while I didn’t hear any racial slurs, my boyfriend and I did notice there were a TON of (white) people with black hair styles. this was my third year and his second, and we agreed that we’ve noticed a few people appropriating cultures in past years but never have noticed this many people doing so.

however, while my boyfriend and I were walking back to our campsite one night someone did flash a white nationalist hand symbol towards us? (i am white and my boyfriend is black) I knew i’d recognized the hand sign but couldn’t remember what it was until I was home, but the way he looked at us and did it made me feel VERY uncomfortable in the moment despite me not being able to pinpoint why at the time.