Immage Matters
Monday, June 07, 2004
So I dyed the top of my head blue. (My hair people) Now one would think that despite the minor change in my outward appearance many of my relationships would remain the same. Curriously they have not. I have had one friend scream at me for what was in this person's mind bad judgement for paying the hair bitch. However, I have made it clear that the hair bitch did exactly what I asked for. Then there have been another group of comments about how embarassing it would be to be with me in public with such radical hair.
Granted I have found that I have some very good friends too. One friend while joking with me does not judge, atleast overtly, and wants to look for another color for me too. Another couple have liked it since I had a mixture of green yellow and blue with a big patch of natural brunette in the center. For some people the person inside shows through without problems.
Ok.. so now I am learning as I write. Anyone who I hide any piece of myself from is unable to see anything I have done as a positive change. Even my parents and grandparents have been a little leery. Those with whom I do not lie see a different me. A better looking me. A more complete me. My hair is nothing - there has been no change in how I am treated. There is one exception to this, but I hide a great deal of myself from this person as a means of protection from pain.
posted by ZEUS @ 4:41 PM,
3 Comments:
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At 3:07 PM,
Mandyfish said...
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Amazing isn't it, how the littlest changes on the outside are part of the biggest changes inside? When you become more comfortable with it so will some of the others.
And I personally adore the electric kool-aid blue color. -
At 6:06 PM,
Big Gay Jim said...
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A brave post, love. The end, at any rate. As for the hair color...if they don't like it, fuck 'em! I got some grief when I started coloring mine. Blonde or blue, the result is the same. I saw it as a chance to take control of one aspect of my appearance, because I was happy with the rest of me. Revel in your blues, yellows, and greens!
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At 6:09 PM,
Nerdygirl said...
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*pout* *pout* I still haven't gotten to see it...am sure that "will want to jump [your] bones" is accurate though I never remember saying that. *grin*
