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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think one thing a person can never really come back from is a racist micro aggression.  Especially at work.[/quote]

I am 99% with you, the only thing I'd say is did the person realize what they were saying? I think some people have no idea that something is a microaggression because they're an idiot, but being stupid and being mean are not the same thing. [/quote]

I agree. I think someone could come back from a racist micro aggression if it is brought to their attention and they immediately apologize, thank you for letting them know it's a micoraggression, and change future behavior. A lot of racism really is subconscious and programmed and if a person engages in it without realizing it, they should be given a chance to do better.

I'd be WAY more concerned about overt racism that is not a microagression and that anyone in 2026 would know was racist. I feel a lot less generous towards people like that, who have likely been told MANY times that their comments are racist but persist in them. Whereas a micro aggression can sometimes be something under the radar that a person isn't even aware of, like always calling on the white people in a meeting first, or expecting the black person on a team to know more about rap music than the white members. It's usually not something overt or conscious, but someone making a subconscious assumption without realizing it has racist implications.[/quote]

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