Unintentional Microaggression

 I am new to this so there may be something in the definition of the term Microaggression indicating most are not intended. 

I was strolling down the hall of my former employer passing by a new hire who happened to be Black. She had sort of a deer in headlight look in her eyes and I wanted to make her feel welcome. I asked our new accounts payable specialist who she like in the NBA finals.

Her reaction caught me off guard as she seemed surprised and miffed choosing not to respond. She was not rude. I have not seen her since but do wonder if this counts as a microaggression according to racial specialist Spanierman.

I did feel faintly guilty even though I am not certain that the new employee was even upset at my query or just overwhelmed on the first day of her new job. I do understand she might have thought something like "do you really believe basketball it the only topic I can comment on intelligently?"

I will defend the White Race by stating how sad it is that we can be branded as racist even though we intended to be welcoming and accommodating. On the off chance that the possibly offended party reads this, I sincerely want to know if I made your first day worse. I apologize if I did. Accounts Payable is identifying enough that you might stumble upon this page.