Other phrases recognized as microaggressions:
“America is a melting pot.”
“I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”
“Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Univ. Of California’s List Of “Microaggressions” Includes Saying The Phrase “America Is The Land Of Opportunity”
From a University of California faculty seminar on “diversity in the classroom” comes this worksheet on microagressions: Tool: Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send
Other phrases recognized as microaggressions:
“America is a melting pot.”
“I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”
“Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”
Other phrases recognized as microaggressions:
“America is a melting pot.”
“I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”
“Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”
Madness!!
ReplyDeleteThe loons are in charge of the looney bin.
What WC said.
ReplyDeleteoh I am keeping this document.
ReplyDeleteThey forgot E Pluribus Unum:Assimilate to the dominant culture.
ReplyDeleteDenying the significance of a
person of color’s racial/ethnic
experience and history.
Denying the individual as a
racial/cultural being.
I hope they rode in on a horse