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Most people don't intend to be racist, sexist or homophobic, or even consider themselves capable of discrimination or bias
Yet, researchers say, people often engage with the world around them unaware of the subtle and sometimes unconscious beliefs they hold about difference, including skin color, gender or sexuality
That is when they are prone to committing what's known as a microaggression, or behavior that communicates a derogatory or hostile message to the recipient
Anyone can make these mistakes, but the concept of microaggression is based on an understanding of institutional oppression — who has historically wielded power, and who hasn't. That's why the research on microaggressions focuses on the experiences of marginalized people of color, women and queer individuals, and not on those of white men Read more...
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