Of Glasses and Bushy Hair

[Cindy C.]

Tabouli wrote:> 
> Grrrr, says Tabouli (hastily donning her own glasses, which she 
often casts aside out of vanity, as they are not very strong).  I 
have a lifelong irritation with the was the media treat spectacle 
wearers.  Why does the smart character in practically *every* movie 
ever made have to wear glasses??  And why is it that the ugly 
duckling girl is so often depicted wearing huge, ill-fitting glasses, 
which she removes at the end to miraculously reveal a Prom Queen?
> 

Oh, so true, Tabouli (hastily removing contact lenses she has worn 
for 20 years, but then cannot find glasses).

I have also observed that in the "Ugly Duckling" transformations in 
American films, the character often has bushy hair, which is then 
bone straight once she becomes beautiful.  This is done even in HP, 
where Hermione pays attention to her personal appearance by 
straightening her bushy hair with Sleekeasy hair gel.

Well, I'll have you all know that hair full of body, rolling curls, 
and a bit of frizz on humid days is beautiful, I tell you, 
beautiful.  They used to call it the "Just Rolled Out of Bed Look", 
and movie stars paid big bucks for it.  Hermione should leave her 
hair bushy just the way it is.  Curls Rule!

Cindy