At a shop: The cashier goes "Ni hao" and grabs a red bag instead of the normal black ones they use. He proceeds by saying, "cause your Asian and red is good luck for you", or something along those lines.
I find microaggression amusing more so than offensive or aggravating depending on the context and tone used. A common example of microaggression is, "Where are you from?" in which they mean which Asian country do you originate from even though you were born in America. However, I find that genuinely okay to ask others in the respect that they are curious of the origins as oppose to an offensive remark. I feel that many people nowadays, purposely try to find some flaws in questions or statements of such so they can pinpoint it as an offensive racial remark instead of a curious inquiry or opinion that it is actually made out to be.
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