A minority family moves into a predominantly White neighborhood. Neighbors visit the family to see what they are like. One family ignores them completely. One family tells them they are welcome, while another petitions to push them out. One family visits and asks the family how they can afford the house on welfare. Which occurrence is an example of microaggression?
A) Ignoring the family completely
B) Asking how they can afford the house
C) Telling them they are welcome
D) Petitioning to push them out

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Asking the family how they can afford the house on welfare is an example of microaggression because it carries an underlying assumption about the family's economic status based on their minority status, which is a subtle form of discrimination.

A Minority Family Moves into a Predominantly White Neighborhood