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How Micro-aggressions are Like Mosquito Bites

I came across this video on micro-aggressions and thought it illustrated the subject well. Micro-aggressions are the seemingly “small” annoyances that affect marginalized groups. They may be based on race and/or ethnicity, gender, religion, orientation, and so on. 

It’s the casual reinforcing of stereotypes, the othering, invasive questions, the assumptions. Despite not always being boldly painted as racist or bigoted etc, commonplace everyday racism is still racism, and it leaves its mark.

Writing With Color has resources on everything from defining micro-aggressions and how to incorporate them in your writing for the reality they are.

WWC Content on Micro-aggressions:

• Incorporating Micro-Aggressions in Writing

• Calling out Micro-aggressions in Casual Conversation
• Asian American Women and Stereotyping/Microaggressions
• Common Micro-aggressions: African Americans and/or Black People
• Micro Aggressions Tag (as a Whole)

~Mod Colette