Microaggressions and Racism
Consider: Microaggressions and the impact of racism.
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Microassaults
Conscious and intentional actions or slurs.
Microinsults
Verbal and nonverbal communications that subtly convey rudeness and insensitivity and demean a person’s racial heritage or identity.
Microinvalidations
Communications that subtly exclude, negate or nullify the thoughts, feelings or experiential reality of a person of color.
ACTION
Please continue to get comfortable in your vulnerability as we reflect upon and answer the following questions:
- What are your thoughts and feelings after reviewing the materials?
- Consider keeping a daily log of what you see or experience. How often do microaggressions or implicit bias show up in your environment?
- Reflect further upon the materials. What actions can you take to be a change agent for racial and social justice? How will you speak truth when necessary?
