Microaggressions are not a ‘harmless’ form of racism – they have a huge impact - Challenging Racism

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Racism comes in many forms, but there are two key categories – overt and covert.

Overt racism is the obvious, undeniable stuff. The ‘n-word’, the ‘p-word’, the aggressive, openly hostile stuff.

Covert is sneakier, harder to pinpoint, harder to call out. This is the category micr...