Hairy Situation!
Human body hair (read ‘facial hair’ all you naughty boys and girls), is probably the most futile accessory that is left on our bodies that evolution has not eradicated. It would probably have had few uses for it during the Ice Age, but in terms of importance it has risen in multiples since the past few centuries.
An average house hold in the U.S spends over $1000 on hair care products, that’s probably a little less than what Indians would have spend on food !!. So what’s the big idea ??! why is something so useless , so important to us ?
The simple answer is perception. Here is a table of hair and what it means to you
Hair Type | What it means to you |
Short | Professional |
Short, Oiled | Nerdy |
Long (Men) | Rock Star, Stud |
Long (Women) | Graceful, Alanis Morrisette |
Bald (Men) | Old, Undesirable |
Bald (Women) | What!!!! |
Black wavy | Indian |
Short Curly | African |
Brunette | Smart |
Blonde | Hot, Dumb, Big Assets (Pamela Anderson has to be blamed for this !!!) |
Other Colors (Pink, Yellow……) | Gothic, Cool |
How and when this trend (stereotyping based on hair) started … nobody knows … All I know is that multi national companies like P&G and Unilever squeeze Millions/Billions out of our pockets so that we could stereotype each other on the most irrelevant of details.
Hopefully evolution will wipe out this hairy problem in another 10,000 years but till then I’m betting my money on the MNC’s
Regards,
Frustrated fast balding aspiring to be desirable ‘youth’ J
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