This article is a shambles for reasons already pointed out by others here, but this astounded me: “These concerns were magnified because I had faced frequent mi

This article is a shambles for reasons already pointed out by others here, but this astounded me: “These concerns were magnified because I had faced frequent microaggressions even before the outbreak, such as being asked if I was related to someone because we shared a common name.” How is this a racist microaggression? People commonly wonder about kinship between people of the same regionally uncommon surname even when those people and the inquirer are of the same race. Reference sources take pains to say "X and Y (no relation)” for this very reason. Sure, it can be a bit absurd if someone in the West asks, say, a Patel if he is related to some other Patel, unaware that this is one of the world’s most common surnames. But instead of calling this a microaggression, why not appreciate the opportunity it provides to raise awareness of Gujarat and the huge Gujarati diaspora?