Originally Posted by DDDDave

OK, since you asked...

This backwards hat thing is all a part of a larger social phenomenon, or should I say scourge, known as the 'pussification' of the American male.
Since when did it become neccessary for any self-respecting man to have to 'accesorize' his wardrobe? What's next 'man purses'?, hair ribbons?, shoes with flowerdy stuff on them?.
Real men don't need a hat to establish some sort of persona. Hats were invented to serve a practical purpose. Several of the real men here have told us how they are still used today as such. Farmers, sailors, ball players all wear the hat in it's correct orientation to serve a true need. Even wearing one around on a Saturday morning to hide 'bed hair' is at least reasonable and serves some purpose. Wearing a hat backwards for a night out on the town is just wrong, and dare I say, stupid. Why not wear a scuba mask? Maybe some soccer shin gaurds? Cool, huh? 'Hey blood, look at these cool rubber gloves I be sportin' tonight'.

So, other than seeing a low self-esteemed punk trying to make some sort of 'angry young man' statement to the world, or a flamer trying to outdress his other flamer friends I don't percieve any thing different about someone wearing his cap backwards.