Microaggress

Heterosexuals may also deny that they themselves could ever be heterosexist, stating such claims as, "I'm not homophobic, I have a gay friend." . . . [I]t sends a message to the individual that she cannot confront this person when he or she microaggresses.

Every chapter presents an integrated "way forward" section that provides practical steps that we ourselves can take in order to better understand and control our own tendency to microaggress.

“I microaggress all the time. You microaggress all the time. Even people of colour microaggress all the time,” she said.

You are microaggressing me and it is not okay. Period. End of story.

People who are minorities because of physical characteristics such as gender, skin color or age are more often subjected to microaggressions, but most of us have been microaggressed at some point.

However, the privileged kids studying oppression for the first time who derail the class for a half hour every session may leave the more marginalized folks in the room feeling unfulfilled, if not constantly microaggressed.

A common example of microaggressing people with disabilities is to assume an individual with a physical disability needs someone else to do a task for them.