Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

Toxic trait of the week. #toxic #fyp #shorts #youtubeshorts #microaggressions #pride

22 Jun 2022 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube Shorts video, Dr. Jameca Cooper discusses microaggressions directed at LGBTQ individuals. Speaker A briefly defines microaggressions, while Speaker B expands on how these seemingly minor comments—such as asking "Do you like RuPaul?" or "Are you a top or a bottom?"—are actually discriminatory, make LGBTQ people feel unwelcome, and constitute harassment. The speaker provides concrete examples, emphasizes the need to recognize and stop such behavior, and urges viewers to call out microaggressions in themselves and others. The message concludes with a supportive call for inclusivity during Pride Month, encouraging everyone to be proud of who they are.

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Microaggressions are microaggressions.
They are what can be seen by some as slight comments or statements made to someone in the LGBTQ community that some might say are minor, not important, but for those of you who are the victims of microaggressions, they are very major, they're discriminatory, they make you feel unwelcomed and harassed. What are some examples of microaggressions? Things like asking someone, "Do you like RuPaul?" or "Are you a top or a bottom?" Very inappropriate things to say, but you feel more comfortable asking someone in those communities because you feel like they owe you an explanation and they don't. So microaggressions are something that we need to stop doing. Be on the lookout for them. If you have done them yourself, this is the time to be aware of your behavior and stop doing it. And if you know people that are doing it, make sure you point it out to them so that they can end that type of behavior. We want everyone to feel welcome, right? It's Pride Month. Be happy, be proud of who you are.