> There are these tiny microaggressions that happen when people know you're a person of colour, they wanna know your origin, [...]
I ask white males such questions, and have been asked such questions as a white male. In environments where a significant fraction of the people do not come from there, asking where you come from is a normal ice breaker and opening to get to know someone.
If I avoid such questions when someone happens to not be white, will I be accused of racism? Someone could interpret that as me not wanting to get to know non-white people.
I ask white males such questions, and have been asked such questions as a white male. In environments where a significant fraction of the people do not come from there, asking where you come from is a normal ice breaker and opening to get to know someone.
If I avoid such questions when someone happens to not be white, will I be accused of racism? Someone could interpret that as me not wanting to get to know non-white people.