The Deal with Do Rags

[DSTdimepiece]

I say kudos to making the man take off the doo rag. Anymore, it seems as if people aren't being taught a time and place for everything. To me, doo rags are fine around the house, working on the car, nothing truly public. Then Kels and everyone else has one on with suits and it's supposed to be business/club attire.

I know this wouldn't have happened at most PWIs but it should. We can't get mad and fight everytime someone tells us to improve our appearance. Especially when we aren't repping in a good fashion(women do this too, too short, too low, too tight or just not dressing period). In the workforce, they tell you what to do more than just appearance, but we aren't fighting them.

[PhrozenGod01]

Originally Posted by DSTdimepiece

I know this wouldn't have happened at most PWIs but it should. We can't get mad and fight everytime someone tells us to improve our appearance.

I honestly have to disagree. If I was told to not wear a do-rag at my school, I would only do it if every single student attending the school had to adhere to the same policy. That means, I wouldn't want to see a single turban, yarmulke, scarve, burka, or piece of attire that would be worn above the neck. I'm not saying a do-rag has any sort of cultural or religious significance at all, but if I am having a bad hair day, I should be able to cover it up. I try my best to dress for the occasion, but I feel as though my wardrobe is my business. If I want to wear something that isn't the most fashionable, that's my problem. As long as I am not distracting anyone else, I have every right to wear what I am going to wear. I can't apply that too much to the situation mentioned however. I don't know if the school was public or private. If it was the latter, they could make the guy do whatever.

The president of the school, in the first post, acted out of line too. Admonishing an adult in public is unprofessional and does not build good relationships. If the president had whispered in the young man's ear, or took him aside so no one else would hear, that would be much more appropriate. I mean, I guess that's why I chose the school I did. A ban on do-rags would have to be in my syllabus for me to actually care what other people think about them.