Identifying Microagressions AdvancingJustice-LA.org 1 AASC.UCLA.edu

Definition: Microaggressions are the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership. AdvancingJustice-LA.org 2 AASC.UCLA.edu Identifying Microagressions

Analyzing Microagressions Types:  Racial  Gender  LGBT  Religious  Intersectional (a result of an individual’s multiple groups; i.e. gender + race + sexuality) (From Nadal’s “A Guide to Responding to Microaggressions”) AdvancingJustice-LA.org 3 AASC.UCLA.edu

Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Culture AdvancingJustice-LA.org 4 AASC.UCLA.edu

Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Culture AdvancingJustice-LA.org 5 AASC.UCLA.edu

AdvancingJustice-LA.org 6 AASC.UCLA.edu Race/Ethnicity/Nationality/Culture

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Language AdvancingJustice-LA.org 9 AASC.UCLA.edu

Gender/LGBT AdvancingJustice-LA.org 10 AASC.UCLA.edu

LGBT AdvancingJustice-LA.org 11 AASC.UCLA.edu

Religion AdvancingJustice-LA.org 12 AASC.UCLA.edu

Analyzing Microagressions Text:  “A Guide to Responding to Microaggressions” (Kevin Nadal) Videos:  “Microagressions in everyday life” (Derald Wing Sue)  “Microaggressions: Comments that sting” (NYTimes)  “Microaggressions: The little things people say” (YouTube) AdvancingJustice-LA.org 13 AASC.UCLA.edu

Analyzing Microagressions Discussion Questions:  Can you identify any other examples of “microagressions?”  How do microagressions affect people from minority groups in our society?  What can be done to prevent this form of discrimination in everyday life? AdvancingJustice-LA.org 14 AASC.UCLA.edu