Dismantling the Binary, one Microaggression at a Time
summary
Defines specific microaggressions: treating people like resources (constant on-demand education, invasive questions about names or genitals), making binary assumptions (forms and bathrooms exclude users), and tone policing and redirection that minimizes anger. Gives a payroll-software anecdote and a concrete fix — add a third gender option to forms — and practical guidance: prefer asking pronouns, stop personal or grammatical objections, and use self-care choices like stepping back from corrective labor.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:47TREATING PEOPLE LIKE RESOURCES
- 4:34MAKING ASSUMPTIONS
- 8:02TONE POLICING AND REDIRECTION
- 11:48Intersectionality Inequalities are connected
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