User:LilliBaldner/Microaggression

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This article represents an important topic of racism in the United States. I think it's important to provide an intersectional approach to it and possibly add to the intersectional section in the article. The article has a good overview of the subject, but lacks specific examples in some areas (intersectionality, sexuality and sexual orientation, and mental illness).

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 * 1) Microaggressions: Sexuality and sexual orientation
 * 2) Microaggressions in clinical medicine and health care (specifically towards women and black adults and children): add to race section of article
 * 3) Intersectionality

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 * 1) Derald Wing Sue found that there tends to be about certain types of micro-aggressions that can be categorized into seven groups when it comes to being about someone's sexuality or their sexual orientation. Those micro-aggressions included "over sexualization, homophobia, heterosexist language/terminology, sinfulness, assumption of abnormality, denial of individual heterosexism, as well as endorsement of heteronormative culture/behaviors. " Other experts found that there were nine common themes when it comes to Microaggressions against people in the LGBTQ+ community, a few of the themes include, "the use of heterosexist terminology, endorsement of heteronormative or gender conforming culture and behaviors, discomfort or disapproval of LGBTQ experience, denial of reality of heterosexism, assumption of sexual pathology or deviance, and environmental Microaggressions." Heterosexist terminology, and even endorsement of heteronormative culture or behaviors are common themes in both findings of common Microaggressions when it comes to sexual orientation/sexuality.
 * 2) In the medical environment, black and white children commonly receive different care by medical professionals, with the white children receiving the better end of the care by doctors, physicians, and nurses. When it comes to the emergency room, neonatal unit, or even the operating room with surgeries it frequently occurs that white children will be treated first, or black children won't be treated immediately when it is especially needed due to their condition.
 * 3) There is a more specific approach when it comes to intersectionality and it is called "thick intersectionality." (enter cite here). This approach is a more personal implementation of intersectionality, in the way that the person practicing this form of intersectionality is using empathy, and acknowledging the other person's experiences and identity.