AMPLIFY: Can you Tell Whether These Things are Micro-Aggressions?
by Lena Aisha
Our AMPLIFY series explores ways in which our communities can actively work to combat racism and injustice. A few weeks ago we focused on micro-aggressions (small, sometimes imperceptible everyday things that are said or done to black people and other people of colour that are rooted in racism, discrimination and prejudice). Today, we’re re-testing your knowledge.
Touching a black person's hair without their permission
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Wrong!
Asking to touch a black person’s hair
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Wrong!
Telling a black person that their English is good/they speak very well
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Wrong!
Asking a black person where they were born
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Wrong!
Thinking you can't be racist because you have black friends
Correct!
Wrong!
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