SO HOW DO YOU RESPOND IF YOU HEAR A MICRO-AGGRESSION?
Micro aggressions are everyday slights, indignities, put downs and insults which members of marginalised groups experience in their day to day interactions. They can range from something as overt as expecting a female team member to take notes in a meeting or get coffees, to subtly discriminatory comments that are cloaked as compliments: ‘You're so good with computers for someone your age.' Micro aggressions BY A THOUSAND CUTS. death
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LET IT GO
RESPOND IMMEDIATELY
RESPOND LAT ER
( in a private settting )
To decide first consider how important the issue and the relationship is to you – if either is important, then don’t let it go.
EXPRESS YOURSELF AS A HEARTIST Bring strength and compassion to the conversation.
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MICRO-AGGRESSIONS can lead to impacts which are anything but minor. They can affect mental health and trigger trauma.
ASK FOR CLARIFICATION A great start is to gently "ask" for clarification: "could you say more about what you mean by that" and then take a moment or two to help the person notice the impact of their often thoughtless, micro-aggression.
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