Friday, December 8, 2017

Campus Reform - University of Massachusetts-Amherst Librarian Isabel Espinal: Fight microaggressions with microaffections--hug colored people, tell them you love them! - [Maybe they'll teach you the Knockout Game! --tma]




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A University of Massachusetts-Amherst librarian recently urged colleagues at an academic conference to practice "microaffections" when interacting with students or colleagues of color.

In addition to hugging them and saying "I love you," the "Microaffections Rubric" suggests complimenting someone's "unique fashion sense," helping them get promoted, or publicly praising something they did. ...