Magic and social judgments...

[thetophatfirm]

Hey guys,

I have a question. Do you guys get judged socially when you pull out a deck of cards or a few coins and practice in public in a corner? Like people look at you weird and walk away as though magicians use devil magic and are dangerous..

This happened to me today in my town. There was a concert for the community by the community type event, and before the main event started I was standing around minding my own as I was practicing a few sleights, using the outside viewers from my vision as angles and realizations of angles I was not aware of such as certain angles from my sides and in front of me. I was not staring at anyone nor soliciting or even speaking. I was practicing. I finally warmed up and my sleights soon began to become magical, and I was practicing variations and such, I felt good that I was getting some practice done. After some time, behind me I heard a man whisper to someone else, "see that man with the deck of cards, stay away from him, he can hurt you."

I then heard a reply from a little kid, "He hurts people?" and a quick scuffle as I assumed it was a show, tell, then leave.

Has this happened to you guys? Have you been judged?