microaggression
Noun
Meaning
microaggression (countable and uncountable, plural microaggressions)
(sociology, chiefly US) Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.
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“If, say, a professor sees a student engaging in maybe a racist behavior or causing a microaggression or if somebody says that a professor does it,” Tavares said, “that there is a way to deal with that issue.”
English said the research reflects not just microaggression theory, but also what black teens have been sharing for decades about how racial discrimination affects their health.