Practicing Awareness of Microaggressions

            One microaggression that stood out to me this week was from the scenario about the woman who had a male friend that was gay.  She assumed that he would be good at helping her decorate.  I guess her thoughts about gay men are that they are fabulous at decorating. 

Another microagression that comes to mind is one that happened to myself.  This is something pretty personal that I don’t like to bring up.  I guess some would think my nose is a little larger than it should be.  One night I was at dinner with my friends and a stranger said something about me being Jewish.  I am by no means Jewish at all.  I am Catholic.  His stereotype of Jewish people was that they have big noses.  I found this very offensive and hurtful.  This experience made me realize that stereotypes are not always correct and it is hurtful to assume things about others.