Thursday, June 11, 2015

Univ. Of California’s List Of “Microaggressions” Includes Saying The Phrase “America Is The Land Of Opportunity”

From a University of California faculty seminar on “diversity in the classroom” comes this worksheet on microagressions: Tool: Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send




Other phrases recognized as microaggressions:

 “America is a melting pot.”

 “I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”

 “Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”



4 comments:

WC said...

Madness!!
The loons are in charge of the looney bin.

Always On Watch said...

What WC said.

Epaminondas said...

oh I am keeping this document.


Epaminondas said...

They forgot E Pluribus Unum:Assimilate to the dominant culture.
Denying the significance of a
person of color’s racial/ethnic
experience and history.
Denying the individual as a
racial/cultural being.

I hope they rode in on a horse