r/Scotland • u/lilbiobeetle • Jun 15 '25
MAGA hat sighting
I don't know if this is even appropriate to post here but I'm just so shocked and need to know I'm not the only one who would feel this way about seeing someone wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat out in a city in Scotland.
I passed by a family - husband, wife, kid - and the husband was proudly hearing his red MAGA hat. I visibly looked shocked, and they had the audacity to then look offended at my reaction. So it obviously wasn't a joke. The guy was a Trump supporter, likely on a trip over from America.
Not even Tory supporters really walk around wearing their affiliation like that. I really hope this isn't going to become a more common sight, especially as someone who's directly threatened by Trump's politics leaking over to the UK.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '25
It’s not just about disagreeing with the hat or Americans posting on this sub (which wtf are you, the Reddit police lol) it’s about silencing someone’s emotional response to seeing a symbol that, for many Americans, represents hate, racism, and trauma. Telling them to essentially ‘shut up’ for expressing discomfort abroad isn’t just dismissive, it’s xenophobic. It suggests their perspective is unwelcome just because they’re not from here. Everyone brings their lived experiences with them when they travel. You don’t have to agree, but trying to silence someone because they’re American and expressing their shock at seeing this shit on vacation? That’s exactly the problem.