How to Take Offense: Responding to Microaggression

Rini, Regina

doi:10.1017/apa.2018.23

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“…We need more research specifically examining how to reduce the commission of microaggressions (e.g., M. T. Williams, 2019a), how to best respond to microaggressions in the moment in a way that mitigates harm for all persons involved (e.g., Rini, 2018; Sue et al, 2019), and how clinicians can best help people of all ages who are suffering as a result of microaggressions (e.g., Saleem, Anderson, & Williams, 2019). These understudied areas should be next frontier in this important work.…”

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“…It is problematic that a typical response to a microaggression is denial from the offender, with the implied or explicit assertion that the target is mistaken (e.g., Minikel-Lacocque, 2013). Also conceptualized as “gaslighting,” this is a second microaggression and only compounds the damage from the initial assault (Rini, 2018).…”

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“…Lilienfeld offers no scientific rationale or evidence that this approach will be safe or effective, which is of paramount concern given the racial power differential between parties. It is important to understand that when considering how a target should respond to a microaggression, it is not simply about responding to a lone and isolated incident; it is also about responding to an incident that is but one piece in a much larger pattern of oppression (Rini, 2018). The literature indicates that no matter how gingerly targets approach offenders, targets are typically met with further aggression or emotive distress and thus harm is compounded (e.g., Minikel-Lacocque, 2013).…”

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Psychology Cannot Afford to Ignore the Many Harms Caused by Microaggressions

Williams

2019

Perspect Psychol Sci

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In an ongoing debate, Scott Lilienfeld (2019) continues to question the merits and meaning of microaggressions research. Key issues include how to define microaggressions, whether microaggressions cause measurable harm, whether microaggression education is helpful, and defining the most important next steps in the microaggressions research agenda. I discuss the importance of understanding microaggressions in context and as they relate to pathological stereotypes about groups, given that this is critical to identifying them. I summarize some of the many longitudinal studies linking psychological and medical problems to experiences of everyday discrimination. In addition, the literature indicates that victims of microaggressions experience further harms when trying to respond to offenders, but there is little research to support any specific interventions, including those advanced by Lilienfeld. I discuss the importance of believing and supporting those reporting experiences of microaggressions. I conclude that there is a need for more research examining (a) how to reduce the commission of microaggressions, (b) how to best respond to offenders in the moment in a way that mitigates harm for all persons involved, and (c) how clinicians can best help those who are suffering as a result of microaggressions as the next frontier in this important work.

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Psychology Cannot Afford to Ignore the Many Harms Caused by Microaggressions

Williams

2019

Perspect Psychol Sci

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“…However, microaggressions have been characterised as impacting LGBTQ people (Nadal et al, 2011) and those who identify as female or have transgender identities (Sterzing, Gartner, Woodford, & Fisher, 2017). Microaggressions have been associated with higher prevalences of stress and mental health disorders (Williams, 2020) and are considered impactful because they fit a pattern of multiple small offenses that minorities experience regularly (Rini, 2018). For students in HE, microaggressions can take the form of small comments which serve to alienate the student from the wider HE community.…”

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The cost of asking ‘say that again?’: a social capital theory view into how lecture recording supports widening participation

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Nordmann²,

Murray³

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Lecture recording, as a form of technology enhanced learning, has been purported to support equality in Higher Education. While the introduction of lecture recording is often controversial, with some lecturers having concerns as to how recordings may change teaching and learning, a commonly reported motivation for incorporating lecture recordings is supporting the needs of widening participation students. In this study, we used focus groups to explore the experiences of widening participation students in higher education as they navigated their university programmes. We held four focus groups in three Scottish universities, and discussed and developed findings alongside a stakeholder group. We then applied a social capital lens to the data to explore whether recordings can be used to overcome a lack of social capital in widening participation students. Our participants identified areas where they lacked social ‘credit’, such as a lack of peer parity among colleagues and experiences which could be described as microaggressions. Students discussed reasons why the ‘cost’ of asking questions in class was too high, and how recordings support them by allowing them to save on this perceived cost. However students also recognised the tension of a lack of trust between lecturers and students, which could be exacerbated by recordings. We found good evidence to support a social capital view of ‘trust as credit’ in interactions between students and lecturers, and provide suggestions for how lecture recording can be used to support widening participation students in this area.

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“… 37 Rini ( 2018 ) defines a “microaggression” as “a small insulting act made disproportionately harmful by its part in an oppressive pattern of similar insults.” …”

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Expanding the Romantic Circle

Thau

2020

Ethic Theory Moral Prac

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Our romantic lives are influenced, to a large extent, by our perceptions of physical attractivenessand the societal beauty standards that shape them. But what if we could free our desires from this fixation on looks? Science fiction writer Ted Chiang has explored this possibility in a fascinating short storyand scientific developments might, in the future, move it beyond the realm of fiction. In this paper, I lay out the prudential case for using "attraction-expanding technology," and then consider it from a moral point of view. Using the technology would, in one respect, be morally good: it would benefit those whom prevailing beauty standards marginalize. But attraction-expanding technology also raises a moral concernone that can be cast in non-harm-based and harm-based terms. I argue that the non-harm-based objection should be rejected, because it is incompatible with a moral principle central to queer rights. And the harm-based objection, I argue, is outweighed by the benefits of attraction-expanding technology, and undermined by the prerogative you have over your personal romantic choices. I conclude by considering whether, from the perspective of society, the development of attraction-expanding technology would be desirable.

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How to Take Offense: Responding to Microaggression

Cited by 23 publications

References 43 publications

Psychology Cannot Afford to Ignore the Many Harms Caused by Microaggressions

Psychology Cannot Afford to Ignore the Many Harms Caused by Microaggressions

The cost of asking ‘say that again?’: a social capital theory view into how lecture recording supports widening participation

Expanding the Romantic Circle

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