STATEMENT 10 “People like you are always looking for attention.” Consideration: The statement “people like you” can cause offense in a host of ways. That statement has been used in the process of othering to offend people based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age, social class, gender and more. Othering can be seen as an unconscious and a conscious verbal attack on people. Being mindful of generalizations and making as- sumptions about people or invalidating their experiences is not a supportive mindset.
Made with FlippingBook Converter PDF to HTML5