Response to Danielle's Blog Entry, "Hair=Politics???"

In response to what Danielle said about the Arizona State Professor’s take on hair trends in today’s society, I completely agree. Society today has taken the shape of the popular trend, and that is a trend in itself that I don’t see changing anytime in the near future. One point that Danielle made that I am in agreement with is that many girls, especially young black girls, are frequently dying their hair blonde to emulate older black superstars, such as Beyonce. This is also being seen with black girls attempting to mimic some white women, such as Jessica Simpson, Carrie Underwood, and other young, famous blond women. On the same token, not all black women are changing their hairstyle to a blonde look. In fact, many black young girls are cutting their hair to incredibly short lengths to emulate stars such as Halle Berry. Apparently, as Danielle points out, it is definitely a long way away from a time when popular culture won’t have an influence on society. And as is our present situation as the professor talked about, it doesn’t seem to matter whether or not one is black or white, the society will always be under the influence.