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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, talk about an overreaction. That’s not a micro aggression but I guess people want to be offended about something. I think you just need to slow way down. Every time you send out an email double check the name.[/quote]

+1. If someone told me that sending an email to the wrong person was a micro-aggression, I’d quietly take note that they were insane and limit future contact. [/quote]

+2. Two members on my team are both gay, with several other shared characteristics of being men, middle aged, same role, some geolocation. If I mixed up their names or emails does that make me a biased homophobe?

Please, enlighten me. [/quote]

It sounds like you're just trying to be edgy here. I hope you don't discount the well-documented concept that people struggle with cross-race identification. Look up the cross-race effect.[/quote]

If it’s normal to struggle with cross race identification, why is it considered a microaggression?[/quote]

It's [b]common[/b], which exactly is how a microaggression is defined:

[quote]Microaggression is a term used for [b]commonplace[/b] verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups.[/quote][/quote]

That definition basically encompasses anything anyone does. How stupid. [/quote]

You should look up examples of micro aggressions.  Common one is “you speak English well” to a naturalized citizen. [/quote]

Naturalized non-Native speaker here.  How exactly is that an aggression?  I do speak English well.  Am I supposed to be offended by this?[/quote]

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