Observe:

horatio said:

they're horrible things aren't they?
saw divine perform at a club yrs ago - no sign of the do rag there. he was glammmed up 2 the eyeballs!

The doo rag has been around since the African-American Doo Wop and Acappella singing groups of the 1950s, Something common among Brothas in the Black community. Today, it's still a visible part of black culture and has spilled into hip-hop fashion as well. So now you know where Divine stole that from. Denzel Washington wore one in the movie "Malcolm X" in the early part of the movie as well as many hip-hop, rap and other artists, which is sometimes worn under a hat as well.
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2elijah said:

the doo-rag has been around long before then

I believe it was Lucille Ball who taught all the doo-wop brothers how to wear a doo-rag.

uh, yeah, no.

what r they 4? do they serve a purpose. not exactly flattering....

My Lord.... The Org has me laughing today.
Thanks for connecting P to John Waters/Divine - love 'em.

lottielooloo1968 said:

To keep ones finger waves, pin-curls, and teased hair in place.
White women wore them starting in the 1920's and 30's to keep their roller sets in place.

lottielooloo1968 said:

It's for people who want to keep their hair "did".

Been around for years and years. (Even predated the 80's Gheri Curl, and Process and the Doo-Rags! )

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doo-rag

do rags are for waves in hair

thx all! they're not high fashion in my part of the world.
thts what they remind me of is hair salons & rollers..!

I hava a do rag.
But it has nothing to do with hair.

This is akin to splitting hairs or saying " who wore the cross as a necklace first" ? Wearing a " DO Rag" is a way of saying things. Lets all be more insightful and realize we are reading and hearing poetry when we listen to and hear Prince's Music. Am i the only one who studied Poetry, DOUBTFUL ! Let's all be more supportful of Prince! Regina Carma

Illustrator said:

nasty!

lottielooloo1968 said:

Illustrator said:

Back in the day men of color wore rags around their head after they had they're hair newly processed (straightened) to keep the style in place, that's where Prince gets it from, his father probably did it when he was a boy, I know my father did.
From wikipedia:
From the 1930s to the 1960s, they were used by African-American men to hold chemically processed hair-dos in place while they slept. Originally they were made from pieces of handkerchief, bandannas, or women's stockings; now they are made from polyester. Do-rags resurged as a fashion trend among urban youth in the 1970s and 2000s. Do-rags are worn in a variety of colors, with black being the most common. Do-rags are regularly used to create and maintain waves. They are also used for cornrowed hairstyles. They usually have long ties on either side that are wrapped around the head to secure the do-rag and tied at the back.
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wlcm2thdwn said:

i was gonna say that.. Little Richard gets the credit

lottielooloo1968 said:

horatio said:

yeah right

horatio said:

Black women wore them on the plantation during slavery, that's how far back the history of the "Doo Rag" goes.. If you look at some images of the women that worked the plantations, you'll see what I mean. In the south they have plenty of "dolls" made up with the doo rags on them, in which they refer to as "mammy" dolls.
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wlcm2thdwn said:

lawd no, now why'd you go and do that?
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2elijah said:

Is it?
I clearly remember seeing images and paintings of women who wore them from old world europe.

horatio said:

Whatever, I'm talking about it being worn within the Black community for years, nothing new as it's still used among Black Men today, sometimes under baseball or regular hats as well, in various styles with other cultures copying that style. I seriously doubt that the reasons Black men wear doo rags, was due to some white women from old europe or a white actress named "Lucy".. , but now I'll just leave that topic alone..







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LOL no. But I still love her to death for wanting her cha cha heels.

lol @ "good girls don't wear cha cha heels"....

He has been wearing it for years (most black men have). Don't you remember in UTCM Mary came in and said "whats this" and he said "Soul."