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I've never seen this behavior in SF, especially considering how many people wear red 49ers apparel...

sonotmyname 6y ago
77 year old man attacked for wearing MAGA hat https://krcrtv.com/news/local/77-year-old-veteran-attacked-for-wearing-maga-hat https://krcrtv.com/news/local/77-year-old-veteran-attacked-f... Man sent to jail for attack on man wearing MAGA hat: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-who-attacked-maga-hat-wearing-bar-patron-in-restroom-faces-4-years-in-prison https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-who-attacked-maga-hat-wearin... And an article about other incidents around the country: https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/attacks-trump-supporters-maga-hats/ https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/attacks-trump-supporters... 49ers hats are not bright red, and tend to be fairly distinctive. Anecdote time - my buddy sometimes wears a red hat with the California bear on it, and he regularly (as in without fail) gets dirty looks because of it. I personally stopped wearing my red Nike running hat in public last year because of the reactions I'd get. For context, we live in a relatively conservative East Bay suburb of Northern California.
- lavishlatern 6y ago
  1) None of these incidents occurred in SF 2) Politically motivated violence is rare in the US and right-wing violence obviously exists as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Portland_train_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Portland_train_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2018_United_States_mail_bombing_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2018_United_States_mai... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_boogaloo_killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_boogaloo_killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl... Implying that people who enjoy wearing red hats should avoid SF is like telling liberals to not open their mail. It's absurd. 3) They definitely make 49er hats in bright red: https://www.rallyhouse.com/assets/images/products/59001909-1.jpg https://www.rallyhouse.com/assets/images/products/59001909-1... https://m.hatland.com/prodimg/m1/49ers-super-bowl-xxiii-gold-50-red-fitted-new-era-26917.jpg https://m.hatland.com/prodimg/m1/49ers-super-bowl-xxiii-gold... https://www.neweracap.com/medias/sys_master/root/h75/h28/8914481315870/8914481315870.png https://www.neweracap.com/medias/sys_master/root/h75/h28/891... https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/1f6093f0-cbdc-42ac-a096-c656e7711021.75e581e6ae24eeb3d8719e404680fc16.jpeg https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/1f6093f0-cbdc-42ac-a096-c65...
mustacheemperor 6y ago
Nothing results in seeing more 'dirty looks' than a persecution complex.
TheGrassyKnoll 6y ago
Try wearing a Dodger hat then.

77 year old man attacked for wearing MAGA hat https://krcrtv.com/news/local/77-year-old-veteran-attacked-for-wearing-maga-hat https://krcrtv.com/news/local/77-year-old-veteran-attacked-f... Man sent to jail for attack on man wearing MAGA hat: https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-who-attacked-maga-hat-wearing-bar-patron-in-restroom-faces-4-years-in-prison https://www.fox5dc.com/news/man-who-attacked-maga-hat-wearin... And an article about other incidents around the country: https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/attacks-trump-supporters-maga-hats/ https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/attacks-trump-supporters... 49ers hats are not bright red, and tend to be fairly distinctive. Anecdote time - my buddy sometimes wears a red hat with the California bear on it, and he regularly (as in without fail) gets dirty looks because of it. I personally stopped wearing my red Nike running hat in public last year because of the reactions I'd get. For context, we live in a relatively conservative East Bay suburb of Northern California.

lavishlatern 6y ago
1) None of these incidents occurred in SF 2) Politically motivated violence is rare in the US and right-wing violence obviously exists as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Portland_train_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Portland_train_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlottesville_car_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2018_United_States_mail_bombing_attempts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2018_United_States_mai... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_synagogue_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_boogaloo_killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_boogaloo_killings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl... Implying that people who enjoy wearing red hats should avoid SF is like telling liberals to not open their mail. It's absurd. 3) They definitely make 49er hats in bright red: https://www.rallyhouse.com/assets/images/products/59001909-1.jpg https://www.rallyhouse.com/assets/images/products/59001909-1... https://m.hatland.com/prodimg/m1/49ers-super-bowl-xxiii-gold-50-red-fitted-new-era-26917.jpg https://m.hatland.com/prodimg/m1/49ers-super-bowl-xxiii-gold... https://www.neweracap.com/medias/sys_master/root/h75/h28/8914481315870/8914481315870.png https://www.neweracap.com/medias/sys_master/root/h75/h28/891... https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/1f6093f0-cbdc-42ac-a096-c656e7711021.75e581e6ae24eeb3d8719e404680fc16.jpeg https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/1f6093f0-cbdc-42ac-a096-c65...

mustacheemperor 6y ago

Nothing results in seeing more 'dirty looks' than a persecution complex.

TheGrassyKnoll 6y ago

Try wearing a Dodger hat then.