So, this happened a few nights ago. I went to the grocery store with my toddler to get stuff for my sick husband. Cough drops, tissues, tea, etc.
Walking down the aisles with my toddler holding one of my hands, and my basket in another. Just browsing the shelves. Then, “Turning Japanese” by The Vapors got stuck in my head (I watched Beverly Hills Ninja too many times as a kid). I hum the “ba da da da dum dum, bum bum baaaaa” intro aloud. You know the one, here’s the video if you don’t:
https://youtu.be/nGy9uomagO4?si=Pq7khyCDDZh4w70O
I looked up a couple seconds later. The only other people in the aisle were….an Asian mom and her kid. For context, I am “Casper the Friendly Ghost” white, and live in a white-predominant town. Felt my eyes get wider (edit: in EMBARASSMENT y’all, I wasn’t squinting to begin with, JFC). Really hoping she didn’t hear me and assume I was making a racial implication towards her and her child.
I’m probably overthinking it, but my personal schtick is I’d rather look silly fretting over something than hurt someone’s feelings (who hasn’t even done anything to me).
TL;DR – I unknowingly hummed part of a stereotypical song around a racial minority, which could have been construed as offensive. Sorry, ma’am! 🤦♀️
Comments
Everyone around me is a cyclone ranger. Everyone.
>Felt my eyes get wider
>racial implication
Ummm….
No you know when it’s dark.
Make sure to grab enough tissues while humming that song iykyk
>Felt my eyes widen.
Were you humming while squinting?
That song has the catchiest tune!
I was shopping with my daughter when she was a toddler once and the song, “Fat Bottomed Girls” by Queen came on. I always sang along with music to my daughter when we shopped, so I didn’t think twice about singing a song from one of my favorite bands to her. At some point, I realized what the actual words I was singing to my daughter were and stopped, looking around to make sure no one heard me. There was a man in his fifties or sixties standing near me and he laughed and said, “I like Queen, too.” I was so embarrassed.
I had to stop myself singing Big Dumb Sex by Soundgarden this morning… wife wasn’t too impressed. Luckily, the kids weren’t in the room. Can’t have any fun anymore….
Bro this is funny as fuck, I promise you’re overthinking it and they thought nothing of it