Essay On Microaggression

What is Microaggression? Break down the word microaggression to micro and aggression. Micro means extremely small and aggression means to be pushy, so with that being understood, it must mean being pushed around in a small manor. In these couple of cases it does not. Microaggression can be a gigantic ordeal. Some types of microaggression include; race, religion, and stereotypes. First, a massive microaggression in my opinion is race. Sometimes I believe people take race out of proportion and make a bigger deal out it. Since I can remember, my grandma would tell me stories of racial disputes she remembers from when she was a little girl. Blacks and whites separated down to everyday normality’s such as which bathroom they could use, or where they could sit down at on public transportation, even down to having separate water fountains. I believe this affected people more so in a bigger
There are numerous types of religions and has been for several years. Men, women, and even children have been and still do get bullied for their religions. This is a growing microaggression that continues to be swept under the rug. Being a student at a university such as UNA, I’ve been able to encounter the different religious views for my peers on a day-to-day basis. I can’t, however, say that it only happens on college campuses. I recall one day me and my husband were out enjoying a bite to eat, when we found ourselves becoming ridiculed for our religion. Before we took a bite of our food, we bowed our heads and prayed over our food. When we finished praying, I noticed that the people around us had begun to give us these unpleasant looks. I’ve also noticed how in public, women with a Muslim religion that dress as their religion sees fit, get gawked at and teased for practicing their religion out of the comfort of privacy. I don’t believe that I will ever understand just why people feel the need to degrade others for of their