Antonella Ynca: 4th Blog Post

I attended the OUCH!Workshop which explained why some of the things people say in passing can be offensive. The workshop mentioned ways to let people know that you are not okay with jokes or comments like that in a friendly and unassuming way. While this can be very helpful, I feel like a more direct way is much more effective. Of course, this is just my opinion, but I’d rather face a problem like this head on rather than drop hints and wait for this dim person to come around and understand that they’re being insensitive and rude. The people running the workshop showed us a couple of videos and tried to start a conversation about the subject, which soon became a mute point. However, the people running the workshop were plenty friendly and definitely were driven to be helpful.