Microaggression And Victimhood Culture

I have read and fully understand the article Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: the Implications for Clinical Practice. However, I must admit the article does not sit well with me and I have learned I have been a microaggressor since my early days; specifically, I have offered microinsults many times over without even realizing it. Through the years, I have thought of myself as one who consciously believes in equal rights for “all”; not just the American people, but people of all races across the entire globe. Granted, I have never

This essay will discuss the ways in which gender influences patterns and processes of victimisation, identifying key victimological perspectives and typologies. It will consider key authors in the discipline and offer definitions of terms used. The essay will identify three issues which may impact on gendered victimisation before acknowledging the argument that radical victimology offers a more balanced approach to gendered victimisation than positivist or critical viewpoints.

Microaggression is a form of negative communication in which the speaker is targeting a certain group of people. This could be the female gender, people of a different race, or lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBTs). The speakers behave, talk, or act in manners belittling others. For example, when men whistle or laugh as a woman passes by, they are insinuating that the body of that woman is used to give them entertainment. Similarly, an indigenous American who tells a customer not to ‘Jew’ intends to communicate that the customer should not behave stingily as Jews do. Although this form of behavior is seen as a pure form of an act of hatred, psychologists believe that there is a connection between personality and microaggressions. It is a mental condition reflecting how the perpetrators view the world in four ways; dominance/inferiority,

Do you ever believe that you have been a victim to a microaggression and there was nothing ever done about it? A victim of institutional racism that made you feel doleful and surly? Institutional racism happens a lot, but not as much as microaggressions, but a lot of people wonder why they get this type of vibe from white supremacist. These are the same people in the same country, with the same daily schedule but somehow they judge people based on their skin color. Some reason you aren’t allowed to lead this country if you are any other skin than white. There's a lot of racism in America, and a lot of people really wonder will the microaggressions, microinsults, the institutional racism will ever stop. People look at our president Donald J. Trump with his campaign of “Make America Great Again” does he mean the bad times for the African Americans? The bad times, for the Asian Americans? Do white people in general categorize all cultures/ ethnicities other than white as minorities? There are two articles that come together, to grow on this idea, to answer the questions above and to explain in full detail. Both of these articles, compare on what and how plenty of “minorities” feel in America. The speech essay “Analyzing Some Thoughts On Mercy” and the argumentative essay “6 Reasons We Need to Dismantle the Model Minority Myth of Those ‘Hard-Working ‘ Asians” by Ross Gay and Rachel Kuo deal with the problem with racism shown by white supremacy. Through these texts the

Microaggressions have been further generalized under a category of racism identified as aversive racism, where discriminating parties tend to find security by associating with those similar to them, thus marginalizing other parties. While working with his colleagues, Sue further categorized microaggressions into three different divisions: microassaults, microinsult, and microinvalidation. This further categorization has let those guilty of using microaggressions how they have the negative effect that they do.

Microaggressions are committed constantly, among numerous people without them realizing it. I must say I am completely guilty of also playing part in this act. These acts are done constantly and no one understands the affects it has on people. Miller and Garran (2008) states, “Racial microaggressions are similar to aversive racism. They are “subtle, stunning, often automatic,” verbal and nonverbal putdowns and social assaults that wound people of color unbeknownst to the perpetrator” (p.97). This is what produces pain and anger inside countless of people. Many individuals need professional help in order to surpass the neglect they have been summited to.

You may not know any bigots, you think “I don’t hate black people, so I’m not racist”, but you benefit from racism. There are certain privileges and opportunities you have that you do not even realize because you have not been deprived in certain ways. Racism, institutional and otherwise, does not always manifest itself in a way that makes it readily identifiable to onlookers, victims, or perpetrators; it is not always the outward aggression typically associated with being a hate crime. Racial microaggressions are a type of perceived racism. They are more subtle and ambiguous than the more hostile or overt expressions of racism, such as racial discrimination (CITE). Microaggressions are everyday verbal, visual, or environmental

Victimization is an interesting concept. Being a victim is entirely subjective depending on who is asked and depending on their individual situation. So, I too have my own subjective definition; a victim is someone who was put in a situation that either took something physically or emotionally away from them. For example: a victim of a robbery, a car jacking, or rape is truly a victim in my eyes. Members of Black Lives Matter enjoy pretending to be victims by using the narrative that black people are dying at the hands of white racist police officers. When facts come into account, we realize that black on black deaths account for the large majority of black murders, whites die at the hands of police officers more often than blacks, and black officers are more likely to kill a black suspect than a white officer. So, are black people victims of police brutality or are Black Lives Matter ignorant of facts? I am no stranger to being a victim, I despise people who play the victim and blame others for their shortcomings because I too

The article titled “Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life” really resonated with my experiences. During my field orientation, my field supervisor provided the interns with a handout on microaggressions. This handout was identical to table 2 on page 282. As we read the article, she asked if we were familiar with microaggressions. She also asked, how many of us had ever been waiting to be seated in a restaurant and was seated after another person that came later? Only the black people in the room raised their hands. She let us know that we must be aware of our personal biases, transference, and countertransference. Fortunately, this article further addressed Microaggressions and the different forms of Micro-aggressions like microinvalidation,

As a member of the LGBT+ community and a person of color, I have experienced many microagressions over the years. Many days I have people giving me strange looks as they try to identify what sex I am, stare as I enter a bathroom, tell me I am not "fully black", or mention that I don't act black. There have been two experiences that come to mind when I think of the word "microagression". When I was fifteen, I went to enter Walgreens before school to buy some snacks for a field trip I was going on. We were heading to an obstacle course near the end of fall, so I was dressed in a plain sweatsuit. As I walk through the store to find the items, I find a store associate following me and staring at me as I stop to view the products. I knew that the

Victim-blaming is an issue that has been happening a lot recently. It has probably been happening since at least the beginning of recorded history but has only recently been noticed as an issue. This happens when the victim of a of abuse is held partly or entirely responsible for the actions committed against them. Victim-blaming usually happens in hate crimes, discrimination, rape and bullying. The reason why people victim-blame is to justify abuse or social injustice. It is not only the perpetrator the crime who blames the victim. Perpetrators, bystanders, society and even the victims themselves enforce it. People who blame the victim does it for different reasons. Usually for self-defense and/or to find logical reasons for abuse or social injustice.

The first time I experienced microaggression on the job. When I moved the North Carolina, it was for a job working as a Phlebotomy Supervisor. Initially, in the beginning I felt a little resistance and did not gain the acceptance from all of the staff. But, I contributed it to being the new employee and that some of the staff members had applied for my position. The incidents of microaggression first began when my staff would pass over me for their questions to nearby staff members. Then, on one occasion I overheard a staff member inquire where I had received my training and if Human Resources checked references. While with much effort, I was able overlook much of the side talk and whispers, it was rather challenging.

There were examinations made by theorists that suggest some people are, in fact, victim prone and argue that, similar to the concept of ‘born criminals’, there are ‘born victims’ (Moriarty, 2003). Born victims are individuals who seem to be self-destructive and studies have proclaimed that they are responsible, to some degree, for their own victimization. There is a continuous ‘reciprocal action’ between predators and victims (Moriarty, 2003). There are two main ways precipitative behavior can come about, this being both actively and passively. In active precipitation, explained by Wolfgang, it states that the victim is behaving in a threatening, violent, almost intolerable, manner with the offender, which can have the victim involve themselves

Microaggressions are described as a brief exchange that unintentionally and unconsciously sends a derogatory message to an individual who is part of a specific group (Moule,2012). The groups that it refers to are a person’s race/ethnicity, a person’s gender, and their sexual orientation. Examples of microaggressions include, but are not limited to invalidation, indignities, insults, and put downs (Moule,2012). Microaggressions may appear to be harmless and are intended to come across as compliments, however they have hidden insults (). They can have significant effects on a person’s emotional state, cognitive state and devastating irreparable psychological consequences to the victims. Microaggression can be verbal or nonverbal and delivered through unconscious behaviors or gestures (). They occur because they are outside the awareness of the conscious level of the perpetrator (). In other words, the perpetrator is completely unaware of the insult, which is stemming from their unconscious biases and it’s not their true intention to insult the individual or group. So, who are the typical perpetrators of microaggressions you might be asking? Are they criminals? Racists? Bigots? No, in fact they are ordinary everyday people, no different than you and I, whom consider themselves to have a strong set of morals and values and do not consider themselves to be prejudice in any way. The video “Microaggressions in Everyday Life” stated that

It’s been said that one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch and often, that applies to the business environment (Morin). Typically I do not start off a paper with a quote but I do believe that bad employees can really sidetrack a business from being successful. Toxic individuals are very impactful to the overall moral of the company dynamic. By allowing this to take place it can change a once thriving business into a negative spiral.