Anger arises when you face prejudice, oppression, and misunderstanding.
I remember once at a gathering a long time ago when the leader spoke in ways that demonstrated great misunderstanding of who I was and what it was like to be a young women in society at the time. I felt the burden of his words and power. I distanced myself from that group at that time; I felt unseen, unheard, and uncared about.
I remember another time when I stood alone. There were few that were in my unpopular place at the time, and my place was looked at with considerable long-held prejudices and untruths. I was not respected by many simply because of my place in life, a place that held much disrespect and old-time myths and prejudicial attitudes. I was very lonely at the time and did a lot of soulful reflection about who I was and why my place in life was so disrespected. Later, when I stepped into a more popular, known, and respected place, I understood the difference between the two and the injustice one feels when they are rightfully in a place that people don't respect or honor.
To be unheard, unseen, disrespected, and ridiculed for simply being who you are is hurtful, harmful, alienating, and frustrating. When we are in these places, anger can grow. We may rightfully or wrongfully want to blame others for their disrespect, oppression, and ridicule. We may not know where to turn, and we may feel greatly alienated and hopeless.
These times will happen to all of us, and some will have to endure more of this than others. We can help to mitigate or rid society of this horrible prejudice, oppression, and misunderstanding by accepting people for where they are at and who they are without judgement and prejudice. Instead, we can listen as well as we can and support as best we can. No one's experience in life makes them ready to understand others, but everyone has the potential to be empathetic, open minded and accepting of the vast variety of who we are as a people both individually and together.
Onward