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[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Microaggressions are seemingly innocent comments and phrases which reinforce a stereotype, or praise someone for not conforming to it. The guy who came up with the idea said he just wanted to draw attention to the concept, but since then it's become a sort of thought crime on US campuses.

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[–] Plavonica 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

it's become a sort of thought crime on US campuses

Because it is a way to control speech and therefore discourse in higher learning.

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[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I dispute the label "learning" but agree otherwise.