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Ainsley: micro-aggressions are subtle and, sometimes, unconscious acts of racism, sexism, or other -isms towards someone based on what you say or an action of yours.

Shilla: micro-aggressions are when someone assumes something of you, or something about you, or anything, and it comes off very hostile to you.

Smiljana: I have been on the end of micro-aggression that someone else has committed. I'm not from here so English is my second language. And sometimes when I tell people, they're like, oh. You speak so good English. I hope so. I've been here like 13 years.

Candace: I'm a waitress right now. I had one of my regulars ask me, well what are you going to school for, again? I can't remember. I'm like, oh, I'm going to go be a teacher. He said, oh, good for you. That's a good job for a woman. I was like, that was kind of mean. But, OK, thanks a lot.

Sharon: So an example of micro-aggression is-- let's say I'm in a taxi. And the taxi driver asks me so, like, how are you doing? I'm like, yeah, great fine. And he's like, where are you from? I say, oh, I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. He's like, no. But where are you from really? You know. I'm like I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. That's where I was born, that's where I lived all my life. He says, no. Where are your parents from? And then I say, oh. They're from South Korea. And he says, you see. That's what I meant. You're Korean. That's micro-aggression.

Tina: micro-aggressions are important for people to understand because it's discrimination. You know, it hurts people's feelings.

Shilla: I think it's really important because sometimes with a lot of people, you don't really know how they might take it. You kind of have them thinking negatively once they have a hostile comment that you've made towards them.

Candace: To just not make assumptions about people. Don't assume that they are one way or the other. Don't assume that they're straight. Don't assume that they're interested in things for certain reasons. Just be open and just be kind, honestly.

Tina: I look around in my classroom, my work-- work area, and stuff like that. We have so many different people, and you just have to be aware of what you're saying and be conscious. You know, it's not just about you.

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