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Originally Posted by Autumn
Triggers and microaggressions are both technical terms from psychology and sociology. For example, folks with PTSD can be triggered by a reminder of their trauma which brings on flashbacks, or a rape survivor could have symptoms triggered by a reminder of their assault. Microaggression is a term coined to be able to talk about those small acts of prejudice or discrimination which don't amount to an attack or an intentional act of racism, like touching a Black person's hair or assuming a woman is a nurse not a doctor, but which build up to an upsetting amount over time for the person subjected to them. These are real terms with real use and meaning.
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I know what they mean. I've never heard them used in anything other than social media or satire, though.
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