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Nuke_the_whales ,

In 2024 it’s just stupid and ridiculous and borderline racist

dream_weasel ,

Racist?

Nastybutler ,

Welp. Considering it does none of those three things, maybe it’s time for them to go the way of the buggy whip

Don_Dickle OP ,

Not from Britain but trying to get new slang every day what is a buggy whip.

deadbeef79000 ,

The whip used to whip the horse(s) pulling your horse-drawn buggy.

Don_Dickle OP ,

Thank you for educating me… i do appreciate it…no sarcasm.

deadbeef79000 ,

I did pause for a bit, pondering if it was actually some new slang…

Then decided if I’m wrong then it’s only on the internet.

Nastybutler ,

Just an example of something outdated that’s not needed anymore

Sho ,

Amazing cause it does all of those things so damn poorly. You’re thinking of Diamond encrusted ivory full head masks instead

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

Wigs are so much a part of British criminal courts that if a barrister doesn’t wear one, it’s seen as an insult to the court.
…
Most are handmade from 100 percent horsehair, though there are synthetic versions available today, too. Horsehair wigs aren’t cheap, either, especially when they’re handmade and combine an ages-old craft of styling, sewing and gluing. A judge’s full-length wig can cost more than $3,000
…
Those who couldn’t afford the best garb but wanted to look the part wore wigs made of hair from goats, spooled cotton or from the hair of human corpses

This is the stupidest and most disgusting thing I’ve read today, thanks.

NegativeInf ,

I thought it was to cover up syphilitic lesions and just kinda stuck around.

Hawke ,

That might be wigs in general, probably not specifically their use in the British legal system.

downpunxx ,

you've fallen for it

ada ,
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

That’s pretty much what the article says

delirious_owl ,
@delirious_owl@discuss.online avatar

Wigs began to catch on in the late 16th century when an increasing number of people in Europe were contracting the STI. Without widespread treatment with antibiotics (Sir Alexander Fleming didn’t discover penicillin, the treatment for syphilis until 1928), people with syphilis were plagued by rashes, blindness, dementia, open sores and hair loss. The hair loss was particularly problematic in social circles.

This fucking culture, man. People getting dimensia and going blind, but if they loose their hair then their friends abandon them.

downpunxx ,

everybody's gotta have a code, man

NoneYa ,

Sounds like they had their priorities right

tehWrapper , (edited )
@tehWrapper@lemmy.world avatar

It was also a thing of class since white powdered wigs where taxed more if remember right. Cant have the poor people looking pimp in white wigs!

TheWordBotcher ,

That typo made me chuckle.

tehWrapper ,
@tehWrapper@lemmy.world avatar

Ah me to corrected.

icerunner_origin ,

Time to ditch the Guy Fawkes mask for a powdered wig instead

Cosmonauticus ,

Just looks dumb to me but what do I know

Nutteman ,
@Nutteman@lemmy.world avatar

You know they look dumb as hell, so you have what going for you at least

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

If you’ve ever been inside a British courtroom, you’ll discover that they regularly act dumb, too. Lots of pomp and circumstance, but its still the same clueless, vulgar assholes under the hood.

demuxen ,

I think that’s intentional. It proves their dominance. I mean you have to go to them and they are wearing something very silly and you have to pretend it’s not silly, and if you don’t they will harm you somehow.

Brickhead92 ,

Laugh at a lawyer wearing a wig, and they will come to your house at night and cut you!

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