In this episode we explore microaggressions:
* What makes it irksome?
* It is a race thing? Or is there something deeper?
* How have we been perpetrators of microaggressions?
* And as always, what can we learn or do differently moving forward?
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Chapters:
* 0:00 - Intro
* 0:51 - Tiff - Microaggression Intro
* 7:00 - Brandon and microaggresions
* 11:16 - Microaggression didn't always bother Tiff
* 15:38 - Negative experiences imprinting more deeply
* 21:40 - Maybe microaggression are just a difference of perception
* 25:50 - What's exactly "wrong" with microaggresions?
* 28:57 - Is microaggresion about the behavior itself? Or who it's coming from? Or how it's delivered?
* 34:24 - What's happening underneath the pettiness?
* 36:19 - When have we done the microaggressing to others?
* 40:45 - What if microaggresions are just a clash of different baselines of 'normal'?
* 43:51 - Where's the line between genuine curiosity versus an "othering" or cynical intent?
* 48:07 - The high level conclusion about why asking, "Where are you from?" can be off-putting
* 1:01:01 - How to gauge when you're about to put someone in a box
* 1:11:10 - How did we start talking about Brandon's dating life? Retracing and summarizing our steps
* 1:14:56 - Tiff's takeaway
* 1:16:08 - Brandon was a perpetrator OMG
* 1:23:45 - Reflections and learning
* 1:25:28 - Closing Thoughts
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