Microaggressions occur during commonplace verbal exchanges where one person communicates - intentionally or not - hostile or derogatory attitudes toward a person in a marginalized group. This may include racialized people, LGBTQ2+ people, women, seniors, and those who have disabilities or live in poverty.
In our globalized society, overt racism, sexism and other prejudices are officially unacceptable - but bias expresses itself more subtly now - in the form of microaggressions.
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