🎀I used to experience this at my old work place. I did stand up for myself and tell people to speak normally. I was accused of being difficult and had my hours reduced. So I left and as soon as I left, the company shut down. As other ethnic minorities left and nobody else wanted to do the overtime or work as hard as we did.🎀
Thank you for this. Complete self acceptance may be key in responding to microaggression. The recipient of microaggression must confront the principle fear: '...if I respond authentically, honestly, and in my integrity to this aggression, then I may suffer loss or death..." The mindset has to be, "... today is a great day to die..." With a smile. No tears. No doubts. No regrets. This is true self acceptance.
Maybe I'm not understanding the nuance. But all of the scenes seemed like straight up in your face racism and sexism. There didn't seem to be anything micro about it?
I think that the thing about micro aggression is that the recipient is the one who feels as though they are being hurt in some sort of way. If you look up on RUclips “micro aggressions mosquitoes” it may be able to explain it a little better.
Some were micro like the strong smelling foods but the others were too overtly obvious. For example a micro aggression would be- Wow Keisha that was *actually* a good point. Or a White person repeating what you just said and getting all the praise for it whilst no one commented when you said it. Or out of nowhere- Did you listen to Beyoncés new album? When this person has never spoken to you about music in their life but assumes you must love Beyoncé because you’re black. Or someone rolling their eyes and scoffing when you get in the lift with them but immediately smiling at the next white person to enter the lift. They’re subtle and often things you can’t immediately call out but leave you feeling uncomfortable and angry but you don’t know what to do about it. Almost all of the examples were macro aggressions.
😬How the guy said “let’s hear you SANG” and how he was trying to make his words sound like slang. That especially stuck out to me. Me personally, I’m mixed. I’m Black and white. Im a teenager so I guess my place of work is school. The use of the extremelyyy extra “girlfranddd” and “SANG” is used towards me by my own step father. While his intentions may be good to make me feel more comfortable, they end up making me feel quite the opposite. I feel odd talking to them about it because anytime I bring up something dealing with race, or micro aggression, I feel as though I’m not fully heard and understood by my mother or anyone else. Any tips and tricks to help?? I literally feel like I’ve tried everything to help cope: podcasts for growing up mixed, ignoring it in general, and even these videos… I just want to gain the confidence to be able to fully voice and get people to understand how I feel and how these things make me feel.
I am a black woman and I think if care is not taken, it will be difficult to have any kind of conversation in the future.... And the ensuing silence will also be categorised as something... I understand the need to be respectful of people and their backgrounds but I think this is taking it a little too far.
Trust me these terms are harmless. I chat with black women all the time and they mention thing about my race too. If you lived in africa you'd have no rights as a woman and live in a mudbrick house and have malaria multiple times a year like my friends have.
🎀I used to experience this at my old work place. I did stand up for myself and tell people to speak normally. I was accused of being difficult and had my hours reduced. So I left and as soon as I left, the company shut down. As other ethnic minorities left and nobody else wanted to do the overtime or work as hard as we did.🎀
This is so accurate I’m laughing on the outside, but crying on the inside
Thank you for this. Complete self acceptance may be key in responding to microaggression. The recipient of microaggression must confront the principle fear: '...if I respond authentically, honestly, and in my integrity to this aggression, then I may suffer loss or death..." The mindset has to be, "... today is a great day to die..." With a smile. No tears. No doubts. No regrets. This is true self acceptance.
this was so clear and well put together! thank you so much
So frustrating that these micro aggression have to happen in the first place and for us to find solutions to deal with them…such bs. 😑
Maybe I'm not understanding the nuance. But all of the scenes seemed like straight up in your face racism and sexism. There didn't seem to be anything micro about it?
Guess it's called micro because it's normalized
Yeah, when I want to look racist and sexist, I just ask someone to sing.
I think that the thing about micro aggression is that the recipient is the one who feels as though they are being hurt in some sort of way. If you look up on RUclips “micro aggressions mosquitoes” it may be able to explain it a little better.
Some were micro like the strong smelling foods but the others were too overtly obvious. For example a micro aggression would be- Wow Keisha that was *actually* a good point. Or a White person repeating what you just said and getting all the praise for it whilst no one commented when you said it. Or out of nowhere- Did you listen to Beyoncés new album? When this person has never spoken to you about music in their life but assumes you must love Beyoncé because you’re black. Or someone rolling their eyes and scoffing when you get in the lift with them but immediately smiling at the next white person to enter the lift. They’re subtle and often things you can’t immediately call out but leave you feeling uncomfortable and angry but you don’t know what to do about it. Almost all of the examples were macro aggressions.
😬How the guy said “let’s hear you SANG” and how he was trying to make his words sound like slang. That especially stuck out to me.
Me personally, I’m mixed. I’m Black and white. Im a teenager so I guess my place of work is school.
The use of the extremelyyy extra “girlfranddd” and “SANG” is used towards me by my own step father. While his intentions may be good to make me feel more comfortable, they end up making me feel quite the opposite. I feel odd talking to them about it because anytime I bring up something dealing with race, or micro aggression, I feel as though I’m not fully heard and understood by my mother or anyone else.
Any tips and tricks to help??
I literally feel like I’ve tried everything to help cope: podcasts for growing up mixed, ignoring it in general, and even these videos…
I just want to gain the confidence to be able to fully voice and get people to understand how I feel and how these things make me feel.
Brilliant explanation, thank you, will be sharing.
I don't know any fucking human being who would behave like this in a work canteen.
The responses shown were done well.
I'm asking what racial microaggression even happened? I've found nothing racist.
I am a black woman and I think if care is not taken, it will be difficult to have any kind of conversation in the future.... And the ensuing silence will also be categorised as something...
I understand the need to be respectful of people and their backgrounds but I think this is taking it a little too far.
Trust me these terms are harmless. I chat with black women all the time and they mention thing about my race too. If you lived in africa you'd have no rights as a woman and live in a mudbrick house and have malaria multiple times a year like my friends have.
whataboutism spotted!
@@Princess-dn7mj A white sjw acting as a voice for minorities spotted!
Oh wow 😂😳
This would never happen and it's a horrible example of anything