The radio program Weekend America just aired a story about a black senior golfer named Alton Duhon. At the end of the story they played a quote:
At 83, he still teaches things like how to hold the club, respect on the course and how to dress. "If you dress like a fool," he says. "They're going to treat you like a fool."
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When I heard this story I had just returned from the cobbler shop where I had gone wearing a black sleeveless turtleneck, denim shorts, and black thisg boots with 5" stilettos. I had to walk several blocks from where I had parked to the shop and back. I saw my reflection in several store windows and was thinking the shorts were a little too short and the overall look was a little too risque.
Somehow the quote struck home and has gotten me thinking again. I don't feel uncomfortable wearing thigh boots and/or a skirt but it drove home the importance of considering the overall look I present.
And I thought just having the nerve to go out was all there was to it...
