Speaking up when witnessing a microaggression isn’t necessarily easy because of power dynamics. So we recommend you have a couple of stock phrases to pull out when you need them. Here are some ideas:
- “What makes you say that?”
- “Why do you think she’s the right person to do <some lower level or administrative task>?”
- “We don’t do that here.”
- “I don’t get it. Can you explain the joke to me?”
- “Wow, that was awkward.”