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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57 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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60 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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