minus-squaredemuxen@lemmy.worldtoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL that British judges and lawyers wear white wigs to bring formality, solemnity, and anonymity to the courtroomlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31arrow-down2·3 months 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. linkfedilink
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.