Line #44 PlayingWith/PowerHair


1	'''Basic Trope''': [[AlwaysFemale A woman]] in politics or business will keep her hair short.
2	* '''Straight''': Presidential candidate Alice Troper wears her hair short and neatly-styled.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** An important RiteOfPassage into the world of politics or business is for Alice to have her hair cut short.
5	** Alice not only keeps her hair short, but {{w\|holesomeCrossdresser}}ears [[RealWomenDontWearDresses a suit and tie]], [[SweetPollyOliver binds her breasts]], and [[AmazonianBeauty works out daily at the gym]]. She also speaks with a very deep voice; and if this is an {{Anime}} or {{Manga}} or other Japanese work, [[{{Bokukko}} uses the masculine dialect]]. She may even go by [[GenderBlenderName "Alex"]] instead.
6	** [[GangOfHats The entire political party]] [[ImprobablyFemaleCast consists of all women]] who wear their hair neat and short.
7	* '''Downplayed''': Alice keeps her hair shoulder-length.
8	* '''Justified''':
9	** InAWorld where politics and the upper echelons of business are dominated by men, Alice wears her hair short so people will take her seriously.
10	** Alice is a busy woman. She doesn't have much time for brushing long hair or making a fashion statement so she keeps it short for practicality and efficiency.
11	** Alice is [[HollywoodOld older]]; many women in the West cut their hair short later in life and/or after marriage.
12	* '''Inverted''':
13	** Alice wears her hair down to her thighs
14	** Bob wears his hair {{long\|HairedPrettyBoy}} when he campaigns for President, in order to be taken seriously.
15	** Alice has a BaldOfAuthority.
16	* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob ''previously'' had long hair, but cuts it short to appear more conventional when running for president.
17	* '''Subverted''':
18	** Alice's hair is long.
19	** Alice's hair is short, but [[MessyHair unkempt]].
20	** Alice is only the First Lady, she has no direct power.
21	* '''Double Subverted''':
22	** But she only [[LettingHerHairDown takes it down]] at home; when she's working, her hair is pulled up in a tight bun.
23	** Or, before she starts her campaign, she [[ImportantHaircut cuts her hair short]].
24	** Because her hair is unkempt, she loses the election.
25	** But she still has a lot of public appearances, so she wears it short.
26	* '''Parodied''':
27	** Alice is bald or nearly bald.
28	** SamusIsAGirl
29	* '''Zig Zagged''': Some women in politics and business cut their hair, some don't.
30	* '''Averted''':
31	** Alice is not involved in politics or business.
32	** Alice does not cut her hair short.
33	* '''Enforced''':
34	** "We want to show that Alice is a strong, capable woman, not a BrainlessBeauty."
35	** ShesAManInJapan
36	* '''Lampshaded''': "I don't wear my hair short to appear more masculine, I wear them short because it's easier to maintain, that's all. "
37	* '''Invoked''': Alice wants to be efficient, so she starts wearing her hair short for practicality.
38	* '''Exploited''': A crude or [[AllMenArePerverts pervy]] male politician attacks Alice's appearance.
39	* '''Defied''':
40	** Alice wears her hair long, no matter what people may or may not think.
41	** Alice neatly wears her hair short and likes it, but refuses to be a politician or a businesswoman to avoid being associated with the stereotype.
42	* '''Discussed''': "Why does every important woman keep her hair cut short?"
43	* '''Conversed''': "Because women in positions of power are more concerned with efficiency than looking feminine."
44	* '''Deconstructed''':
45	** Men are intimidated by Alice's appearance and position, and have no romantic interest in her.
46	** There are several rumors and accusations which claim that Alice styles her hair like this because she holds an [[RealWomenDontWearDresses internalized misogynistic ideology]], later, these accusations make her loses the election toward [[BlondeRepublicanSexKitten Betty]].
47	* '''Reconstructed''':
48	** Alice is MarriedToTheJob anyway, or she marries a man who thinks PowerIsSexy.
49	** Alice has a different style when the cameras aren't on her.
50	** Although Alice keep her hair cut short, she still wears makeup, dresses in long dress and [[HighHeelPower stilettos]], so the accusations become clearly false.
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