Nonverbal microaggression: Avoiding sitting next to a Black passenger on the subway As a professor at Columbia University in New York City, Sue has seen the Black community, in particular, be targeted ...

Sheffield University’s microaggression examples included students being subjected to comments such as “that raw fish stuff… Japanese culture is weird”. Other examples included asking where someone was ...

Japanese culture is weird”. Other examples included asking where someone was ‘originally from’ and touching people’s hair without their consent – often experienced by women of colour. In the workplace ...

Microaggression refers to subtle, everyday exchanges and behaviors that communicate derogatory or hostile messages. These interactions can be verbal, nonverbal, or environmental cues, typically ...