reply to post by jcutler12888
Yeah, I am aware of these things (I am american, from California, natural blond
).
The idea in France is that after a certain age, a woman should ideally have discovered that she has attributes and qualities besides being sexually
attractive and sensual- no longer needing to put emphasis on those.
The dumb blond stereotype exists here too, but only concerning long haired blonds.
That is the "woman-child" image I was refering to.
The very short platinum pixie that is popular amongst women after 40 is about as opposite as you can get in stereotype- because at that point, women
have white hair. Going with it completely suggests she values and accepts her age and the experience that came with it.
It becomes an expression of wisdom.
But of course, we are only talking of superficial appearences and the popular associations- like I said, they can sometimes be inaccurate.
They can also be used to put forth false ideas- a woman who is not very sensual can grow her hair long to make it look so,
a woman of strong intellect can bleach her hair to look as if she is not,
a woman who is not intellectual can dye her hair to look as if she is,
a woman without much financial means can find ways to make it look as if she does,
a woman without much wisdom and experience can make her hair white to seem like she has.....
just as a sensitive and fearful guy can shave his head and look tough,
and a guy prone to brutish and selfish character can grow it long to look sensitive!
I think these tell more about what people value, ideal, and
want to be, or want to
emphasize in themselves, rather than the totality of
what or who they are.
edit on 28-8-2013 by Bluesma because: (no reason given)