceptable or times in which someone says something we’d consider to be in bad taste? In your response explore a time in which you have witnessed, heard from someone close, or experienced firsthand a microaggression. What might make a microaggressions seem something more than just individual infraction
Rothenberg, P. S., & Munshi, S. (2016). Race, class, and gender in the United
States: an integrated study. New York: Worth.
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