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When affectionate teasing gets misunderstood as aggression

I love how my Ethiopian friends roast each other mercilessly but when I try that same energy with my white coworkers they think I'm being hostile.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The ways you naturally express intimacy and humor are being interpreted as antisocial in your dominant environment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African comedy traditions?”

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