THE GOVERNOR GENERAL AND HER HEADBAND

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL AND HER HEADBAND

Jan. 17, 2010-

What captured my attention regarding the Governor General was not her sobbing, but her headband. This could go unnoticed in the turmoil of the news dominated by the Haitian tragedy; nevertheless, I think that we should give it a bit of thought.

I was used seeing her with flattened hair or opting for her natural Afro style. In her video statement following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, January 13, 2010, her hair style looks like this:

http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/167

Let’s have a look at her hair style evolution in 2009.

January 19, 2009- http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/94

September 28, 2009- http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/142

December 23, 2009- http://www.citizenvoices.gg.ca/en/videos/166

Quite a difference from this one: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/035001/f1/xx014711-v6.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/canada-gazette/035001-1000-e.html&usg=__61oFxrLV60bXNvgTqLCr1YjVc88=&h=840&w=600&sz=153&hl=en&start=22&um=1&tbnid=3chD3uQbZTseNM:&tbnh=145&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2BGovernor%2BGeneral%2Bcanada%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21%26um%3D1

Or this one: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tamilnet.com/img/publish/2008/10/michaelle_jean.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html%3Fcatid%3D13%26artid%3D27268&usg=__0vbpp1oyOsoiagIfaEgDO4g9Q8s=&h=250&w=445&sz=13&hl=en&start=85&um=1&tbnid=OQ9MMFJFyMLuuM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2BGovernor%2BGeneral%2Bcanada%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D84%26um%3D1

In the group photo (http://www.gg.ca/index.aspx?lan=eng) taken on the occasion of the Public Service Outstanding Achievement Awards ceremony, she makes a clear statement on proclaiming her pride in her origins. The Governor’s headband shows that she wants to distance herself from the culture of the country that has given her the honour of representing it, Canada. The headband speaks for her undeniable preference for her country and culture of birth, Haiti.

I am wondering if the headband was her idea.

P. S.

Read about the tectonics of the Haitian earthquake here:

http://scienceblogs.com/highlyallochthonous/2010/01/tectonics_of_the_haiti_earthqu.php

[Via http://audaxnews.wordpress.com]