Hillary Clinton's re-emergence from being on the Department of State's injured list got this theorist thinking about what was happening a year ago.
In 2008, one of July's big Hillary Clinton stories was how she changed her hair part from right to left. There's a whole theory behind this -- one side signifies masculine strength ( the left) and the right, feminine.
For this, we bow in the general direction of Jake Tapper over at ABCNEWS.com. At the time, he 'broke' the hair part story as it related to Cinton on his 'Political Punch' blog. Read it yourself.)
According to the theory's creators -- John and Catherine
Walter -- a tough talking Secretary of State should have a left
part. Hillary is currently using a right part, more feminine.
Perhaps the choice is a subconcious trojan horse - designed to
soften up hardliners like Kim Jong Il for the eventual Hillary
hammer.
Walters define the hair part theory this way:
"The Hair Part Theory states: The way a person parts
their hair is related to many subconscious associations when
assessed by others. Each hair part type initiates a cycle of
behavior toward, and response from, the individual. Over time,
these cycles affect personality development, perpetuating a system
of cumulative and interactional continuity. Parting the hair on the
left or right side initiates, in viewers of the individual,
subconscious associations with the aspects of cognition generally
ascribed to the same cranial hemisphere that is accented by the
hair part (i.e. left part, left hemisphere.)
When there is a center part, no part or baldness, the
subconcious associations are more balanced or neutral, with neither
cranial hemisphere's activities given more important in the
assessment."
Whew...That is quite a mouthful of academ-ese. To
sum up:
1.) Men with Left Part: This is the natural part for most men. Men with it are perceived as popular, successful, strong and traditional. Can be out of touch with the feminine side of themselves.
Examples: John Wayne, Tom Brokaw, JFK, Ted
Kennedy.
2.) Women with Left Part: Usually ok, especially
for women interested in succeeding in business and political roles.
Women with left parts are perceived as intelligent, in-charge and
reliable. The down side? Left-parters can run the risk of seeming
'too masculine.'
Examples: Hillary Clinton, Margaret Thatcher,
Christine Todd Whitman.
3.) Men with Right Part: If you're a fan of
traditional gender roles, this one is considered a big no-no for
men. It can create an uncomfortable image and cause social
shunning. It might even lead to eccentric behavior. Men with it are
percieved as open, radical and atypical.
This can work only if the man is very confident, attractive
or striving to be respectable in a non-traditional male
role.
Examples: Al Gore, Rush Limbaugh, RFK, Charlie
Rose and Tom Snyder. (
Editor's note: We're not sure what these
examples...)
4.) Women with Right Part: This is the natural
part for women. Women with it are perceived as balanced,
trustworthy and wise. This can cause problems of not being taken
too seriously.
Examples: Martha Stewart, Jane Pauley, Betsy
McCaughey Ross, Geraldine Ferraro.
5.) Mex + Women with No Part, Center Part or Bald:
This part is natural for men and women. (Especially if living in
the 70s) People with center parts, no parts or bald are often
perceived as trustworthy and wise and, too bad, often lacking
flair.
Examples: U.S. Presidents 1 - 9, Joseph P. Kennedy
and Sean Connery.
The greatest cause for concern is if you are a right-parted
man striving to be assessed positively within a traditional male
role.
In the Walter's analysis, they found that right parts on men often interfere with traditional social interaction and personal development, which often leads to atypical behavior, occupations and preoccupations.
The best example of this is Christopher Reeve in the role of "Superman." As Clark Kent, he parted his hair on the right. When he was acting as 'Superman' the part was on the left.
http://www.truemirror.com/hp/hpttmc1999.pdf
Get the original explanation of Hair Part theory from its
creators and chief advocates.
One problem with this theory, people with cowlicks have no control over the part. Where do we fit in?
Where do cowlicks fit in? That is a hard question. Masters of our own destiny? Not prey to the hairpart hegemony?
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