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Microaggressions

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by User500069 September 16, 2021
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microaggravation

A less than minor inconvenience, which nevertheless, sucks your soul in a bad way.
No, YouTube, I don't want to try a Premium Free Trial. This is the 10th microaggravation they've sent me today.
by Durt McGurt September 18, 2021
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microvalible

microvalible is a roblox content creator that likes to draw blocks of cheese. You mostly find them in fnaf comment sections and has a 10% chance of commenting in your video if you do so.
Watch out microvalible might appear if you post this!
by nudius April 25, 2022
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microaggressioner

Someone who's daily verbal or behavioral actions, (intentional or unintentional) communicate hostile, derogatory, and negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups.
Nick is such a microaggressioner, he makes these jokes that seem to have an underlying tone.
by Mkflow September 15, 2022
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microvalidation

antonym of microaggression

A gesture that, though small, nevertheless stands out as an acknowledgement of another's needs, discomfort, insecurity, suspicion, or general humanity

Often used in the context of interaction between members of group of traditionally differing levels of privilege, and thus falling under the rubric of "inclusion" in DEI
He did not get any food until his men had mostly finished, as a microvalidation of the greater energy demands of their chores, as well as an acknowledgement that, being senior, he had the pull to ensure food rations were regularly replenished.

Noticing that some of the girls were being cut off while trying to answer, the professor called on them by name if he had noticed they had initiated an answer earlier.

Even though he looked up the pronunciation of his students' names the night before, he asked if he had the pronunciation right at the first day's class anyway, a microvalidation that opened the door for a student to state a difference preference.

When the boy apologized for stepping on the man's heel, the man turned and nodded as a microvalidation to assure the boy there were no hard feelings.

When assigning the term project to be performed in relation to a parent's place of work, the teacher was careful to mention the mother as a possible choice, as a microvalidation or acknowledgment that the mother's role outside the home could be every bit as instructive and worthwhile to engage with, or that not every student lived with two parents.
by WhatwasIsaying February 16, 2025
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