Why This Anti-Racist Liberal Disagrees With Microaggression Theory
Today, I'm going to talk about some comments Emma Watson recently made, in an interview she had with feminist academic Valerie Hudson, published in Teen Vogue. Anyway, there are some very concerning quotes from Ms Watson, who is often considered a role model for young women. Let's start with this one: "I love the word microaggression. I’ve been doing therapy for years and think it’s the best thing ever, and we talk about telling the microscopic truth." I personally don't know what the 'microscopic truth' is, but I certainly don't love the word microaggression. I think it's one of the most problematic words popularized in the last ten years. According to Wikipedia, "microaggression is a term used for brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioural, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group, particularly culturally mar