Conversations with Humanity

Microaggression


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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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Conversations with HumanityBy Brandon and Tiff