Who does this apply to? A white person talking to another white person? A black person talking to a white person?
Staff at Britain’s Oxford University have been told avoiding eye contact with students could constitute “everyday racism”.
The BBC reports, it is included in a list of “racial micro-aggressions” published in a newsletter by Oxford’s equality and diversity unit.
The newsletter claims racial micro aggressions might include: “Not making eye contact or speaking directly to people.”
Avoiding eye contact ‘everyday racism’ – BBC News
Staff at Oxford University have been told avoiding eye contact with students could constitute “everyday racism”. It is included in a list of “racial micro-aggressions” that has been published in a newsletter by Oxford’s equality and diversity unit. It described micro-aggressions as “subtle, everyday racism” which can be alienating.