I very much appreciate how the concept brought to light bad behavior, but I absolutely do not like the "weak" direction it's going. I'm very familiar with bein

I very much appreciate how the concept brought to light bad behavior, but I absolutely do not like the "weak" direction it's going. I'm very familiar with being on the receiving end of these sort of things and it's VERY odd to see people take the opposite tack of the one I've taken. I'm not at all speaking for anyone else, but for me, overwhelmingly, the best "strategy" (kind of weird to say it, it feels more like a survival mechanism) has been to understand that the "aggressor" is the problem in the equation, and I have control over how I react. So for me, even the framing of "microaggression" gives too much power. I'd prefer something like "A-hole flares" or "Jerk flags." Though generally one shouldn't speak for large groups, I will perhaps be so bold to say that black folks my age and older are very used to doing this and it's valuable, and it's something younger people should learn.