Microaggressions: Home and Abroad
Published on Nov 27, 2015
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What are Microaggressions?
A microaggression is a brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignity, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicates a hostile, derogatory, or negative slight or insult toward people of non-dominant identities.
Offensive words or behavior that are intentional or unintentional aimed at a person of person from a non dominant identity
Offensive words or behavior that are intentional or unintentional aimed at a person of person from a non dominant identity
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In the U.S.
Example:
a. You are pretty for a black girl
b. Where are you really from?
d. You are pretty good at that for a woman
e. Purse Example.
d. Being followed in a store
a. You are pretty for a black girl
b. Where are you really from?
d. You are pretty good at that for a woman
e. Purse Example.
d. Being followed in a store
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In China
1. Are you really from America?
2. You are not really black?
3. Slang and talking about hip hop and rap music. Lounge example.
2. You are not really black?
3. Slang and talking about hip hop and rap music. Lounge example.
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Black People toothpaste
a. Black people toothpaste is surprising to most black expats.
What do you think? Is this an example of microaggression?
It did at once, but no longer.
Things that we might consider microaggression many not be after all.
What do you think? Is this an example of microaggression?
It did at once, but no longer.
Things that we might consider microaggression many not be after all.
3 P's
- Personal Experiences
- Positionality
- Projection
Microaggressions have a lot to do with our perceptions and attitude of the things we experience. They are affected by the these three
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Personal Experiences
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What I thought
I thought I will be treated unfairly.
People may not like me because I was black.
People may not like me because I was black.
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What happend
i was treated very well. I was accepted by my community. Even adopted into a martial arts family.
Why did I feel that way?
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Critical Self Reflection
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Where did these ideas come from?
Society
We believe what we hear over and over again. Ex. Chicken.
a. Guy at Church
b. Guy at Restaurant.
a. Guy at Church
b. Guy at Restaurant.
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Academia
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Experiences vary by each person's positionality.
Gender
Asian American
White Male - New position as minority (Might see things different)
Gender
Asian American
White Male - New position as minority (Might see things different)
Race/Nationality
Ideas such as "Black" is complicated.
Story regarding Xiaobei & Cameroonian friend.
Story regarding Xiaobei & Cameroonian friend.
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Projection
Our projections feeds into our reality and gives meaning to our interactions.
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"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."
We project our experiences on what happens.
The Spitting. The perspective of two different foreigners.
a. Old White Foreigner
b. Young Nigerian
The Spitting. The perspective of two different foreigners.
a. Old White Foreigner
b. Young Nigerian
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Touching
Proximity is different between the U.S. and China
Children. People randomly touching your children.
People touching your hair and skin.
Children. People randomly touching your children.
People touching your hair and skin.
Pointing Out Differences
"Laowai" "Waiguoren" "Heiren"
Child calling me black on bus.
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那个 is not N****
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People who believe that every Chinese person is out to get them, have the most negative experiences in China
Ex: Chinese friend into Hip Hop.
Understanding how Personal Experiences, Positionality, Projections shape your perspectives and attitudes in China, will give a better understanding and control over your overall reality and experience
Ex: Chinese friend into Hip Hop.
Understanding how Personal Experiences, Positionality, Projections shape your perspectives and attitudes in China, will give a better understanding and control over your overall reality and experience
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