A “microaggression tool” published by North Carolina State University’s faculty ombuds informs the school’s employees that phrases such as “America is a land of opportunity” or “I believe the most qualified person should get the job,” are “microaggressions” and shouldn’t be used.
The tool was published last month by NC State faculty ombuds Roy Baroff. In an accompanying blog post on June 29, Baroff — who did not return a request for comment — said the topic of microaggressions “is important as we seek to build a more collegial environment and based on the concerns that faculty members bring to the NC State Faculty Ombuds Office.”
The tool defines microaggressions as “the everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target people based solely upon their marginalized group membership.”
The tool provides several examples of microaggressions.
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“America is the land of opportunity,” is another microaggression that perpetuates the “myth of meritocracy,” as is the phrase, “Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”
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I believe that the professors actually believe the above statements. I wonder what they would think if they had to earn their salaries in a free market workplace.
David DeGerolamo
I see his lunacy as a macroagreesion. If proximity were less than arm’s length a “safe space” would be advisable.
Microaggressions are referred to as “fiery darts of the wicked” in the bible. We don’t need to redefine the English language, or the truth of God’s Word.
Of course, coining a new phrase also gives them the providence to define what falls into the category and what doesn’t.
I wonder how they feel about the phrase, “kiss my ass.”
NCSU Class of 1987
My daughter went to NC State recently for one year and was forced under the threat of failing a “Sociology” class had to watch XXX Porn by a Lesbian professor.
She ain’t going back!
America, as I knew it when I was her age, is GONE!
There you go micro-agging pro-fussers. It would be unfair to expect such incompetents to actually produce.
Ship these pussified pissants to a 3rd world hell hole. After a year see if they want to come back to the land of the free and the home of the microagression?