What microaggression have you witnessed recently?
My nine year old son dances competitively. He has been competing with the same studio for the past 5 years. I was astonished when a mother asked me “How does your husband feel about all this dancing?” I took offense because her daughter has been there dancing at the same studio for the same number of years. No one would dare to ask her how her husband feels about her daughter dancing. It was a microassault on my son. The suggestion that anyone should have a problem with my son being a dancer is very offensive to me and my family. After five years of our children dancing on some of the same dance teams I would have never guessed that anyone felt that way. It is obvious that competitive dance is a sport that is more popular with girls than boys but there is no reason that boys should be made to feel isolated or discriminated against. In fact, as a parent I have never been made to feel discriminated against for having a son who dances when we travel to competition. Never has my son expressed to me that he has felt microaggressions expressed toward him. This situation was most hurtful to me that it happened at our home studio with a person we know, not out on the road with a stranger.
My nine year old son dances competitively. He has been competing with the same studio for the past 5 years. I was astonished when a mother asked me “How does your husband feel about all this dancing?” I took offense because her daughter has been there dancing at the same studio for the same number of years. No one would dare to ask her how her husband feels about her daughter dancing. It was a microassault on my son. The suggestion that anyone should have a problem with my son being a dancer is very offensive to me and my family. After five years of our children dancing on some of the same dance teams I would have never guessed that anyone felt that way. It is obvious that competitive dance is a sport that is more popular with girls than boys but there is no reason that boys should be made to feel isolated or discriminated against. In fact, as a parent I have never been made to feel discriminated against for having a son who dances when we travel to competition. Never has my son expressed to me that he has felt microaggressions expressed toward him. This situation was most hurtful to me that it happened at our home studio with a person we know, not out on the road with a stranger.