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I suppose this is the natural consequence of making "microagressions" a thing. What a time to be alive.

by ggambetta 7y ago

asveikau 7y ago
I think microaggressions are definitely a thing, but the term is being misused here.
- LaGrange 7y ago
  I'll go further: it's very common for abusive people to intentionally misappropriate the vocabulary of people they abuse. This ranges from "telling me to clean up after myself is a microagression" to "we're going to name our fascist party socialist LOL." Someone's waving their power around, plain and simple. EDIT: also, this thread is going to be baaaaaad.
  - ridaj 7y ago
    > This ranges from "telling me to clean up after myself is a microagression" to "we're going to name our fascist party socialist LOL." FAKE NEWS!
  - asveikau 7y ago
    Perhaps, but I think sometimes we are very eager to label people as abusive or toxic as a shortcut to understanding them. So I would avoid being too casual with permanently categorizing behavior of abusers. I have also seen mental illness lead to behaviors that one could call abusive, gaslighting, etc. The wrong kind of label doesn't get those people where they need to be.
- mr_pinnen 7y ago
  I agree, but one persons microaggression is anothers milliaggression.
  - asveikau 7y ago
    So perhaps the best way is openness and receptive communication on all sides. A: maybe you didn't mean it, but when you said _____, I felt it was subtle a slight to ____ or I had a bad experience with that. B: hmm, you're right I didn't mean it. I will take that into consideration. Bad reactions include: A: I'm going to be silently angry at B and write snide things on social media. I will label them with loaded terms. B: This is outrageous! What has the world come to with this politically correct BS?! Suddenly I have to think about what I say?!
jnty 7y ago
Microaggressions are definitely a thing and one misuse of the word does not invalidate the concept. If you see a misuse of the term 'sexism' it's not okay to say "I suppose this is the natural consequence of making 'sexism' a thing." The same is true here.

I suppose this is the natural consequence of making "microagressions" a thing. What a time to be alive.

asveikau 7y ago

I think microaggressions are definitely a thing, but the term is being misused here.

LaGrange 7y ago
I'll go further: it's very common for abusive people to intentionally misappropriate the vocabulary of people they abuse. This ranges from "telling me to clean up after myself is a microagression" to "we're going to name our fascist party socialist LOL." Someone's waving their power around, plain and simple. EDIT: also, this thread is going to be baaaaaad.
- ridaj 7y ago
  > This ranges from "telling me to clean up after myself is a microagression" to "we're going to name our fascist party socialist LOL." FAKE NEWS!
- asveikau 7y ago
  Perhaps, but I think sometimes we are very eager to label people as abusive or toxic as a shortcut to understanding them. So I would avoid being too casual with permanently categorizing behavior of abusers. I have also seen mental illness lead to behaviors that one could call abusive, gaslighting, etc. The wrong kind of label doesn't get those people where they need to be.
mr_pinnen 7y ago
I agree, but one persons microaggression is anothers milliaggression.
- asveikau 7y ago
  So perhaps the best way is openness and receptive communication on all sides. A: maybe you didn't mean it, but when you said _____, I felt it was subtle a slight to ____ or I had a bad experience with that. B: hmm, you're right I didn't mean it. I will take that into consideration. Bad reactions include: A: I'm going to be silently angry at B and write snide things on social media. I will label them with loaded terms. B: This is outrageous! What has the world come to with this politically correct BS?! Suddenly I have to think about what I say?!

jnty 7y ago

Microaggressions are definitely a thing and one misuse of the word does not invalidate the concept. If you see a misuse of the term 'sexism' it's not okay to say "I suppose this is the natural consequence of making 'sexism' a thing." The same is true here.