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What role could you play in interupting microagressions for others?

The term microaggression appears to me to be an inaccurate catchall for actions that are too subtle to be
called racism, but cause some sort of percieved slight. Because of a flexible definition that means different
things to every individual it seems like a shitty word with no real use.  One of the examples given is telling
a minority that 'they speak well.' That's not a microaggression. That's racism. Simply becuase it's not as
obvious as an ethnic slur shouldn't detract from the point that it still falls within that catagory.  On the
other hand, asking someone 'where are you from' shouldn't be percieved as an aggressive act, unless it devolves
into a state that defeats the original question. At the point you're asking about someone's family, the question
is no longer 'where are you from,' but 'where are you ancestors from.'
	What role could you play in interupting microagressions for others?

	The term microaggression appears to me to be an inaccurate catchall for actions that are too subtle to be
	called racism, but cause some sort of percieved slight. Because of a flexible definition that means different
	things to every individual it seems like a shitty word with no real use. One of the examples given is telling
	a minority that 'they speak well.' That's not a microaggression. That's racism. Simply becuase it's not as
	obvious as an ethnic slur shouldn't detract from the point that it still falls within that catagory. On the
	other hand, asking someone 'where are you from' shouldn't be percieved as an aggressive act, unless it devolves
	into a state that defeats the original question. At the point you're asking about someone's family, the question
	is no longer 'where are you from,' but 'where are you ancestors from.'