MicroAggression: Too Big a Word
As a writer of fiction, I am interested in relationships, emotions, and word meanings. So I recently attended a workshop on Microaggressions, and it has left me puzzled, annoyed, and slightly alarmed. What is microaggression? Psychology Today defines it as a subtle, often unintentional, form of prejudice that reminds the target of their marginalization. Asking a woman office worker to get the coffee, for instance, or telling a Hispanic-appearing or black person that their E
