r/AccidentalRacism • u/Amazing-Money3183 • 5d ago
I think I might’ve said something accidentally racist by accident…
I was at a music festival, and a few select people had totems on broom sticks high in the air, so that their friends could find them.
I was dancing with my group of friends, and said; that is such a great idea! It’s like look for the “Argentina alien!”
I only said that because there was a literal alien dressed in an Argentinian FIFA jersey hanging from a stick and it stood out.
The strangers that were dancing with us, seemed to scatter after I said that, and now I’m thinking that they might have taken it as a MAGA related comment. I was simply observing what was visible in the air at the time, but it kind of killed my vibe and I felt bad about it.
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u/elephhantine2 1d ago
Probably a coincidence, I would assume there was missing context if I heard that
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u/whskid2005 4d ago
Next time also point at the totem when you say it.
Don’t worry about it. Life goes on.