Rebecca Makkai, an award winning author and finalist for the Pulitzer & National Book Award, is asking people to stop wearing red hats because they make her uncomfortable.
“Is anyone else made really uncomfortable these days by anyone wearing any kind of red baseball cap? Like, I see one and my heart does weird shit and then I finally realize it only says Titleist or whatever. Maybe don’t wear red caps anymore, normal people?,” she tweeted.
Is anyone else made really uncomfortable these days by anyone wearing any kind of red baseball cap? Like, I see one and my heart does weird shit and then I finally realize it only says Titleist or whatever. Maybe don't wear red caps anymore, normal people?
— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) September 1, 2019
And even if it doesn’t say MAGA on it, it’s still “scary.”
If you’re here to be contrary: an equivalent here would be western Hindus choosing not to use the swastika symbol in public despite it being sacred to their faith because it would offend/frighten people. The red hat has become a symbol of hate bc of how its wearers act.
— Rebecca Makkai (@rebeccamakkai) September 1, 2019
It’s a HAT, for crying out loud.
The responses were funny.
She’s afraid of Cardinals, Nationals, Phillies, and Reds fans.
She’s such an American Leaugist https://t.co/Fzhb8CaFd4
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) September 3, 2019
Imagine giving an inanimate object this much power over you https://t.co/mdPcDO3pGQ
— Jen Monroe 🗽🌐 (@jenniferm_q) September 2, 2019
This one is probably my favorite!
I guess I’m stuck in the 90s because the first person I think of when I see a red hat is still Fred Durst
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) September 2, 2019
I think of the old ladies club that frequents restaurants for lunch.
— BeachBum (@jandsmcw) September 2, 2019
Everything Trump touches dies.