- Dec 14, 2009
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Dear goodness you people, I had to read like 20 pages to catch up with this nonsense.
Good news: It hasn't been picked up in my newsfeed yet.
I find it funny that they used CEA as the example in that video...the gym that, had they been super demanding about cutting your hair or wearing extensions or whatever, would have denied us the joy of the Maddie Gardner bob.
Also- gymnastics is a bit different. While yes, they do have 'standards' about hair presentation, it is not always expected to look the same for every girl (as far as I've seen). Some girls wear buns, some ponies, and not all of them are exactly the same. I looked for clips at the team final, and they've all got something a little different going on. It is pulled back and off the shoulders though.
And I think that's the point (outside of the SM crazy) that people find a bit ridiculous/over the top. It's not that it's a simple 'ponytail, bun, braid, etc.' requirement, but the 'ponytail must have straight end, poof must only go 2" back, at least 1 1/2" high' perception of over-regulating that has people scratching their heads. Because it IS just hair, so why does it need to be so obsessive? That seems weird to outsiders, considering it's literally for about 3 min of competition from mat on to mat off.
Again- the mother is wrong in the situation. It doesn't mean we as an industry haven't gone a bit mad ourselves.
Good news: It hasn't been picked up in my newsfeed yet.
I find it funny that they used CEA as the example in that video...the gym that, had they been super demanding about cutting your hair or wearing extensions or whatever, would have denied us the joy of the Maddie Gardner bob.
Also- gymnastics is a bit different. While yes, they do have 'standards' about hair presentation, it is not always expected to look the same for every girl (as far as I've seen). Some girls wear buns, some ponies, and not all of them are exactly the same. I looked for clips at the team final, and they've all got something a little different going on. It is pulled back and off the shoulders though.
And I think that's the point (outside of the SM crazy) that people find a bit ridiculous/over the top. It's not that it's a simple 'ponytail, bun, braid, etc.' requirement, but the 'ponytail must have straight end, poof must only go 2" back, at least 1 1/2" high' perception of over-regulating that has people scratching their heads. Because it IS just hair, so why does it need to be so obsessive? That seems weird to outsiders, considering it's literally for about 3 min of competition from mat on to mat off.
Again- the mother is wrong in the situation. It doesn't mean we as an industry haven't gone a bit mad ourselves.