Snippets

[poliphilo]

I'm skyping Mike in Tokyo- and Alice joins in from Leicester. I hadn't realized you could have three-way conversations.

Fabi comes back from nursery school eager to show his mother what he's learned. He picks up a couple of dolls and says, "This is a white doll; this is a black doll." She's upset because she doesn't want him becoming colour-conscious. I don't see how it can be avoided myself.

An Asian guy comes to the door selling cavity wall insulation. I'm wearing my topi. He asks me if I'm religious and I say, "No, it's just a hat."

Comments

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's fine to be conscious of skin differences - the problem is more when one associates such with overall positive or negative sentiments of intrinsic worth.

A topi? Nifty! What style? Wikipedia shows a few variants, although confusingly, the default is of a somewhat more surrealistic bent. Somehow, that scenario has distinct appeal. ^_^

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

So many varieties!

I reckon the style I wear is a Taqiyah. I have another- somewhat fancier- with a tassel- that was advertised on eBay as a Turkish smoking cap.

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Ooooh - thank you for the link - when I googled, I just got pictures of an antelope.