Because… autism. Not kidding.
Oxford University has apologised for saying that avoiding eye contact could be “everyday racism” after it was accused of discriminating against autistic people.
The claim was included in a list of “racial micro-aggressions” in an equality and diversity unit newsletter.
But the university was criticised for being “insensitive” to autistic people who can struggle making eye contact.
It said it had made a mistake and not taken disabilities into account.
The university originally said “racial micro-aggressions” might include: “Not making eye contact or speaking directly to people.”….
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And here’s betting that MAKING eye contact and speaking directly to someone in a group classified as a minority is ALSO a racial micro-aggression.
You can’t win with these people.
By the way, I find it interesting that with cats, direct eye contact is a way to make a friend, whereas with dogs, direct eye contact is a way to start a scrap. Which goes to show something, but I don’t know what.