A microaggression that I experienced this week was while I was in my classroom. I was running late Thursday morning due to my son being sick, and when I walked in, my TA said "O you must've been eating grits and didn't have time to finish them. Omg that's so racist of me", she then proceeded with a chuckle.
I did not find this remark funny, and I was quickly aggravated by her remark to me. She assumed because I am black that I eat grits. I responded and told her yes it is racist, because I have never eaten grits a day in my life. I was stereotyped by my race, and she made a comment that I am sure she did not mean in a negative way; but I took it negative. This shows that we have to watch what we say to others, because unknowingly we can offend someone.
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