Well, call me socialist or Marxist, but I’m not in favor, necessarily, of many of these things that separate the classes. I think in a day in age where money alone is a barrier enough, I don’t think we as humans can afford to make the barrier larger than what it is.

That is changing as generations come and go, so there is hope for your indoor hat revolution. In the past, having very pale skin was in fashion. Now, tanned skin is the way to go. In the past, a female with class wouldn’t dream of wearing immodest clothing. Now, not so much.

I understand your desire to buck the society’s expectations of you. I felt the same way in the past and expressed myself by refusing to wear dresses/skirts and hyphenating my last name when I got married.

I still am wanting to challenge these customs and practices–we simply attribute them as what is “polished and upright.”

And I’m asking the more enduring question of why do we see these behaviours as “polished and upright.”

Because if we want to be seen as polished and upright, then we do what polished and upright people do.

While I would never correct a man for wearing his hat inside (unless he is my own son), I would think less of a man who challenged an older person for doing so. I would assume he is going through normal teenage rebellion or, if he is a grown man, I would think he lacked class. There are bigger fish to fry.

I don’t think mistakes were made as a result of whether or not men wore hats inside a building or not. Moreover, I 100% disagree that wearing hats in a building is a devolution of humanity.

The old people / old guard, because of how the world works, will die off–the currrently young take their places and generally make many of the same mistakes.

The circle of life involves revolution. Hat on, drawers showing–respect for your head and not your behind. Hiding behind the hat and uncovering your rear end? What’s the real message here?

Traditionally, Uppity Negroes moved beyond the common expectations of the unwashed masses. I guess things change–maybe devolution works for those who don’t value being in this world but not of this world. The disguise of hat on, butt out works for those who embrace the debilitating status quo.

Be uppity!