Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comexternal-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1315arrow-down117
arrow-up1298arrow-down1external-linkTIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroompeople.howstuffworks.comDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squaredemuxen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·2 years agoI 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.
minus-squareBrickhead92@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoLaugh at a lawyer wearing a wig, and they will come to your house at night and cut you!
minus-squareCouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoJust some good ol’ oppression of the prol’s through class.
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.
Laugh at a lawyer wearing a wig, and they will come to your house at night and cut you!
Just some good ol’ oppression of the prol’s through class.