Although almost all “redheads” derive from European regions, red hair is involved in virtually almost all cultures around the globe. What is intriguing about redheads, is that each culture seems to have a different view about them. People with red hair have been adored, scorned, revered, and hated throughout all time periods. While red hair is virtually prominent in each culture, red hair dealt mainly with religious aspects, influential figures, and folklore aspects.
Since most red heads are indigenous to Europe, many of the descriptions about them comes from European sources. Sources today rank Ireland with the highest population of redheads, with 30% of their population displaying the gene (Hay, 3). In the past, many sources expressed loathing
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and panic for people with red hair, including the Romans and Greeks. This conviction is since many of their enemies had red hair, such as the Celts and Thracians. Celtic tribes were noticed for their barbarity and savage ways. Celtic tribes would infringe on Roman territory by plundering and burning farms, and then retreating. (Webster, 115-117) Celtic tribes would often migrate after engaging in an attack or war. Celtic tribes migrated throughout Europe, as far as Spain to Turkey. Due to these migrations, red hair became a characteristic familiar with all of Europe. Apparently, a result of red hair is a longing for violence and ferocity. Germanic tribes were known for their aggressiveness and love for war. Tacitus reports that "The red hair and large limbs of the inhabitants of Caledonia point clearly to a Germanic origin," (Scott, 59). Roman Emperors loved to make a mockery of their enemies. Caligula made prisoners from Gaul grow their hair long and dye it red, so that he could display them to the public on his triumph in Rome (Scott, 65). Ancient Greek and Roman empires used to buy red-haired slaves for extra money, because they believed they were lucky. Aristotle directly calls people with red-hair out, by saying they bad character and that they are “emotionally un-brokenhouse.” Red-haired was not contained to Germanic tribes and Celtic nations, but also to regions like Egypt. Several mummies were excavated from Egyptian burial tombs containing pharaohs and high priests, and multiple tested positive for containing a red pigment in their hair (Reilly, 4). Even though many leaders had red hair, Egyptians would sometimes burn red-haired maidens alive, to purify them of their tint. They believed that red haired animals and people were associated with the god of Evil, Set. Both Catholicism and red hair were significant in medieval Europe.
Catholics were repulsed by red heads due to many facts. While there are several reasons why red-heads are distrusted by the Church, one of the main reasons was that Judas was believed to be a redhead, and he betrayed Jesus (Scott, 94). In medieval Germany, freckles were called “judasdreck” and both Jews and redheads were slurred as possessing “bad character at best and barbarity at worst.” In medieval times, people who had red hair would be described as "poil de Judas," which meant “Judas hair.” Red hair began to be seen as an insult throughout Europe. Witches would blaspheme the Virgin Mother by addressing her as "la rousse," the redhead. "During the Middle Ages, red was believed to be the color of the Devil," (Reilly, 6). While it is true that God punished Cain for killing his brother and gave Cain and his offspring "the mark of Cain," may medieval philosophers ponder if red hair is the mark of Cain. Christians saw red hair as a sign of several crimes. Christian Europe associated red hair with the crimes of heresy, and thus shunned red-heads (Scott, 97). During the Spanish Inquisition, redheads were sought out, because their hair color was a sign that they had stolen the fires from Hell. In particular, women with red hair were suspected and questioned because of their hair
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Upon Googling “witch” almost all the images are of women riding on broomsticks. This is today’s pop culture view of witches, however it has it’s roots in Early Modern stereotypes of witchcraft. It was probably easy to find the old, ugly hag down the street and accuse her of being a witch, but there is more to the story. In the case of Françette Camont, the stereotype of witches helped to put suspicion on her, however she wasn’t convicted because of the stereotypes that applied to her, but rather it was personal feelings toward her and a needed catalyst for the trial to start that led to her execution and the execution of many other witches.
Have you ever thought someone was flawed because they’re part of a certain religion, gender, or personal aspect, such as hair color, and they turned out to be the opposite? When this occurs, it is called local color or stereotyping. In The outcasts of Poker Flat, Harte uses local color to educate his readers what can result when we judge others by their cover and manifests that the outward appearance of someone’s circumstances are not always what they seem.
It is essential to recognize the relative perception of beauty products and hair treatments for different ethnic groups at the time in question. For the white consumer, the use of makeup was the major issue; the disreputable view of the painted lady had to be overcome. The black woman had a more complex situation regarding the products being offered. Hair-straightening and skin-lightening products could be viewed as an attempt to seem more white, and use of these products was thus charged with racial overtones within the black community.
According to 10 Weird and Wacky Beauty Facts by Andrea Lavinthal, in ancient Greece, the most sought-after hair color was blond. Not many Greeks were naturally blond, so light hair was probably perceived as beautiful because it was so exotic. Women would lighten their hair using plant extracts or arsenic. They also washed their locks with a mixture of ashes, olive oil, and water. She also explained how “it was a shame that extension weren’t available during the Heian period when a Japanese woman’s beauty was judges by the length of her hair, since the ideal was considered almost two feet longer than her waist. We’re assuming that ponytails were a popular hairstyle back then.” There are many other crazy facts about beauty facts like Vaseline makes your eyelashes grow and can take off makeup, or if your finger nails are discolored from using dark polish, use a slice of lemon on them and they will regain their color (The beauty magazine, Roselyn Miller, pg. 67). Going into the field of Cosmetology helps you express yourself and it brings out your inner creativity. That is one of the many reason I love this line of work, because when I do hair it lets me express myself while creating a hairstyle of my own. The first time I started doing hair was when I was about 10 or 11, I was a natural! I want to be able to know my clients and exactly what will look right on my clients and read people, so I would know what they do like just by talking to them. I need to learn to separate family from business. I do know some things about this field I before this assignment that cosmetology is not just about doing hair, it’s also about learning about the Skin; Doing make up, eye lashes, etc. You also learn about nails; doing a...
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The existing literature on ethnic and racial studies among African-Americans has focused on issues pertaining to beauty and body politics especially on natural hair. Spellers and Moffitt assert that the body politics that one assumes, guides how one relates to a particular political ideology in a particular society. Black natural hair is considered as a way by which the true identity of African women can be understood (Jacobs-Huey). It is a symbol of power among black women; it influences how people are treated by others.
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The kids I went to school with, the boys I had romantic relationships with, and even my family members, all made negative comments about my body hair. As a young kid, I believed my body hair was a personal problem. Experimenting with different hair removal procedures, some even painful. I wasted hours removing the hair on my body, in attempts to feel better about myself. My low self esteem became linked with the hair on my body. I believed I had too much body hair for a girl but according to Mills (1959) and the social imagination, I had too much body hair for society. My peers, as well as my family, had been socialized to believe that women’s body hair was gross, and unfeminine. Women had been taught to remove their body hair for decades now in the western world, and it was showcased or the lack there of hair was showcased in all forms of media. As a young girl, my mom bought me my first razor and paid for the electrolysis for the hair on my arm. It was in these actions, where the idea that it was my own problem started to form because it felt like I needed treatment for this problem of mine. I was perceiving a deep seated public issue as my own personal trouble. I can’t blame my mother or my peers because by the time my peers and even my parents were born, the western world had already determined that women should not have body hair. Christina Hope (1982) explains that in 1914 in America magazine’s had just begun
There have been musicals, documentaries, researches, panel discussions and even talk shows about hair, hair qualities and hairstyles, even Oprah Gail Winfrey chose hair for the magazine's September 2013 theme. According to Adlman (2013), Oprah Winfrey in a video interview said,
What you need to know about the history of cosmetology.” Finally! What you need to know about the history of cosmetology. n.d. Web. 19 May 2014.
For many centuries to the present day, Christians have lived in fear of witches. They were known as to be the devils child who only practiced black magic and thought of as the Christians “persecution”. Witches have been known to mankind since the 1200’s. Throughout the 1400’s, the examination of witches was more focus and moved from the Jews. In the church’s law, it was stated that the belief of existence and practices of witchcraft was “heresy”. Because of what the Christians believed, churches would then torture and hunt down anyone who they thought were witches and killed the many women and only a few of the men. They even made them make the confession of flying through the midnight sky, being in love with the devil himself, practicing black magic and even turning into animals.
Almost 250 years of slavery and anti-blackness within the United States has created a divide in what type of hair is acceptable. According to Cynthia L. Robinson, “Black hair texture is graded” (Robinson 2011). Precisely, this means that a Black woman has either good hair or bad hair. Good hair has a resemblance of European hair texture, meaning straight and wavy curls. Good hair also diminishes the look of African ancestry. Bad is the complete opposite. The texture is kinky, coiled, and thick, giving the appearance of short hair (Robinson 2011). Hair that bears a resemblance to Eurocentric beauty standards is more beautiful and makes the individual with that hair type more beautiful as well (Robinson
In fact, the Elizabethan era was an age of prejudice, discrimination, and religious persecution, particularly against minorities. Jewish people were one of those minorities who were suffering and struggling for survival. This racist attitude was rife not only in England but also across Europe. "Christians tended to see the Jews as an alien people whose repudiation of the Christ had condemned them to a perpetual migration. Jews were denied citizenship and its rights in much of Europe and forced to wear distinctive clothing to identify themselves in public (the yellow star, or badges of shame).
Most Asian men are terrified of white hair; the way girls are terrified of their first period. It signifies the start of a whole new phase of their lives; the beginning of deteriorating looks, decreasing energy, and a growing potbelly. In each generation, only a few buck the trend and morph into replicas of Richard Gere.