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What lies at the heart of most micro-invalidations is the norm of Whiteness and White experiences. Dismissing the justifiable anger and frustration of people of color is a dismissal of our realities…
“You speak English so well.” (You appreciate the White norm, good for you!)
…oo often silenced, ignored, or erased in other settings, leading to a certain amount of self-doubt. Am I reading too much into this? Do I have a chip on my shoulder? Maybe they didn’t mean it that way.