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by knorker 1688 days ago
"oooh, nice hair, can I touch it?" is also counted as "microaggression". Just the words.

A misunderstood social signal (e.g. a raised eyebrow) can be called a micro-aggression.

I don't think you actually know what "microaggression" means. You should educate yourself on its definition.

The main source of microaggressions are in fact words, and words that while rooted in ignorance (and people, like you, should educate themselves), are not in fact in any shape or form "aggressive" or even have any form of negativity associated with them.

Take the "you're the whitest black person I know", from the "I, Too, Am Harvard". Well, that's sure a stupid thing to say. But is it "aggression"? Obviously not.

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Ah, condescension from an anonymous goof who's sure his knowledge is superior. Sorry, but I don't have enough time or energy to talk you out of your willful ignorance. This is one you'll have to figure out for yourself.