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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That's why they're called microaggressions. They're unintentional actions or words that are not meant to be hurtful, but just giving it a little extra thought, it's easy to see how they can be.

Meanwhile, actual aggressions are purposeful and obviously meant to cause harm.