In all my life I think I have only heard a micro-aggression being used once or twice. I was in elementary school riding the bus home one day when I heard some boys talking loudly behind me. I heard them talking about Indians and I became curious; one of them said that Indians are so hairy and gross everywhere. I started looking at my arms and legs and felt ashamed. I felt badly and I felt like there was something wrong with me. I felt isolated because they said that it was only Indians that had this. Later, I realized that it wasn’t only Indians who had a lot of hair on their bodies and I learned that I shouldn’t let what others say get to me.

If someone were to ever tell me that something I said was a micro-aggression, I would immediately apologize to the person I was talking to and I would never use that language again. I would thank whomever let me know what I said was a micro-aggression because I think it is horrible to be denigrating to someone. In addition to refraining from using hurtful language, I would also do some research on micro-aggressions. I would search up what type of language and what things you say is considered to be a micro-aggression.