Hair Liberation

Women are not mad and taking it out on their hair, it is more like women are feeling liberated and expressing it by cutting off their hair. They are helping Western society adjust its idea of beauty. This new hair revolution is not taking shape in the form of neatly styled symmetrical or asymmetrical bobs or cut little pixie cuts. No, not this time, women are taking it to the extreme; we are setting appointments in barber shops to get buzz cuts. Women are not consulting their stylist on the best ways to make their hair weaves and extensions look straight or real. Some men are shocked when they find out how much money a woman spends on her hair or how many hours woman spends in the beauty salon for one visit.

There is a hair revolution occuring. Women are going Au natural. Natural meaning no weaves, no extensions, no hair pieces, no perms, no relaxers. Young starlets and pop stars like Cassie, Rihanna, LaLa Vazquez, Nina Sky, Solange, Michelle Obama, Halle Berry's even went back to her signature short style, and Mel B's (Scary Spice) little daughter, Angel is sporting a baby mohawk. There are many celebrity hair revolutionaries, but for this new generation we have to give credit to Britney Spears, she took back control when she quickly and impulsively cut off all her hair. People thought she had lost her mind. Sometimes you have to go to an extreme to return to an equilibrium.

Hair is considered a sign of beauty in many cultures and societies. But this generation of young women are helping to redefine society's misperception of beauty. Many are making fashion statements not realizing that they are impacting and helping to redefine social culture as well as the corporate paradigm. Who knew that hair or lack there of could possible change the world.