Depending on context it can be really common to greet dogs first, or spend more attention on the dog. I've gotten used to people saying hi to Yahtzee before they say hi to me. It's kind of like how the parents of young kids are "Child's mom/dad/parent" and not "Adult" or "Mr/Mrs/Mx Lastname".
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a. that doesn't mean there's no racism involved; 2. regardless, it's pretty easy to see how it landed as a microaggression; three. the neighbor *didn't even make it about race* omg stop leaping; iv. even if that was the intended implication, yelling "I'm totally not racist" is cringe; fork. how hard is it to say hi to the PERSON argh?
LW, it's not about how hurt YOU are, and it's not about getting someone from The Black Monolith [tm] to absolve you. It's about seeing/treating your neighbor as an individual.
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a. that doesn't mean there's no racism involved;
2. regardless, it's pretty easy to see how it landed as a microaggression;
three. the neighbor *didn't even make it about race* omg stop leaping;
iv. even if that was the intended implication, yelling "I'm totally not racist" is cringe;
fork. how hard is it to say hi to the PERSON argh?
LW, it's not about how hurt YOU are, and it's not about getting someone from The Black Monolith [tm] to absolve you. It's about seeing/treating your neighbor as an individual.