# Cultural Hot or Not RateMyTurban.com By Bianca | Published 2008-01-22 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ratemyturbancom References: [ratemyturban](http://www.ratemyturban.com/) Here's another spin off of "hot or not" type sites.[RateMyTurban.com](http://www.ratemyturban.com) lets anyone upload images of them wearing their turban. Galleries include recent turbans, a hall of fame, as well as links to how to to a turban. At time of posting, the site features 1163 turbans and has had 1,285,561 ratings! How did a site like this come to be? "I was visiting India in October to celebrate my birthday with my grandmother and noticed several [cool styles and colours](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/demure-check) of turbans in Delhi," Ash Singh wrote. "Having visited or lived in Canada, Africa, UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, I noticed most Sikhs living outside India have a pretty boring turban life (they wear 1-2 colours and usually tie the same style turban as their fathers). I wanted to showcase turbans as an art form and try to revive the majestic roots of turbans. Furthermore, todays Sikhs are commonly confused for Muslims and I wanted to think of a creative way to showcase Sikhs and their royal turbans in a positive way to the general public, and also show Sikh youths that wearing a turban is cool and fashionable. So RateMyTurban was the result." By the way, HotorNot.com still exists! I had to check for myself, and since I last checked it (which was a good 5 years ago) they've expanded to add a "[Best of"](http://bestof.hotornot.com) section. Here's another spin off: ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 18% | Activity: 2% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Internet](https://www.trendhunter.com/internet) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Revival of Turbans as Art Form:** There is an opportunity to showcase turbans as an art form and highlight its majestic roots. - **Promotion of Turbans as Cool and Fashionable:** There is a need to promote turbans as a cool and fashionable accessory to Sikh youths. - **Positive Public Perception of Turbans:** There is an opportunity to showcase Sikhs and their royal turbans in a positive way to the general public. ### Where This Applies - **Fashion:** There is a disruptive innovation opportunity to create new designs and styles for turbans. - **Social Media:** There is a potential opportunity to create platforms or apps where individuals can share and rate their unique fashion choices and accessories. - **Cultural Promotion:** There is an opportunity to create initiatives that promote cultural diversity and appreciation for different traditional attires, such as turbans. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Attractiveness AI Tool Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hot-chat-3000.md) - [Fashion Discovery Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hangr.md) - [Social Rating Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/social-rating-platforms.md) - [Novelty Polling Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/funnypoll.md) - [Digital Opinion Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunnypeaceislandcom.md) - [Cultural Trivia Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/culture-king.md) - [AI Hair Style Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tryhairstyles.md) - [Photo Site Builders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/myphotossite.md) - [Creative Experiment Sites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worldsworstwebsitelol.md)