why we should be ok with racism
Remember the video we watched in class of that guy talking about microaggressions. The guy stated that microaggressions are something that people of color experience constantly and throughout their entire lifetime. While I'm not denying that they exist, I feel like he is overstating their severity. And sure, they can be harmful, but he is also overstating that in my opinion. To me, if someone were to say "where are you from" or "you speak good English", I would think the problem is them and not me. I wouldn't take offense to the extent that the professor believes it to be a "major event". But I can't speak for everyone. Maybe times have changed since the video was posted, but for the most part I feel like people are generally careful not to offend others. From my own experience, it isn't like a "climate that is full of microaggressions", and as big of a deal as he makes it out to be. Also he defines microaggressions as varying fr...