I almost never correct people who pronounce my name wrong. (It’s Dare-Uh.) Part of the reason I don’t is because, so often, the way I correct people becomes more of the topic at hand over the name ...

Tone policing predominantly happens to women, especially Black women. It refers to being asked to remove any emotion as one speaks, makes a suggestion, or recommendation in a meeting. In other words, ...

Tone policing, Anderson tells me, is when someone focuses on how you're expressing yourself rather than what you're actually saying. "It's essentially derailing a conversation by critiquing someone's ...