What Microaggressions are Communicating

Unintentional or not, this communication is troublesome to receiver and sender

Michelle Barnard

Behavior is another form of communication, so microaggressions are both behavior and communication. Messages, unintended and intended, are being sent, creating perceptions and passing along feelings.

People who have been on the receiving end of them have routinely explained how painful those moments have been for them emotionally and psyc…