# Is this really a microagression? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 30, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-microagression/1006485 "2024-08-30T20:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 150
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-microagression/1006485/150 "2024-10-02T16:44:12Z")
> [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > huh? No it doesn’t. Having EVERYONE have a turn taking notes on an equitable rotating basis destroys the stereotype. It says we are all equal here and no one is better or worse off than anyone else. You are not treating anyone differently based on sex. Except in practice it almost never is done equitably. Even if yes the rotating system works, people still make comments that are microaggressions. For example, when the male Denver sheriff was replaced it was by a female. Equitable right? [Except the man was introduced by talking about how qualified he was and the woman was introduced by talking about she had a great smile.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/denver-mayoral-election/982201) What would be said by men workers if a man refused to take notes vs if a woman refused to? We saw it in a thread I started and here - men are clueless that they are creating microaggressions. > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > This would be a perfect way to engender bad feelings and low morale among the workforce. Single someone out for special treatment because they are a woman. And we see your argument in racism I’m colorblind so I treat everyone equally. That’s good enough. NO IT ISN’T! The correct approach is to acknowledge that Jane’s experiences are different than the men and so no, she shouldn’t take notes because over her career she has long since taken her equitable share of notes. What should be done is the manager explicitly states, “Jane you might have a different take on this given your experiences. I want you to focus on the discussion and not notes” Your argument is that equality is sufficient or fair. It is not - **equity** is. [![](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png) ](https://interactioninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IISC_EqualityEquity.png) > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > I hope you are not a manager. Why, because I’m willing to challenge traditional stereotype or ignore they exist? Or is it because I celebrate diversity instead of expecting everyone to conform to MY white male standard? > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > You don’t think all the men are going to start talking about how you (the manager) are treating Jane better than them? I’m not afraid to talk to my workers about equity vs equality > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > Hey maybe you’re sleeping with her right? Aaaaaaaand there we go. My management style reflects poorly on Jane as the assumption is she is a whore sleeping her way to the top. > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > What you are proposing is going to further perpetuate the stereotypes about women, not destroy them. Nope. You are incorrect. > [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](#): > > Treating people equally is the way to go, exempting people from work everyone should be taking a turn doing because they are a woman is exactly the wrong approach. Again, you should study what equity is and how to implement it. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-really-a-microagression/1006485)._