A Happy Three-Word Story

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Navigating Today's Discussion

• We each have different lived experiences.
• Self-Awareness (why is the big feeling coming up for me?)

Turn and Talk

• Carly's Story
• Post Cards
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The Power of Words

Intent vs Impact

Microaggressions

Dictionary Defintion

• a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority)

Examples of Microaggression

• "You're so lucky to have a service dog".
• "He has an accent, so probably EL."
• "You must be close to retirement".
• Making a "fuss" when someone has a dietary restriction.
• "Would you be offended if I wore a Santa shirt?"

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Courage Conversations

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Turn and Talk

• Regardless of your knowledge or experience about microaggressions, what was your new learning?
• When you ask someone about a microaggression, try starting the conversation with “I am really curious and want to better understand why you said what you said/did what you did,” or “I am not sure if you’re aware, but this is how I’m receiving what was said/done. Was that your intention?”

Gueits adds that you’re not going to experience a microaggression and say, “Oh, that’s a microaggression.” Instead, you’ll feel as if an aspect of yourself, an aspect of your identity, or even the intersectionality (how the effects of different kinds of discrimination combine or overlap) of your identity wasn’t valued or respected.

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