Micro Military

The military tackles microagressions:

Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) revealed that a 27-page guidebook/memo from the 552nd Air Control Wing in Oklahoma was so insanely woke and filled with utter stupidity that you'd have to see it with your own eyes — or not. I'll do a breakdown for you to spare your brain cells. First Lt. Isabelle Allen and Capt. Jacqueline Kingsley wrote the book, and its title page has the following description: ODS [Observations of Discrimination in the Squadron] is an anonymous reporting form that enables you to inform your command team of any microaggression or discrimination that you may face or witness in the squadron. Oh, goody, microaggressions! Who would have thought those were still a thing? Anyway, the first couple of pages are some long-winded stuff about how to eliminate microaggressions, namely by saying that if some histrionic claims to have experienced a "microaggression," the proper response isn't "suck it up; that guy might save your life in the field one day." Instead, the complaint must be affirmed. Discrimination and harassment do exist, but this is the military. Not only are soldiers expected to be resilient (why do you think drill instructors/sergeants are famously angry?), but trading banter within the unit is practically a requirement. To eliminate "microaggressions" in the unit means not "tokenizing" people, according to the guide. By that, they mean: Singling out someone from a marginalized community during discussions on discrimination. Asking a member of a marginalized community to do the emotional labor of correcting discriminatory language/behavior. "As a member of [a marginalized group], please tell me your opinions on this issue (concerning said group).” Asking someone from a marginalized group to educate others on discrimination they experience. Which is it, people? How do you eliminate microaggressions without saying who is experiencing them or without the input of the "victims"? It just gets more brain-meltingly stupid from there.

Unfortunately so is society...