@moonbus saidYes, this is one of the difficulties of dealing with something that IS so commonplace. The micro-aggressions can sneak in anywhere, and even the people saying them can be caught unaware. It's up to all of us to do better. But then you run into that guy who doesn't give a damn about "doing better", and thinks it is all hyper-sensitivity run amok. That guy will never get it.
Hear, hear.
Racism also often expresses itself in micro-aggressions and thoughtless comments.
Here's an example my daughter told me about. Her school teacher was explaining about Australia in geography class. He said that the first people who lived there were the Aborigines, but that mostly "normal people" populate Australia now.
Now, I don't suppose that her school ...[text shortened]... ss is ubiquitous, and you can't spend your whole day micro-listening for these types of occurrences.
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@wolfe63 saidI've never encountered a more biased individual with her perpetual tactic of 'look over there, not over here.'
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One some levels, the tolerance here is commendable.
But do this site's members ever find an occasionally grateful Duchess64?
No, we consistently find ourselves under hateful assault from a non-paying free-loader, who fears no consequences.