Written by Michael Thervil
In America where nearly anything goes, so goes a lot of women’s fashion sense. How you dress and present yourself to the world is just as important as the choice of words you use. This piece of advice is something that women should especially follow. When it comes to hair bonnets, there have been arguments online regarding when and where they should be worn. From some people hair bonnets should only be worn before a woman goes to bed. For others, they feel that women should be able to wear them whenever they choose to without fear of being shamed. But what if we told you that how you present yourself in public is a direct representation of not only yourself, but of your measure of quality as a woman by men.
All women, ugly or not should strive to always put their best foot forward when it comes to their image amongst other things. This is because a woman’s image (men as well) is the first thing that people see when they meet or see you out in public. This should go without saying, but the way you present yourself allows people to make a judgment call on if and how they should engage you socially. And since everyone feels that everyone deserves to be treated with respect and kindness, then why do people in this case American women purposely disregard their looks when they come out in public.
For many people the “Bonnet Gang” is a silent symbol for the defiance of socially constructed societal norms and expectations, especially when it pertains to women. For other people the Bonnet Gang is a loud symbol for fagots (gay men) and lazy bitches who fail to consistently do they hair on a day-to-day basis. Black American women tend to hide behind the use of wearing hair bonnets in public because they tend to identify themselves as victims of their own hair. What we mean by this is that many of them feel that because they don’t have the same perceived appearance of the easily manageable hair texture of White, Latino and Asian women, and because their hair is naturally curly, they feel it takes them too long to “do their hair” in socially acceptable styles. This is a cop out no matter how you slice it.
In a previous article entitled “The Bonnet Gang Strikes Again”, we wrote: “We remember a time when before people left their homes, they actually took the time out to look like something before they left”. There was a strong desire to take personal pride in one’s appearance.” And in another article entitled: “Yoga Pants | Trading Femininity For Comfort” we asked the following question: " Are women trading their femininity for comfort?” Does wearing hair bonnets in public equate to a woman being considered as trash?
We’d love to hear what you think in the comments. Please keep in mind that We at VEDA Magazine are not saying women shouldn’t wear hair bonnets (as contemporary women always have). What we are saying is that there is a time and place for everything and the wearing of hair bonnets outside the confines of your own home isn’t the appropriate time to wear them.
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