Hair Revolution Will Most Likely Be Televised.

Dreadlocks really are one of the wonders of the world. But it's no wonder that dreadlocks on white people are absolutely foolish. The picture has been painted many times: the stoner, the Dead-head, the bored suburbanite looking to piss off parents, etc. We all know the stereotypes that go along with white people who think their hair serves as a legitimate symbol of a revolution so I won't waste time attempting to explain.

But I do wonder. Just what point do people think they are getting across by not washing their hair? Is it the chemicals that are harmful to the environment in shampoo? I bet not, because there are environmentally-conscious alternatives available. Is it supposed to be a "cool" look? I thought these were the very people who don't care what they look like, that's why they stopped washing their hair in the first place. Are gung-ho capitalists thinking of changing their greedy ways because they feel threatened by unwashed hair? HA! Let's not be silly.

Women who don hairy armpits are too part of this hair revolution. I'll be the first to say, women have every right to flaunt their natural beauty. And it doesn't really bother me if they decide to not shave their armpits. I just often wonder why so many of them go out of their way to wear anything sleeveless. It must be a requirement that if you decide to let your armpit hair grow, you must go the distance and make sure every single person with useable eyes knows it. I mean, what would be the point of having hairy armpits if nobody knew?

By our attempt to seem different, or promote our individuality, or take a more "natural" approach to the way we look, we are just attempting to hide the very basic fact that we want to fit in with a group of like-minded people. By our actions (or inactions when it comes to shaving or washing) we are just fighting a superficial world with just another form of superficiality.

It is what it is and I understand the desire to be "original," so I accept all of these attempts. But maybe we should stop using our heads as billboards and start using them for what they are there for. (Hint: Thinking. Oh yeah. And maybe wearing hats. As long as it's not one of those hats with the fake dreadlocks attached to it.)

Oh my.