Microagression
A student at McGill University recently had to apologize publicly for the “microaggression” of “emailing a doctored video of President Obama kicking open a door” as part of a joke about midterms. Campus newspapers have begun denouncing the evils of such small, apparent slights. --McWorter, J. "Microagression is the New Racism on Campus", web article. Time. March 21, 2014
Defined: Lingust said: ..."here’s a new word on the street that the old-style social racism is still with us, 24/7. That word is: microaggression." He continues by sharing academia's take on it: quiet, often unintended slights — racist or sexist — that make a person feel underestimated on the basis of their color or gender.
My Take: Unapologetic NBA Franchise Owner Donald Sterling, an alleged serial microagressor, has been slapped with $2.5 million fine and was banned from the league after one of his racist tirades was leaked to TMZ by his biracial girlfriend.
Sources:
http://time.com/32618/microaggression-is-the-new-racism-on-campus/
A student at McGill University recently had to apologize publicly for the “microaggression” of “emailing a doctored video of President Obama kicking open a door” as part of a joke about midterms. Campus newspapers have begun denouncing the evils of such small, apparent slights. --McWorter, J. "Microagression is the New Racism on Campus", web article. Time. March 21, 2014
Defined: Lingust said: ..."here’s a new word on the street that the old-style social racism is still with us, 24/7. That word is: microaggression." He continues by sharing academia's take on it: quiet, often unintended slights — racist or sexist — that make a person feel underestimated on the basis of their color or gender.
My Take: Unapologetic NBA Franchise Owner Donald Sterling, an alleged serial microagressor, has been slapped with $2.5 million fine and was banned from the league after one of his racist tirades was leaked to TMZ by his biracial girlfriend.
Sources:
http://time.com/32618/microaggression-is-the-new-racism-on-campus/
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