Microassaults: Racist jokes that may not have been intended to be offensive but were told because the person thought they were so funny—followed by the comment, “I was just joking.” Following an individual through a store for fear they might steal something.
Microinsults: Insensitive comments that subtly or not so subtly disrespect a person’s racial heritage or identity or gender and that are intentionally or unintentionally demeaning or discriminatory. For example, saying to a black person who has just been appointed to a prestigious position, “Your people must be very proud of you.”
Microinvalidations: A person who is not black or a person of color tells someone who is, “Racism really doesn’t exist anymore in today’s society—at least not where I live (or work).” That blatantly ignores systemic racism and belittles the person’s level of intelligence.
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