Are you familiar with the sociology of hair? Let’s start with length: the political bob shows that a woman is assertive, bold, & efficient. You rarely see women in power sporting long tresses, they unconsciously “masculinize” themselves to gain people’s confidence.
"Good hair" has been synonymous of any mane that is closer to EU standards (straight, soft, long). Black women still struggle to tame theirs, & are still victims of discrimination as "afros" are discouraged in the professional milieu.
Coarse & dry hair, is seen as impractical, time-consuming, & expensive; as it needs to be taken care of. Hence, black people found it practical to dread them. In the 50s, dreadlocks became popular among Rastafarians: they became a symbol of African liberation & anticolonialism.
In the 70’s, the hippie movement, was initially a middle-class protest against nuclear armament and war. Society was defined as materialistic & unnatural; therefore, the adherents used their hair to convey the concept of naturalness: long, undyed, no curlers, lacquers etc.
Hairstyle mirrors one’s values. Colored hair was introduced by the punk mvmt, which rejected norms. Nowadays, some adopt it to express a rebellious streak,& sexual orientation. Blue hair became popular after the movie “blue is the warmest colour” (notably amongst homosexuals)
Synnott developed a theory of hair based on opposites:

- Opposite sexes have opposite hair
- Head hair and body hair are opposite
- Opposite ideologies have opposite hair
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