Polls: Society & Politics

Rights and laws to protect unattractive women from getting overlooked in job interviews, and to protect against them getting longer prison sentences than what they would otherwise face if they were more attractive.

Also, a law to ban men's insensitive tendency to flirt with an attractive woman standing right next to an unattractive woman. I mean honestly, why do men think that that is okay? Fine, you think the other one is attractive, but have the decency to wait until there aren't any other women around for god sakes.

This morning, I was watching the news, and they did an interview with a Psychologist from a local university, who spoke about microaggression.

I was struck by how interpretive, cultural, and generation-specific her comments seemed to be. This is what university students (especially female, as they tend to be the majority of those enrolled in psychology and the humanities) are being taught today. (She looked young, I would have guessed she was a student, but her title was Psychologist, so she's evidently graduated and is now teaching at the university. That means she is either Gen Z or Millennial.) This must be in their curriculum.

So, here's the question for you - do you consider someone being asked these questions microaggressions, or are they examples of over-sensitivity and victim mentality?

Examples:

"Your English is good."

"Where are you from?"

She claims this "Leads To:

• Increase in negative emotions
• Feelings of being different, not included
• Feeling not valued
• Increases in blood pressure
• Increases in cortisol
• Higher rates of inflammation
• Poorer sleep
• Faster cellular aging"

At the end, I was happy to hear the news anchor say to her, "But sometimes these questions might not be microaggressions, right? Sometimes they might just be genuine questions, out of curiosity. Maybe it's a good idea to ask a follow-up question, to find out." And to that, she agreed.

I was doing laundry in my apartment complex with my toddler. A lady I’ve never seen before then says “oh is she in daycare yet” in my mind I’m like huh bitch who are you? Then I ask her why she asked and she says “oh I have a nephew that age” the bitch is a weirdo in my eyes. Ironically she’s Asian like the neighbors who lives under me (I do not like them and I think my 2 year old being a normal baby bothers them) and by the way their son is 2 years old. I feel as if she knows them and was asking for them.

It’s not rewarding and I’m depressed and miserable now. I was happier with my peaceful and adventurous previous life. I don’t get where people come up with this shit?

My toddler has adhd. As his mom I would know before doctors and strangers. He doesn’t nap and will stay up from 7am- 8pm or later. I also give him melatonin at night. As a single mom it’s a lot and with his out of control and extreme behavior I feel drained, overwhelmed and defeated. During the afternoon he can use a nap to continue to grow and I can get sometime alone and peace and quiet.