The Fezzes or No Fezzes poll - immediate results - General Tiki

CAA Chip and Andy Member Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai. Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277	CAA Chip and Andy Posted posted on Sat, Mar 26, 2011 11:34 AM There is a simple solution to the perceived question of to Fez or Not to Fez... If you don't like the Fez, don't wear the Fez. If you are asking do Fez qualify as Tiki? Probably not except by way of the timing of when things got popular or well known. If you are asking why there are so many people wearing Funny Hats at gatherings of tiki-philes? Because for some the Fez is cool. For others it is a fashion statement/choice. For others it is symbol of something they take pride in (Shriners, FOM, Cult of the Eye, etc). And not to sound like some modern missionary going all PC and trying to clothe the natives, but.... why should anyone care if someone else is wearing a Fez? I mean really, why do you care? What difference to you does it make in my choice of headware? Unless, of course, we both happen to be wearing the Same Fez because that can be awkward.

There is a simple solution to the perceived question of to Fez or Not to Fez... If you don't like the Fez, don't wear the Fez.

If you are asking do Fez qualify as Tiki? Probably not except by way of the timing of when things got popular or well known.

If you are asking why there are so many people wearing Funny Hats at gatherings of tiki-philes? Because for some the Fez is cool. For others it is a fashion statement/choice. For others it is symbol of something they take pride in (Shriners, FOM, Cult of the Eye, etc).

And not to sound like some modern missionary going all PC and trying to clothe the natives, but.... why should anyone care if someone else is wearing a Fez? I mean really, why do you care? What difference to you does it make in my choice of headware?

Unless, of course, we both happen to be wearing the Same Fez because that can be awkward.

Post #581894 by Chip and Andy on Sat, Mar 26, 2011 11:34 AM