White Doek

Growing up is quite an interesting phenomenon if of course we look at the brighter side, otherwise it does really feel like a scam. It is intriguing how the mind develops and changes with whatever tide of perspectives, hearings and experiences divulged to it. What you thought before, or, what you were stigmatized to before can instantaneously change with a piece of rational information, if not instantaneously then manifestantaneously (look, I've just created a new word).

I wrote an article just recently on Chivhanhu, where I acknowledged and respected semi-traditional semi-prophetic/Christian blended practices by a chunk of Zimbabwean people. I furthermore slandered such people's socio-economic strains which render them impaired/negligent to and inconsiderate of medical and legal systems, road and infrastructural developments, industrialization, science and technology, design and architecture, and all things which shape developed countries. Nonetheless, on the article I didn't digress into the high moral ethics of the Chivhanhu women as I'd wished. I didn't want to condense the article in glitter. 

Did you know a white garment represents purity? In a spiritual and personal sense. I have worked in the streets long enough to have been conscientized to the most common of religious denominations, apostles. Ukuhamba yikubona ngempela, to travel is to learn. Conscientiousness however has further stirred certain appeals in me, things my younger/ignorant self wouldn't bat an eye at, and one of them is the girl in a white doek!

Despite all of my disputes on Chivhanhu people, wherewhich apostles dominate, I find the moral compass of the girls very charming and distinguished from that of other religious denominations where elitism and selfish liberty thrives. The most identifiable thing to apostolic girls is that they're always in a white garment, if it's not their dresses or blouses it's their doeks, I wouldn't know if their thong color would play a role in affirming their purity and if they wear white thongs under their casual outfits, but what I know for sure is that the common garment is their doek. They will wear their casual outfits with yeezy kicks and biker/puff jackets and make sure to wrap a doek over their scalp unashamedly. It's like an emblem of pride and as it gets better it goes to show to what extent they value and respect purity in all of its disciplines spiritually, hygienically, personally and sexually. You cannot rock a white doek knowing you're impure in some sense unless you have a diabolical spirit of deceit, oh the warriors will deal with it! 

In 2020 my Apostolic homeboy wedded, I remember organizing youths in my community to attend and celebrate the wedding in the suburbs; it was an astounding sight! There were beautiful young girls of all pigmentations in white doeks gracing the area, I was chuffed for days. When I say beautiful you must understand that I am suburban and I know the standards and lineaments for a pretty chick, I know what I saw my friend, grace! People think apostolic faith is rural/indigenous, sure yes that's true but it has urbanized congregants too you see. The only thing that held me back from moving a sweetone at the venue was visible indifference and a childhood stigma I still upheld about "postori" people. If you were postori in school you were a joke, but of course that was out of ignorance otherwise that is the most successful religion in Zimbabwe! 

Purity is not the only selling quality to "postori" girls, that infidelity and paternity fraud are unlikely scandals in marriage. Also their faith, their faith is centered on "wunhu/ubuntu/humility", it is an indigenous religion, they predominantly deal with real life problems at church and so have an unbiased understanding of life and people. They are not a class inclined people. Postori women, no matter how pretty or how light skinned, you will find them doing everything every living Zimbabwean is doing without holding onto classist and/or pretty standards, they change money, they sell floor polish/cobra, they sell cosmetics, clothes, foodstuffs, candles, herbs, fruits and vegetables, they are not afraid or shy to run this life with what they have. You are sure to land a home builder from them in these Zimbabwean circumstances, they aren't blinded by western standards nor do they attempt to maintain a showy showy life, their orientations are straight and they are aware of what really matters in life, flashy things and vacations are bonuses to them, you will not find them in the clubs throwing ass and doping hubbly after Sabbath, their priorities are straight, for them there's nobody to impress and their culture is rooted so deeply it's rare to find them in the wrong places or wrong clothes. 

When I sold bananas by the Lutheran House on corner Herbert Chitepo and L Takawira in 2021, there was a really pretty light skinned lady in a white doek a cream top and a zambia wrapped around her bottom, she sold bar soaps and changed money on the pavement, I had a big fat crush on that girl but just couldn't figure my way around her. The thing is you have to be "postori" to court them, which is a huge hindrance, but I think about stealing one good one from her faith into mine and I was telling my young brother about that on a ride just recently, he said "well they're good women but there's only one problem bhudi, they will put little stones in your food and holy water in your bath tub. Also, akuna muzi ongathunqi intithu so when problems arise inevitably, they will default to their Chivhanhu practices and seek remedies or find you a 'mporofiti'" we had a good laugh whilst mending his rear wheel just by the bridge after Barbourfields on Luveve road, where there is an off-shoot apostolic bush church down the low lands. Nonetheless, women in white doeks are a respectful people, they know structure and believe in leadership, I do wonder a lot about how extensive and effective their religious teachings are that it acutely impacts their lifestyle and personal landscape, if one is looking to marry you'll never go wrong with apostolic women. There is such a culturism embedded in their fibres which sustains moral decency and uprightness, you couldn't compromise. When you have seen what the world has to offer, you will realize most of Zimbabwe's golden women are scattered in the apostolic faith in the mountains. There's just a price to pay to get them and most of us conscious men aren't willing to buy in, such a loss.

With that said, women in white doeks continue to morally charm me. I might mess around and become a madzibaba.