Marcus is on a softball team. One day at practice, the coach told Marcus that he was no good at pitching and that he needed to "man up" because he threw "like a girl." The coach's statements are examples of:

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The coach's statements are examples of microaggressions, which are brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative prejudicial slights and insults toward any group, in this case, based on gender stereotypes.

Marcus Is on a Softball Team