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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen By Proxy

A Special Place in Hell

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What's Your Name Based Microaggression?

This week, we're going to look at a tweet that went viral yesterday. It was from a woman whose name I'm not going to try to pronounce because her whole gripe is that people don't know how to pronounce her name. She says it might seem like a small thing, but in fact, when others continuously mispronounce someone's name or assign a nickname for their own ease, it's considered a name based microaggression. This can take a toll on your self esteem, making you feel devalued or unworthy of yourself.

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