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Hair Psychology

By Carol Grace

(THE FOLLOWING IS A REPRINT FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER OF OCTOBER 24, 1961. WE THOUGHT PERHAPS SOME OF OUR READERS MIGHT ENJOY A CHUCKLE.)

ONE OF THE LEADING HAIR STYLISTS IN THE COUNTRY RECENTLY MADE THE OBSERVATION, ACCORDING TO A NATIONAL MAGAZINE, THAT "WOMEN SHOULD LOOK LIKE LITTLE EUROPEAN BOYS. THEIR HAIR SHOULD BE SHORT AND CROPPED. ANY WOMAN WHO WILL NOT WEAR HER HAIR THAT WAY IS BASICALLY VERY INSECURE."

NATURALLY I TOOK THIS TO HEART.

EVERY WOMAN TAKES ANYTHING TO HEART THAT DEALS WITH ANYTHING ABOUT HER AT ALL.

So I ASKED MYSELF, "AM | BASICALLY INSECURE?"

"YES!" MY INNER VOICE SHOUTED.

WHICH IS ALL VERY STRANGE, BECAUSE MY HAIR IS VERY DEFINITELY SHORT AND CROPPED, WHICH KIND OF RUINS WHAT THAT STYLIST SAID.

BUT I WILL TAKE HIS WORD FOR IT.

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I BELIEVE ALL PSYCHOLOGISTS. YOU CAN'T ARGUE WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS.

AND I'LL PARTICULARLY BELIEVE A HAIR STYLIST, BECAUSE HE'S THE BIGGEST PSYCHOLOGIST OF THEM ALL, ONLY HIS COUCH FLIPS OVER BACKWARD AND DUNKS YOUR HEAD.

IN ANY EVENT, WHAT IMAGINE HE MEANT WAS THIS:

AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, MOST WOMEN TODAY WORRY ABOUT THEIR FEMININITY,