Wigs and other 'distractions'. September 7, 2013
I just thought of something ironic: When I was working at the Alternative School, a Campbell MS African American boy was sent there because he was "a distraction and was disrupting class with his appearance." He was wearing a wig. It was a short wig, even, kind of a "bob" and it wasn't even feminine. I thought then, "Well, don't the girls wear wigs, and are they determined as a distraction?" , and are they determined as a distraction?" "What about kids with cancer who wear wigs? Are they a distraction, too? Today, I thought of this: All of our Founding Fathers wore wigs and they were not seen as a distraction. It's ironic how social norms dictate appropriate behavior and appearance. If we were to take people's clothes from many different cultures and eras, and were to analyze their appearance, they would look pretty odd by today's standards, huh? In Literature, we call this "Theater of the Absurd." (Robert's deep thoughts for today).
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