Microaggressions are everyday interactions that communicate negative assumptions toward marginalized groups. People committing microaggressions are often unaware of it. If pointed out, they say, \u201cThat wasn\u2019t my intention, you are being too sensitive.\u201d Which is yet another microaggression. People often touch my hair without asking, making me feel like merchandise on display. I cannot tell you how many times I\u2019ve been complimented for being \u201carticulate.\u201d This presumes that Black people are not capable of intellectual conversation. The weight of these daily interactions underpins real consequences: stress, frustration, self-doubt, powerlessness, and invisibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Microaggressions are everyday interactions that communicate negative assumptions toward marginalized groups. People committing microaggressions are often unaware of it. If pointed out, they say, \u201cThat wasn\u2019t my intention, you are being too sensitive.\u201d Which is yet another microaggression. People often touch my hair without asking, making me feel like merchandise on display. I cannot tell … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":89,"template":"","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works\/361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/works"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/works"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reactions.nmtours.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}