Hey, You're A Person of Color! by Gabrielle Palmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions Anonymously share common racial/ethnic microaggressions that you have experienced in your professional and academic life. en-us 2022-02-02 22:40:19 UTC 2022-03-13 18:21:48 UTC hello@padlet.com "You're a credit to your race." gabbypalmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026425597 2022-02-02 22:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026425597 "Wow, you're so articulate" gabbypalmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026425800 2022-02-02 22:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026425800 "Can I touch your hair?" gabbypalmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026426276 2022-02-02 22:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026426276 "Since you're Black you should know how to work with Black clients." gabbypalmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026427685 2022-02-02 22:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2026427685 "As a Black person, what are your thoughts?" gabbypalmer https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2029849624 2022-02-04 17:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2029849624 You're here because of affirmative action https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990245 2022-02-05 22:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990245 Why do you keep changing your hair on us? https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990620 2022-02-05 22:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990620 Do Black people's hair ever get wet? https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990963 2022-02-05 22:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030990963 I don't really think of you as Black because you speak so well. https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030991157 2022-02-05 22:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030991157 You’ll get position because they want Black people at that site https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030995968 2022-02-05 22:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030995968 She only received so many interviews because she’s Black https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996267 2022-02-05 22:27:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996267 I feel like my presence makes others uncomfortable https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996438 2022-02-05 22:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996438 My classmates feel superior because they’re White. https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996896 2022-02-05 22:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030996896 Can you run our diversity group? https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030997675 2022-02-05 22:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2030997675 One of my white classmates said that she did an assessment (for our cognitive assessment class) of a Black woman and pointed at me when she said "black woman" and talked about how she explained all the cultural setbacks of the exam to her and just seemed like she was virtue signaling and wanted a pat on the back for testing a poc and talking about cultural issues. https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092533539 2022-03-13 18:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092533539 "You seem like someone who won't follow through at your site" https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092535872 2022-03-13 18:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092535872 Assuming you are every negative stereotype https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092536786 Supervisor: "You're giving everyone attitude and you're always late"
Me: *uses Ms., Mr., Sir, Ma'am* *signs in within the grace period*]]> 2022-03-13 18:12:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092536786 Sometimes I forget you're not white. https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092540873 2022-03-13 18:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092540873 Can you take care of this [client], I can't understand them. https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092542542 2022-03-13 18:19:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092542542 "You're the whitest Black girl I've ever met" https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092543683 2022-03-13 18:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gabbypalmer/microaggressions/wish/2092543683