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Posted by L. Marie Dubuque Aug 13, 2008 |
The other day, Good Morning America reporter Taryn Brill did a story on people's reactions to curly versus straight hair. I had just written an article about styling products for curls, so the piece piqued my interest. And I have lived my entire life either fighting or embracing my curls, depending on the decade.
I wasn't surprised when the group of men who were polled favored straight hair. I wasn't even shocked when the classroom full of children thought the straighter hair was "prettier and less messy." But what I was suprised to learn was that during the job interview, the corporate bosses though she was more confident with curls! I thought, now that is a breakthrough. Because for so long, curly locks were thought to be "unprofessional." I mean, you never see a news anchor with a head full of ringlets, or a CEO for that matter.
The day after the story ran, GMA got a flurry of phone calls and e-mails..over curly hair? I guess it's a sensitive subject for a lot of people. But really, would a man with a head full of curls be equally as scrutinized? Maybe so. After all, people base their first impressions on people's appearance. I really don't care if people like curls or not. But at least curly heads are being taken seriously in the boardroom. It's a start. Now if people could just let go of the blonde stereotype.