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RE: There are No Such Things as “Micro-Aggressions”
In the racial micro aggression above , "where are you from, no, where are you really from. Where are you really, really from" is so funny and at the same time can piss me off. In truth,
many are guilty of this. Sometimes, they take it as a compliment. The one I always experience is each time i introduce my daughter to my friends. All i hear is, 'you look so young to have a big girl like this'. I tell you, sometimes it embarrasses me. But from your post, i should not view them as aggressors. I want to believe its their level of understanding..... @adoore-eu
I get asked that all the time as well and I simply explain to people that I'm Korean-American, son of immigrants. It's not that hard and it shouldn't be done defensively.
Also, that's a quote that my wife would love to hear once we have children.... ;)
This is why context and intent are everything. If we genuinely believe that the people saying and asking these things are doing it with the intention of angering or embarrassing us, then we live in a very sad world where cultures will never mix.