Microaggressions And Examples Of Racism Today

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Microaggressions are words or actions that are harsh, offensive, belittling, or negative and geared towards minorities or someone of color. These microaggressions can be intentional or unintentional in nature, although most people are unaware of the way they communicate towards minorities. Modern racism is the term for racism in this century. Basically racism has changed, so the ways in which racism was presented in the past is not exactly the same ways it is presented today. Racism today is disguised and difficult to notice. Modern racism has contributed greatly to health inequities. For an example it is known that bullying and racial discrimination occur in schools whether reported or not. In the article A Life Course Perspective on How

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