I was at work the other day and an elderly lady told me “Do you know who Ben Shapiro is? You look like him.” I was confused and asked what she meant (since I don’t look like him at all) and she responded “Yeah you have the same little hat” I nervously chuckled and said “Yup that’s called a Kippah, lots of Jews wear it” and the conversation ended there.
I know she didn’t mean any malice but I still felt weird at the whole situation, and it’s hard not to imagine the double standard if this would’ve happened to another ethnicity.
Thoughts?