Students at colleges nationwide are expressing their displeasure with what they call “microaggression,” or subtle racist comments or actions directed against minorities. While it is true that all people are equal and that racism should not be tolerated, it seems that the U.S. is creating a “victimhood culture” in an attempt to be politically correct. Undoubtedly, racism still occurs and it is still a problem. However, some of these so called micro attacks might be unintentional, while the “victims” blow the comments out of proportion in their minds. A potential example of this scenario would be a complaint made by Leslie Bernsten, a psychology graduate student whose mother is Nicaraguan and father is white. When she was applying to
