We were in the staff bus, on the way home when a car crossed
the road; not wanting the tires to touch a pool of water. An old staff, a woman, in the bus hissed and
said, ‘we are talking of cars, look at the rickety car she’s using to cause
obstruction, the type of Anthony’s car’.
Anthony was a staff and was in the bus.
The microaggression happened in a neutral context; there was no form of
discussion prior to the microaggression.
I felt that the target was being marginalized as the perpetrator’s
statement suggested that the target was so inferior that he uses only bad
things.
My observation experiences this week affect my perception of
the effects of discrimination, prejudice, and/or stereotypes on people as I now
have a more understanding of the feeling of humiliation it usually leaves in
its trail. I now see and feel how
detrimental and damaging it is to be at the receiving end of
microaggression. In other words, there
is need to be mindful of my utterances; if I imagine myself as the receiver of
my utterance I would be more careful with what comes out of my mouth.
We all need to pay more attention to the way we
address other people and our actions too.
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