Microaggressions are commonplace verbal or behavioral indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults to people because of their membership in a cultural subgroup

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Microaggressions are commonplace verbal or behavioral indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults to people because of their membership in a cultural subgroup.

Assignment:

1. Watch the video Responding to Microaggressions.
2. In the video Responding to Microaggressions, one of the examples of a microaggression was, "Where are you really from?". Answer the following questions regarding this microaggression:
   1. What was the intention?
   2. What assumptions are behind that statement?
   3. What was the impact?
3. In the video Responding to Microaggressions, another example of a microaggression was, "Wow, you're so articulate". Answer the following questions regarding this microaggression:
   1. What was the intention?
   2. What assumptions are behind that statement?
   3. What was the impact?
4. In the video Responding to Microaggressions, another example of a microaggression was, "Don't make him angry, he's a Veteran!" Answer the following questions regarding this microaggression:
   1. What was the intention?
   2. What assumptions are behind that statement?
   3. What was the impact?
5. Write a paragraph on what you learned from the Responding to Microaggressions video. Be specific and give examples. Dive deep and really reflect about any past microaggressions you may have witnessed or said yourself. Keep in mind that we all have and are going to continue to make mistakes. Be genuine, be honest, apologize, and most importantly, learn from your mistakes. Recognize and accept that your worldview is only one of many ways to understand and experience the world