Racial microaggressions are often downplayed as unconscious bias or clumsy language. I was on a slow march to death by a thousand microaggression cuts. 3.5 years of microaggressions and imposter treatment led to severe stress, a pulmonary embolism, high blood pressure, excessive nosebleeds, and anaemia. I threw my energies into my job which, on a good day, I loved.īut, while I'm resilient, I am only human. I harnessed my stress induced adrenaline rush to bat away sneers, snipes and obstacles. They expected me to put up with a daily dose of racism without complaint. I talked to and she said, it’s no more racist here than anywhere else”. I told my manager at Homes England that I experienced racism at work on most days.
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