microagression

Question 1

chester pierce

Answer 1

Microaggression is a term used for verbal and non-verbal assaults directed towards any group that leads to acts of subordination

Question 2

microassaults

Answer 2

blatant statements or actions in which discriminatory intent is clear. Example, “a news manager suggests that his staff’s appearance is “too Black”

Question 3

microinsult

Answer 3

Actions (verbal, nonverbal, or environmental) that convey insensitivity or directly demean a person’s racial identity or heritage. Example: mistaking a person of colour for a service worker, especially when the reason for this is based on racial prejudice

Question 4

microinvalidation

Answer 4

actions that exclude, negate, or nullify the psychological thoughts, feelings, or experiences of people of colour (e.g., endorsing colour blindness and the myth of meritocracy). A Black employee is told he’s overreacting to comments made by a peer that the employee thinks may be racially motivated.