Racial microaggressions, first noted in the 1970s, can take their toll on black people's well-being. Expert Helen Neville, PhD, talks about their impact:
about disturbing incidents at his hospital. Samuel Kebede, MD, entered a patient’s room and was asked if he had come to empty the trash. When he walked into an operating room, two residents told him it had already been cleaned. At a hospital security entrance, a white classmate ahead of him breezed through while he was stopped. One patient even told him that he was setting a great example because other black people are lazy.
Being called the N-word, having people say, “We don’t want you here because you’re black,” – these are overt things. These experiences are not ambiguous. We know very clearly that they come from a position of anti-blackness and racism.” [University of Illinois associate professor] Jioni Lewis’s research shows us that there are gendered racial microaggressions against black women as well. They could deal with assumptions of beauty standards. Hair is a big issue. Black women’s natural hairstyles are often thought of as unprofessional. Additionally, some non-black people feel it’s OK to touch and comment on black girls’ and women’s hair. One: It’s invasion of one’s personal space.
The response also has to do with the nature of the relationship between you and the person who is the perpetrator of the microaggression. Is it your supervisor? Is it a stranger? All of those things play a factor in terms of what your options might be. The other way is to directly address the microaggression in the moment. You could say, ’You know, I don’t find that funny,’ or ‘I’m not quite sure that you’re aware of this — I’m assuming that you don’t -- but what you just said is offensive and let me tell you why.’ But realize that when you use that as a teachable moment, that’s also a lot of additional emotional labor on your part.
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