Deprecated: Array and string offset access syntax with curly braces is deprecated in /www/libraryLand/subs/cultural/engine/classes/templates.class.php on line 232 Call Stack: 0.0004 407360 1. {main}() /www/libraryLand/subs/cultural/engine/rss.php:0 Billie Lee - Free Library Land Online - Cultural https://cultural.library.land/ ru Billie Lee - Free Library Land Online - Cultural DataLife Engine Why Are You So Sensitive? https://cultural.library.land/billie-lee/703542-why_are_you_so_sensitive_.html https://cultural.library.land/billie-lee/703542-why_are_you_so_sensitive_.html Why Are You So Sensitive?
A lively, engaging, and honest look at microaggressions told from a variety of different perspectives—and what we can do about them.
"You look better than me, and I'm a real woman!"
"You're so well spoken!"
"Act like a man."
In her own life and activist work, Billie Lee has realized how painful microaggressions like these can be, even when they come from people whose intentions are good. As a trans woman in the public eye, Billie Lee has been on the receiving end of more than her fair share of microaggressions, but like most of us, she's been guilty of them too.
In Why Are You So Sensitive?, Billie shares stories of microaggressions she's both received and committed, alongside an all-star list of contributors from different backgrounds including Brian Michael Smith and Jacob Tobia. Psychologist and microaggression expert Dr. Gina Torino provides analysis and advice to help readers better understand the underlying...]]> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:20:26 +0200