{"id":22753,"date":"2010-04-21T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T15:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/?p=22753"},"modified":"2011-08-02T03:02:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:02:28","slug":"hair-is-important-hair-loss-steals-your-sense-of-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2010\/04\/21\/hair-is-important-hair-loss-steals-your-sense-of-self\/","title":{"rendered":"“Hair Is Important”: Hair Loss Steals Your Sense of Self"},"content":{"rendered":"

In “Women and Their Hair: Seeking Power through Resistance and Accommodation,” Rose Weitz* discusses how women use their hair — its color<\/a>, how they style it<\/a> — to send messages about themselves. For instance, some women with professional careers (lawyers, etc.) talked about cutting their hair shorter because they felt they’d be taken more seriously<\/a> if they downplayed their femininity. African American professionals said they often straightened their hair<\/a> to counter the stereotype of the “angry Black woman.” Hair styles may also send signals about our political views or religious affiliations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I thought of that article when I saw a video sent in by Tom Megginson (author of the blog Change Marketing<\/a>). The video was produced by HairLoss.com<\/a>; they describe it as a public service announcement. From a story at PRWeb<\/a>:<\/p>\n

HairLoss.com, the Internet’s most comprehensive resource for unbiased consumer information and education concerning hair loss solutions<\/a> and conditions, has released the second of a series of animated, one-minute-long public service announcements titled “Hair is Important”.<\/p>\n

According to Michael Garcia, spokesman for HairLoss.com, this second video release “aims to illustrate to the public that men and women who are trying to restore their hair are really trying to restore much more than just their hair.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the video:<\/p>\n

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The video illustrates Weitz’s point: hair is presented here as a way to “project who we are, what we believe in…and how we view the world.” The right hairstyle — which clearly means having<\/em> hair — gives you the confidence to do something extraordinary. A lack of hair keeps us from “looking like ourselves and feeling like ourselves again.” If you go bald, you’ll lead a sad, lonely life and won’t get married<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HairLoss.com sponsors a video contest. Part of the description:<\/p>\n

Create a 60-second \u201cPublic Service-Style Announcement\u201d that captures one or more of the following ideas and concepts:<\/p>\n