The "Dyed Hair" Girl - How She Stopped Being Edgy

[@thetake]

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[@alexnndder]

Hi @TheTake , this is an overall very enjoyable and good video, However two glaring issues- no mention of the Black mainstream stars of the 90s who set the tone, e.g Sisqo, Lil Kim, Dennis Rodman, etc . And also, possibly even more egregious, there is a clip of KNOWN predator Sam Pepper in this vid starting at 16:52 ending at 17:03

[@odilejones9129]

Little reductive to call Doja Cat a sex symbol she’s a multiple Grammy award nominated musician not a model and should be called an entertainer.

[@quantumblurrr]

Clementine was so cringe, the movie in general reeked of trying too hard

[@bluebanana1501]

Can you do a take on childfree women and how they're represented ?

[@swiftiecat176]

“My hair color has nothing to do with my psychological problems!” -Cat Valentine This first thing that popped into my head 😂😂

[@trinaq]

Me too, I loved that episode, and missed the days where Cat was an occasionally ditsy, yet still capable, teenager, before they turned her into a full blown toddler!

[@avastanley1073]

Lol

[@MechaJutaro]

Yeah. That graying carpet that doesn't match the drapes is indicative of a broad who is grappling with the passing of her youth

[@uhohhouhohho5068]

Yessss I watched reruns of Victorious on netflix two nights ago

[@hadbetterdays8118]

Robbie Shapiro is the worst if he was going to let his grandma talk to Cat like that

[@JacobyIsMyName]

When I was 13, I dyed my hair bubblegum pink, and I did so on my own. When my parents saw it, three of them (two stepparents and both biological) expressed concern and anger over the choice. But my dad, whose passion in life is music - especially “classic” metal - just smiled and said, “Yeah, I figured you would do that eventually.” I’m 28 now, and I’ve kept my hair brightly colored consistently over the last 15 years. I’ve dyed it every single color of the rainbow at some point or another, and it has always made me feel empowered. I have always been into the alt-girl/punk genre of both music and subculture, and always felt that my hair was a comment on who I was spiritually; but now I just understand it as something that makes me feel beautiful as an individual, and that matters just as much.

[@andrewabril4481]

Can I ask? Does dying it damages it that much? because my hair's brown and I've wanted to dye it with fantasy colors but I'm afraid my hair will die lmao

[@JacobyIsMyName]

@@andrewabril4481 Well, it depends on the process of bleaching it and the color(s) you choose. I’m also a natural brunette, so when I do touch ups I wait anywhere from between 3 to 6 weeks before I recolor - 6 weeks for sure if I need to bleach my roots. You also should use damage repair shampoo and conditioner, leave in conditioner, and always wash your hair in cool water if you can. 😊

[@JacobyIsMyName]

Just make sure to follow the instructions that come with your bleaching kit. Unicorn Hair by Lime Crime is a really nice bleach kit to start with.

[@peachfuzz1204]

I enjoyed your super cool, first time, DIY, dye story very much! Thanks for sharing. ☝🏽🤓🍎

[@chiefs2pretty4radio]

Rad Dad

[@1005corvuscorax]

A few months ago I was commenting to my wife how much I absolutely LOVE the fact that "fake color" hair has become pretty much normal nowadays. Reds, blues, bright pinks, greens, the whole gamut, I love all of it. 2 weeks later I decided "what the heck, I'm gonna do it too", so now I'm a 50 year old guy with bright blue hair that goes halfway down my back. And I LOVE it :) Thank you to all the "dyed hair girls" out there for making this style of expression more mainstream!

[@WintaAssefa]

Purrurrrrr

[@furlizard]

Love it!

[@apet6752]

That's so nice! This was so fun to read 😄

[@WintaAssefa]

@@furlizard right?

[@WintaAssefa]

@@apet6752 agreed

[@Hugo-G]

As someone with bright blue and teal hair at the moment, I'm glad bright hair color is becoming more mainstream. Especially in professional spaces too, I hate the idea that you have to remain boring with your appearance to have a lucrative career.

[@NoHairStyle]

I'm so jealous! That's the colour I've been wanting to dye my hair as for a while now. I couldn't when I was in the bridal party for my brother's wedding and then covid happened and I didn't get my hair cut for months. Now I'm in school for accounting and want to do it but I'm worried about being judged for it and not getting a job because of it. But I want to be the person that makes others feel comfortable to do it in the corporate world and I'm glad you're out there being that person 💙

[@Hugo-G]

@@NoHairStyle Thanks. I do work in entertainment so it's a little less taboo in this industry, but I've been told I wouldn't get far in the corporate side of things if I didn't start looking serious. I told them I only want to be successful on my own terms.

[@danyf.1442]

@@NoHairStyle maybe you can do what I did, I just colored some strands of ny natural brown hair bright pink( that faded beautifully into a more wearable color but it took time) that were very visible only if I kept my hair a certain way. I absolutely loved it and would have done the whole head (I decided not to because my hair is not doing good atm and don't want to damage it even worse), and nobody at work said anything🙂

[@yesterdayseyes]

It is boring now that everyone does it. Pretty, but boring.

[@KelliMarissa]

I'm glad to see dyed hair becoming more mainstream - it's just another fun accessory to express ourselves with imo :)

[@lynnevetter]

I wish people weren't so old fashioned about it sometimes. I see people in their 70s and 80s with fun hair and yet some people in their 30s/40s give a disapproving look my way when my hair isn't blond/brown/red/black.🧡💚💜💛

[@neuralmute]

@@lynnevetter I know! I've been doing mine in all kinds of colours since the 90's, and my very cool mum used to help me dye it. Now, we live just a few blocks away from each other, and we help each other dye our hair together!

[@KelliMarissa]

@Seven Inches of Throbbing Pink Jesus creative expression doesn't mean you have to be different from everyone else :) there are billions of people in the world, we have so many similarities!

[@angelapie]

@@neuralmute omg thats my dream! To live near my mom

[@lynnevetter]

@@angelapie Lol that is the opposite of my dream. 🤣

[@brooklynshoebabe]

In the late 1980s and early 90s, the Caribbean girls in my neighborhood would have colored extensions braided into their hair. Black boys in Brooklyn would dye sections of their hair red or auburn or blonde. Colored hair was flashy not considered alternative or angry. It was fashion, for fun.

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

It's different for the white folks, which is the perspective this video is coming from.

[@jellyjellywowie]

True

[@Aster_Risk]

@@kimberleywilliams7802 It sucks that they didn't touch on black hair. I feel like they should have known to do that.

[@stitches8296]

Yes! I feel like this video missed the mark a bit, especially with the way colorful hair has been perceived on women of color versus the rest of the world.

[@MechaJutaro]

Yep. Remember Wesley Snipes in Demolition Man

[@alissaj9501]

I’d love to have a Take on Black Women and our natural hair. About how it’s looked down on in its natural state and having to be told to Europeanized it. But when we wear wigs we get told we don’t like ourselves. Also how the Crown Act was written and how our hair is only liked when it’s on other races of women. 💕

[@brooklynshoebabe]

THIS! I was waiting for a section about Black performers like Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim, Sisqo, and Faith Evans wearing different hair colors or bold colors in the 90s. Perhaps not mainstream for white America, but definitely mainstream for black folks. (I'm also thinking of Cardi B, Megan thee Stallion, and other modern Black celebrities who dye their hair or play with unusual colored wigs.)

[@breashamorris1485]

Yes! Please

[@Britt4770]

@@brooklynshoebabe Me too. I liked the video but disappointed this aspect wasn't explored.

[@UnboxingAlyss]

As a black woman, I would definitely fine that interesting. This was an interesting take, though I've never dyed my hair. I like having black hair. I also don't think constantly dyeing your hair is good for it, but mabey they have more natural ways to do it?

[@alissaj9501]

@@UnboxingAlyss Same sis!!

[@sps6374]

Coming from a 90s West African perspective, unnaturally coloured hair were never othering, alternative or angsty in my lifetime… whether it’s more “subdued” maroon or bright blue/neon yellow. It was already pretty mainstream, as it went with the whimsy of hair extensions - allowing for monthly haircut and hair colour changes. In this cultural context, it’s not so much seen as “edgy” as “fashion-conscious”.

[@Crimson28]

“I’m just a fucked up girl who’s looking for my own peace of mind. Don’t assign me yours.” - Clementine Kruczynski

[@vasoline5811]

BEST MOVIE

[@trinaq]

Yes, I love that quote and movie, it really sums up the Anti Manic Pixie Dream Girl Trope!

[@neigeepierrot4694]

I love that movie glad to meet others who love it also

[@narlywaves2371]

Spoken like a true toxic person.

[@LakeGael]

I'll always be confused by parents who obsess over how their kids want their hair. Is it the communal family hair? Do you all have to wear it? Chill tf out, let them have purple hair for christ sake. It's hurting nobody and they get to express their personality.

[@imsickoflifeanditstactics5063]

Could you please tell that to my dad?

[@MechaJutaro]

My pops obsessed over my sister ridding herself of hair via regular Brazilians. I didn't understand this myself, until I started grabbing elementary school girls off the street while they were on the way too school in the morning. Today i understand pops's motivations..... Alligator clips that are connected by wires to a car battery clamp down steadfastly to bare folds, but not so much to poonana that's covered in fur. There are many things which one can't comprehend, until he or she has children of their own, in whatever sense of the word "has" one abides by

[@oo8962]

Say that to asian parents lol. My friend is 25 and she said her mom would kill her if she dyed her hair

[@LakeGael]

@@oo8962 that's absolutely wild.

[@iprobablyforgotsomething]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying due to your heavy use of euphemisms and slang. But how tf did your pops even come to be aware of what your sis did with her crotch-hair and why tf did he think it any of his business to comment on whether she waxed at all, let alone in a particular way or style?!

[@aleesiadae382]

I'm suprised you guys totally missed Cruella's hair and how mega trendy that is right now, even the ABCDEFU girl who has gone viral has a rendition of that.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Which one the original or new one?

[@aleesiadae382]

Nobody's hair is naturally split down the middle, half white and half black. Derp.

[@mybuffysummers]

Or Melanie Martinez?! Hellooo? 😱

[@mynameisreallycool1]

@@sarahtobore2832 Yes, but she's a fictional character. OP means that the way her hair is has become a trend.

[@AmandaDixson]

Duo color hair has been a thing since way before Cruella or that girl.

[@trinaq]

I was majorly impressed by the wigs that Kate wore as Clementine, so much so, that I didn't realise that they WERE wigs, they looked so natural! 😍 Still, it would save her from having to dye her hair all sorts of funky colours, and risk it being ruined from constant dye jobs.

[@propogandalf]

Wow, I thought it was real

[@Ashandonyx]

Yeah, it totally makes more sense that they were wigs. :) Though I did think that it might be real because it reminded me of what I did with my hair throughout uni; I cycled between 3-4 different colors for 3 years. Black, red, toned it to blue, then sometimes green (or green to blue).

[@cwalker6911]

I had no clue they were wigs either

[@mariaeov280900]

Wow I would've never guessed

[@DeadLkeMe]

I remember reading how much Kate Winslet had wanted to actually dye her hair the different colors but the scenes were shot out of order and often reshot some weeks later so it definitely would've wrecked havoc on her hair.

[@heyidaroo]

I’ve always been a HUGE fan of dyed hair and tattoos ever since I was a kid (loved the dolls with colorful hair, and I had a hidden stash of Barbie dolls with sharpie drawings on them). I remember being told as a kid to get that all out of my system because I’d never find a job So I stopped in college. Then I interviewed for a corporate job at 23 by a woman with bright red hair, sleeves, and a big neck tattoo. That’s when I realized “hey, I can BE the person I want to be” I don’t care about being rebellious or weird or even *basic* if that’s what it is today. I feel like when I look at old photos of my natural hair and un-tattooed skin, I don’t recognize myself

[@MangaMarjan]

This! I also just dyed my hair dark red and before that bleached them to a silver/white. Starting with my sleeve tattoos in a few weeks, too. I just always liked the look. But to be honest I'm kind of sad it doesn't hold so much rebellious power anymore. You rarely get people riled up because of your hair color these days (and that was always part of the fun before). Anyway, by presenting rather feminine (I'm a skinny white dude that is very hetero/cis passing on most days) I get to live that side of me and piss off some homophobes that can't stand a cropt top or eyeshadow on a man.

[@earthangel713]

YES!! I feel you!! I’m so happy you’re expressing yourself the way that makes you feel comfortable and happy!! I’ve been getting tattoos every month and dying my hair every other month and it’s just what I do and it makes me feel whole.

[@daniellevaughn4598]

I went to get a traditional dye job, and actually had 3 salons forcefully discourage it. I have a head full of naturally thick, curly, dark hair and they said the stripping and/or bleaching involved would damage it. I was shocked! They put integrity over money. They all suggested temporary hair color wax. So I tried Mofajang silver, and did white highlights. I LOVED it! The older women at my job complimented me, and low-key hated that it looked so good. 😂 Whether it's in style or considered rebellious, I love a good dye job.

[@ShanyShannon]

That's wonderful that they did! I wish there more salons that operated like that! Did you do the temporary hair dye yourself? Were they natural hair specialists? I watch a couple here on YT.

[@thiccredgyal3404]

You can dye your hair. You have to find the right hair Care routine. I have long kinky curly hair that's dyed. I used protein treatments.

[@AllieOk]

You can still dye them, it would just be more expensive for you both money-wise and time-wise to maintain your hair healthy after bleaching. As long as you're happy with how your hair look, then everything's good 😊

[@daniellevaughn4598]

@@ShanyShannon Yes! I purchased it off Amazon. Real easy! Just applied it to my wet hair. Kept it for a few days. It washed out real easy.

[@yensid4294]

That is what always discouraged me from dying my hair ANY color--the upkeep(expense) & damage from bleaching. I wasn't really happy with any of the temp haircolor products I tried so I gave up on having colorful hair. Maybe when my hair goes full white I will try again & rock pastel pink or lavender in my 70s.

[@lucypreece7581]

For me when I dyed my hair purple it was a cry for help. My life was kind of spiralling at that point in my life and I didn't feel in control so in the moment on impulse I brought a box dye from the supermarket and dyed my hair because I felt I had nothing left to lose. My life has stabilised since then thankfully

[@priscittles2242]

Are there any curly hair tropes? If so, an episode exploring them would be great. I know for years straight hair was the norm but now there’s a huge move towards embracing natural hair textures especially among minority groups. Any trace of this evolution in film? I’d be curious to know

[@hellobecky84]

Oh I would watch this. I feel like curls on film were part of an era where straightening them was used to form the basis of those girl-gets-the-guy makeovers. In hindsight so problematic.

[@Aster_Risk]

Yes! The Princess Diaries comes to mind. As does Carrie in Sex and the City. There's probably a lot out there. Whether it's about seeing curls as unruly and by extension the personality equally unruly, or lesser because they aren't as close to the ideal straight silky hair white beauty standard.

[@Rhaifha]

I'm personally glad it's becomjng more common. I'm by no means an edgy person, but I've been dyeing my hair various shades of pink, purple and blue for years now. It's not to be edgy (I'm a very normal adult), it just helps me look like me.

[@corneliahanimann2173]

Very true, I used to have blue hair from agen15 to age 24, and I think I want to do it again, it just always felt right for me, I feel like if it was naturally possible, I would have been born with blue hair. I never understood why people are so stuck on the natural superior, why just limit yourself to different shades of brown when you can access the full rainbow? Not to be edgy or something, but to embrace colours.... Idk should I get blue hair again? I feel like I've been losing myself lately from who I liked to be, maybe this is a good step to take.

[@mitsukosukino]

I did notice the influence of Tumblr and blue/turquoise hair dye. By the year 2010-2011 it was everywhere😱 then it slowly faded away to pink and pastels colors.

[@NoHairStyle]

Honestly that's still my favourite colour hair dye and I still need to do it to my own hair

[@flazeda8743]

I remember Minaj having blue wigs in late 2009 and Gaga having purple ones in early 2009.

[@batgurrl]

Excellent commentary. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl usually has ‘funky’ hair. I’m so happy with your focus on Clementine, from Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, which happens to also be my favorite film of all time❤️

[@Erica-en2qz]

I love that film too! 😊

[@batgurrl]

@@Erica-en2qz 👍🏻🤝

[@GenerationNextNextNext]

I remember when I was teenager, in the 2000s, my mother would NOT LET ME dye my hair, and when she finally caved close to my graduation, it had to be a "natural color". Me, being African American, there weren't too many "natural colors" I could go with besides a reddish-brown or sandy-brown-blonde. Trying to figure out what was "natural" was excruciating. I, being the obedient teenager I was, considering she was a single parent, and me not wanting to "burden" her with any sense of "rebellion", just left my hair natural until I got my own job. That's how tough it was back then for dyed hair to be accepted. Nowadays, 9 and 10-year-olds have dyed hair! 😭 They are so lucky to be growing up at such an open-minded time, but isn't that what we want for the next generation? For them to live better than we did?

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

Been dying my hair crazy colors since '99. Part of me is annoyed that I had to deal with constant shit for it, and now it's everywhere. Then I get over myself and just appreciate that people feel less constrained by "normal". Being able to have bright blue hair, just because you think it's pretty, and rarely are you harrassed for it these days. That isn't a bad thing.

[@kiriki4558]

If only vudeogame and stark-wars people were as mature as you. They weren't even as badly treated as they claim to be.

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

@@kiriki4558 well, I've been in both those camps, as well. Guess part of growing up is not expecting people to go through the same shit I did. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@avadarkness666]

I see people- ALL people- with dyed hair as being artistic, of being an artist, even if/only to themselves... I'm Black Goth Millennial... I have bleached and dyed my friends and my own hair hundreds of times and hundreds of different ways... Back when it was still a thing. Hair color as interchangeable as eye shadow. Or blush. Nail polish 💅 It's just paint!! Or wig. I'm currently working out a scholastic venture on the relationship between people and the colors they put on themselves... If you can appreciate a sherbet sunset or a brilliant spark of platinum metal or an especially rosey rose, your hair can be a growing sometimes poetic sometimes volatile canvas to express your connection with that color.

[@earthangel713]

This comment was really beautiful, you’re so right! ❤️ your passion for all the colors is also beautiful 😊

[@faithmo5347]

Growing up with kpop taught me hair dying was just a fun way to visualize a new concept lol I love dying my hair, it was like re-inventing myself

[@lilil9752]

People in real life tell women: why do you dye it like that? It looks unnatural and she goes: no way! i thought people would actually believe my hair was naturally green

[@thiccredgyal3404]

People actually compliment me on it.

[@lilil9752]

@@thiccredgyal3404 good that you have found decent people

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

I bet that those people also shame women for having leg and/or facial hair. I thought they liked natural women

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 It's funny how they always THAT side of being totally natural ..........

[@gaillewis5472]

The Dyed Hair Girl went from edgy to cliché because nothing is shocking anymore.

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

It’s just hair colouring though, why does it need to be shocking?

[@darkydoom]

But that's good. We don't want to be shocking to anyone, we just want to paint on the canvas that is ourselves

[@narlywaves2371]

@@HiBuddyyyyyy it doesnt need to be shocking.... ppl made it shocking.... and now we're over them. We learned there was nothing extra special about these ppl. They were self loathing attention seekers.

[@HiBuddyyyyyy]

@@narlywaves2371 or they just like having different colour hair.

[@AllieOk]

Personally, I'm very introverted but also quite a creative person. Dyeing my hair allows me to express myself in the easiest way possible. The one thing movies don't tell you, however, is how damaged hair can become after bleaching multiple times 😅

[@inescastellano7960]

“Blue is the warmest color” was so controversial and hated even in the LGBTQ community that I’m surprised you included it in this video.

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

Why? (I've never seen the movie)

[@bruja_cat]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 it was exploiting and misguiding two actresses to basically make a porn for the male gaze with extremely inappropriately elongated sex scenes within the guise of a lesbian love story. The actresses had no control and were really taken advantage of in the production. Plus it was really disgusting.

[@aisha5156]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 Same. Wanna know why?

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@bruja_cat oh 👌

[@LakeGael]

I've only seen it once and I remember nothing except how much I wished the main character would just fully close her mouth when she wasn't talking.

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

The trope falls apart in anime, where pretty much every main character has a different hair color and don't symbolize rebellion towards the status quo.

[@raisyrosye7656]

Well, people have to make their characters memorable.

[@janaekelis]

its because in Japan, everyone must dye their hair black for work/school, if they werent already born with black hair

[@Daniel_Dickens]

@@raisyrosye7656 I wouldn't even remember them with the non-natural hair lol

[@I_Vetta]

But side characters always have ordinary hair; so main characters always stand out in the crowd, even in anime

[@Nadaismus]

About the "Asian hair streak" (speaking as an Asian artist with dyed hair): as natural Asian hair tends to be really dark while also having a mostly straight structure, it can be kinda hard to get the right lighting that will make the hair "pop" in order to show movement. Especially in animation a coloured streak can help with showing the dynamics of hair/face movements. With time the animated designs just kinda bled into live action. Apart from that black + colourful streak is always an interesting and exciting look :p

[@Emily-tp1jd]

One of my favorite movies as a kid was Grease and I think it had a bigger impact on me than I realized. I eschewed the color pink for a long time, into my 20's, as a misguided attempt to further myself from being perceived as "feminine" but once I finally got over that I dyed my hair pink. I was aiming for a soft, pastel pink like Frenchie's hair, but it came out much brighter and I fell in love. I think my mom still associates it with an alternative lifestyle, same with my tattoos and piercings, but really I just like color, I like flowers I can't kill. I love feeling feminine and girly and colorful. My hair is just another way of adding color into my life.

[@Ahhhhht]

I started dying my hair pink because it marked a change in me as a person. I had always tried my best to fit in and look normal and blend into the background. I have grappled with severe social anxiety my whole life. My pink hair is a symbol of my new confidence. Like I know it stands out in a crowd and people will look at me, and I’m okay with that. And I’ve always dreamed of having pink hair since I was a kid if I could ever get over my anxiety. 😄

[@Leto85]

I'm fascinated with the seemingly endless creativity of what girls can do with their hair and color. When my gf send me a pic of her with her make-up and different hair color she looks like a whole different person, beautiful in a new way. It gives me another reason to look forward to see her again.

[@kaybee1567]

What a timely video! I'm 29 years old and I just dyed my hair a fun colour for the first time in my life. I did it because I'm finally reaching that point in my life where I really, truly, don't give a heck what people think of my fashion choices. I'm going full green-haired cottagecore princess and not looking back! 😎❤️

[@Serioslump]

Thank you for using a clip from My So-Called Life!! No one talks about that show but it was groundbreaking for representation of queer Latino teens!!!!

[@ajae...]

I was just thinking about this while I was in an area used to be known for being punk. People around there still wear bright colored, tattoos, and Doc Martens, but they are absolutely not punk. It's sad that the punk ethos got coopted and pretty much disappeared.

[@T0xXx1k]

It's recuperation at it's hardest work.

[@coffintears5821]

You act as if these trends becoming mainstream is a bad thing

[@ajae...]

@@coffintears5821I'm going to act like you were asking me what I meant rather than accusing me of doing something that you don't understand. So Coffy, was very clear that I respect the punk ethos. You act as if you can't see why that would be preferable. So first go look up the word ethos. Then go learn why the punk movement developed when it did and what it tried to do. Then maybe you'll get why ripped jeans at Hot Topic could be disappointing.

[@sunnni_]

I started changing my hair color in my sophomore year of highschool and now (25), I still do it now. My mom never cared but my dad always tried to say I'm trying to be like someone else or whatever but nope, I just generally love changing my hair color. For me, I would change it if I felt I needed something new or I wanted to reinvent myself and express that in my hair color. I've gone red, blue, green, purple (everyone's favorite), back to red, hazel brown, honey brown, and now ginger.

[@thiccredgyal3404]

Half my hair is purple and the other half is teal.Teal and purple 🟣🟣🟣 and my two favorite colors. I wear colorful wigs sometimes too. I feel like expressing myself through my hair colors. I make wigs and I love styling hair. I'm also bi and my friend teases me that my colored hair gives it away lol 😅😆😆😂.

[@Antiope1969]

Right on 🤙

[@sophiarodriguez3706]

I’ve always loved those two colors together! I bet that looks incredible!

[@charcoal8]

Cool 🐸👉👉

[@megmcguigan3857]

I started dyeing my hair 'strange' in the late 80's, and I also had an undercut back then. It trips me out that both have been mainstreamed. There are many companies making bright hair dye right now that are ripping off people by charging £20 for a small container. I can get 5 containers of bright hair dye for the same cost.

[@mossfrog9720]

I need to know where your getting 5 things of hair dye for £20 (and if they’re available in North America) because I like bright colours but dye is expensive and using kool-aid only gets a person so far

[@Antiope1969]

I change my hair highlights every month. I effing love and it makes me feel good. That's all that matters. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@fancyhughes]

I've been dying (and bleaching) my hair since highschool. I've tried on many looks. It was mostly self-expression but also part rebellion. I tried to go back to my natural hair color as I got older but I realized I was happiest with dyed hair. I eventually settled on pink, which is ironic since I hated pink for so long but it suits me the best. I can never see myself not experimenting with my hair. Frankly, I see it as a sign that I'm happy. I've even started experimenting with colorful makeup. I don't care how old I am. It's how I express myself.

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

I was told about a million years ago that purple looked more natural on me then my natural hair. By the mother of my best friend at the time.

[@fancyhughes]

@@MotherOfOwlbears Have you ever thought of dying it purple again?

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

@@fancyhughes I do, often. It's green now, bout to go either a dusty rose or teal.

[@fancyhughes]

@@MotherOfOwlbears Dusty rose would be so pretty.

[@MotherOfOwlbears]

@@fancyhughes thanks, that's the one hubby picked...when I made him tell me which he'd like more. He tends to say stuff like, "I got what I want, the rest is just decoration" It's cute, until I need help deciding 😆

[@ThatCaliCrys]

I feel like I tell you guys this every video no matter thr subject. This time it's hair. BLACK WOMEN COLOR THEIR HAIR. I know you showed 1 example and 2 tiny clips but its a 20min video. We are alt too. There are a million examples in black cinema where hair color falls into all the tropes you mentioned. As always your videos are well researched and your narrators are good. Please add more black folk to the conversations. Would've been cool to see Willow Smith, Zoe Kravits, Nicki Minaj, or any other time we fall into your videos genre. Please. Big fan

[@alicewaterfall]

I first dyed my hair green at 15 because I watched Ghost World. Now here I am 26, still with green hair. It's my favourite colour, other than that my style really isn't that alternative. It just makes me happy being green :)

[@rochelle2758]

Please, please. PLEASE do a Take on the Cougar!! Older women need nuanced representation too!

[@MinecraftIsLoveMinecraftIsLife]

i have an aunt who dyes her hair unnatural colors. she's asian and it doesn't mean she's rebellious. she's just a normal person. her dyed hair just looks really cool.

[@KathBorup]

Enid has always been my style icon. Love her vintage outfits

[@mcstivi]

great summary and commentary. in short, it feels like hair can represent anything - a mood, personality, a shift, inner trouble, power, anything. while the 'what' has changed over time, it continues to be symbolic

[@raisyrosye7656]

Precisely!

[@stacybrutus2793]

Can we talk about how when white women constantly change their hair color. Either through wigs and color changes, their praised. But when black women do it, were called ratchet, ghetto and stereotyped. And if were dark skin were told that certain (red, yellow, bright pink etc) don't look good on us. When that's obviously false.

[@drelle504]

YAAAAASSSS!!!! I was just about to make this comment. While I do think this is starting to change, it's still very much a thing. For years, I wanted to dye my hair blue (or have blue highlights) but it was "unprofessional" to do so even though a few of my white coworkers dyed their hair constantly. Hot pink, purple, green, you name it. I think it's finally my year to do something fun with my hair.

[@drelle504]

Also, dark skinned people can wear EVERY color. Everything pops on them and it's fabulous.

[@neuralmute]

@@drelle504 Truth! I am pale af and I could *never* wear bright colours the way my darker friends and family can rock them. You dye your hair whatever gorgeous colour you want, and own it!

[@UnboxingAlyss]

This may be part of the reason why I never dyed mine. I am a dark-skinned black woman and I figured nothing would looks good on me. I don't really have the desire to do it now (and not sure my workplace would be happy with it), but it's good to know that those stereotypes aren't true. :-)

[@KayleighAnnWilliams]

When I was 19 I worked at Burger King and had dyed my hair red. I was told it was pretty. I worked with a black woman who was my age, she came in with red extensions braided into her hair. I thought it was beautiful, we had matching shades of red. But she was told to take it out even though it was also more hygenic for her to be working in the kitchen with her hair braided and tucked up. They told me it was because it made her look ghetto and unprofessional. She still had them in when I quit though so hopefully she didn't let them wear her down.

[@lynnevetter]

You DEFINITELY need to do more videos including My So Called Life. This show was on for 1 season, but it impacted me and so many others greatly!

[@c.s.hayden3022]

I find it signals instability more than anything, a need to be seen and accepted that’s driven by some deeper insecurity. People need to learn to develop themselves on the inside, to develop a personal connection with something, instead of resorting to superficial tactics that blow away on the wind.

[@VivaLaBOUNCYx5]

I love this! As someone who started off with highlights at age 9 and has been on and off with dyeing my hair throughout much of my life. I genuinely love having different shades of hair! It always surprised me when people make a big fuss about it, it’s just hair and I see it the same as makeup and style choice. It’s a way of expression and it makes me glad it’s more mainstream and less shamed or looked down on. Even thought I still get plenty of stares and wtfs from people, I refuse to just fit whatever the mold is.

[@gingerkid1048]

I’ve lived through most of these changes as I started dyeing my hair back in the early 90s. Also had buzz cuts, Mohawks and Chelsea cuts over the years. I was very much one of those 90s alt kids…I just never gave up on the hair being different colors. As I go greyer now I’ve been keeping it a dusty lilac/silver. It’s been a trip to see it become such a mainstream thing but I do like not having to hunt around for colours and the quality is so much better than just Manic Panic though I still buy it for nostalgia and as a part of my conditioning mask to upkeep the colour. My husband laughs that it used to be easier to spot me in a crowd.

[@pn7134]

Pls make a video on aging women. Maybe also aging women vs aging men

[@alexnndder]

Hi @TheTake , this is an overall enjoyable and good video, However two glaring issues- no mention of the Black mainstream stars of the 90s who set the tone, e.g Sisqo, Lil Kim, Dennis Rodman, etc . And also, possibly even more egregious, there is a clip of KNOWN predator Sam Pepper in this vid starting at 16:52 ending at 17:03

[@kirilvelinov7774]

In 1999,Schwarzkopf introduced LIVE hair dye in bright colors like fiery red,cosmic blue and platinum

[@silverkitty2503]

i think it can go well with certain eye shadows and add warmth to a cold complexion with pink or gold pink or it can give cold to a warm complexion with purple or blue ...honestly its about looking good not edgy to me

[@raisyrosye7656]

Precisely!

[@Steffalino]

I'm convinced the rise of K-Pop has also massively contributed to the hair-dyeing craze! ;) Goes along with that sense of optimism, but it still carries a stamp of alternativeness, imo. Dyed hair is always going to be kinda quirky, I think, no matter how mainstream it gets. ^^

[@VidWatcher01]

I've had both burgundy & red had hair when I was in college & for the last 6 or 7 years I wore the Demi Lavato color extentions in my hair. It was always just forms of expression

[@marleyfa845]

When I was 17, I dyed me hair bright pink and it felt like such a change for myself and my own character! Everybody looks at you and you kinda... Grow due to the attention you get. I loved it. But for sure I was a living example of the not like other girls girl😁

[@jiji2875]

dyed my hair in 2020. i lost my job bc of the pandemic and got stuck at home for so long. so long that i never thought my mental health could get any worse but here we are. it was both a cry for help and to make myself feel a little better. i would dye or cut my hair every time i my mental state deteriorates. at the same time, once i see my colored hair i would lowkey feel better because i thought it looked good and finally something good happening in my life.

[@lexis.6075]

i like the take with their “takes” on different topics and issues in media, but they are very surface level. the take really does NOT dive deep into the issues they cover in their videos and if they do, it’s very surface level rather than plainly stating the root of the problem, especially when POC are left out or glossed over in other topics. at some point i take their stance with a grain of salt. they really don’t have a firm stance on anything and they are just as surface level as the topics they cover.

[@Aster_Risk]

It's getting tiring, because they've been called out regularly and yet a video like this didn't go into bright hair color as it relates to black people.

[@ilovemyself2028]

I think for creatives it's just another expression point. I have naturally light Golden brown hair and it's long, but I'm super creative and free spirited. So, I've always wanted to do a rainbow color... I feel like I look too normal lol

[@nicolec.5352]

I’m guilty of this trope. I was a teenager growing up deep into the nineties, and I loved everything deemed “alternative”, especially music. I didn’t listen to what my classmates did, i.e. Backstreet Boys who were huge back then. I realized now I tried to be not like “other girls”, I was so into Radiohead and Bjork and grunge etc, the problem is that I looked really young for my age and very naive, although I wanted to look like a “bad girl” (I looked like the epitome of “good girl” lol, and I behaved as such). First I got extra piercings on my ears at 14, and then at 16, in 1997, I decided to dye my hair red, because I wanted to make a statement on how “alternative and bad I was” lol. Anyways, I’m natural blonde in a country where it’s rare, and my parents loved my hair, so when I dyed it, it was a scandal at home, I cried so much and tried to hide my hair from my parents because I was scared to be grounded, they hated it, oh boy it was an issue. Then in my early 20,s I was a goth so I dyed it again red, but it wasn’t an issue then, and last year I dyed it pink, but it was more like as a fashion statement, and I had no problems finding a job and no one there said anything either. I’m now 41 BTW. But when I look back to myself at 16, It was a real bold move considering how dyed hair was perceived back then.

[@leah2755]

please do the poor little rich girl trope 🥰

[@Spicie95]

I feel weird. Never in my life have I wanted to dye my hair, so I never have. I also had a desire to "express" myself through the use of clothes or jewelry. It seems like such a normal thing everybody does, but I have never understood it nor tried it. I just wear comfortable clothes and tried to look presentable, and my hair gets to do whatever it wants. It sometimes curls in a very pretty way.

[@queerlibtardhippie9357]

You express yourself by not doing that. That's the choice you made to express yourself.

[@lisanneschop7317]

We are slowly becoming panem from the hunger games, living in luxury even though there is so much poverty in the world. Now, it's not just in terms of poverty and luxury, but also in a visual aspect of hair color and eccentricity in style.

[@alexisatkinson7420]

Bless Queen Hayley Williams who gave me the courage and inspo to dye my hair any color I wanted even if it too years to dive into, and the altness inside me that changes my look at the whim of a full moon or new season 🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@blackcitroenlove]

I did mine blue for the theme "Blue Skies Ahead" after a long rainy winter. Last year, it was "Green Grows the Garden" because everything was too muddy and late in blooming. I always like to pick a colour for an optimistic purpose :3

[@adinacoomber1571]

When I had my colour hair, I felt it looked pretty and I suppose ‘other worldliness’. But when I moved to south I suppose there was a side that continued for nearly 10 years because it pushed back the (what I felt) exceedingly judgmental conservative norm. The hair, along with my self-tailored dress, gave me a sense of safety.

[@monkeytoons]

My favorite episode you’ve done so far. Well done! 👏🏼

[@cristherperez7423]

So are we going to ignore lil Kim in the 90s and the role black and brown folks had in helping bright hair colors gain National and international attention??

[@Sophie-db1ko]

I m always impressed by the amount of analysis in the take’s video essays. I wonder what’s your process.

[@tokkieram]

i still remember when my mom said that my pink hair was too strong and she didnt like, but now she asks me if im gonna dye my hair, and what color will be, and even looks for colors for me 🗣

[@thegoldthatglitters]

I just showed my mom this really pretty, straight, pastel pink wig that I want and she looked at me and shook her head. Doesn't matter though bc as soon as this next paycheck hits, I'm getting it 🤞🏽

[@AnthonyWilliams_83]

They missed a whole point about the 90's/00's when black girls with dyed hair were deemed ghetto and rude.

[@Notben10-s3p]

I gotta be honest I've never really understood why people like to due they're hair like this but this video gave me some perspective on it.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

They Didn't talk about the consequences of it,like hair damage

[@lilaqia2394]

@@mewesquirrel6720 depends on how you go about it coloured hair doesnt actually damage hair. In reality the most damaging componant is the bleach, a common ingredient used among many people to achieve a 'natural blonde'. Dye pigment is actually protective for the hair

[@UnboxingAlyss]

I partially agree with this. I've never dyed my hair and definitely don't care to now, but when I was younger, I assumed a dark-skinned black woman couldn't due their hair unnatural colors. I was told it wouldn't look good. I also heard it could severally damage your hair. My 4C hair is already dry and can break easily. No need to help it along.

[@lilaqia2394]

@@UnboxingAlyss @Unboxing Alyss it really depends. Some hair irrespective of colour and curl pattern tends to respond to bleach better than others. I think it has to do with the porosity of the hair itself. I have naturally mid-brown hair with a fairly wavy profile. I assumed my hair would not respond well but it actually lifts quite well. I know a lot of black girls who are able to bleach and dye their natural hair whilst others encounter more issues. The same goes for people with other hair types. Another factor that is important is how you bleach and dye. Hair that is treated by professionals is ultimately going to be healthier than those done DIY. In terms of whether or not coloured hair "suits" the individual is entirely personal. I have a feeling it has less to do with features and more to do with your fashion sense and personality!

[@UnboxingAlyss]

@@lilaqia2394 Thank you so much for your response!

[@cheesedemon88]

I notice that they tell you how they made the blue/black colour in ancient Egypt, but not how they made blonde in Ancient Greece. They used piss if anyone wondered.

[@chartreusemaiden604]

I got pink hair back then because I WANTED pink hair. There no rebellion, there was no point. I just wanted pink hair. Life doesn't always have to be so complex

[@beingzombievstheworld]

I wish i can do that too but it was never allowed in school n can't do in jobs. I'd do it every month

[@Annie-hb8ob]

In 2020 i got dumped. pandemic was in full swing, i was heartbroken and my mental health was failing. I decided to dye my hair pink. It felt so freeing to be in that colour and I really started finding my sense of style and an aesthetic that brought me joy. In a time of my life where I was depressed and felt a lack of control, that colour brought me some happiness and a sense of identity. And if it weren't for the bleach slowly destorying my curls, i'd still have that pink hair today.

[@kwiiin_]

I remember any person with brightly dyed hair including myself (before therapy) to be a psychological mess, have traumata and never work on getting better. I really wonder why this is so?

[@paulac.munoztorres]

I know a lot of people with dyed hair with very different personalities. It is just another decorative item for me at this point.

[@onixxfilth]

I've had my hair purple for years. It's my favorite color and it's kind of a way that I show I don't care as much as I used to about what other people think of me.

[@Emilyz1337]

bc everyone dyed their hair during lockdown

[@thatbee3585]

I think my next colour will be lilac purple. I finally got my hair to a platinum blonde that I’ve always wanted. So I’m just enjoying that. I’ve messed with my hair ever since I was little and when I’ve gone through stuff my hair resembles that. It’s nice to go get a coffee and see a Starbucks barista or Dutch bros barista with fun colour hair . Expressing your moods through hair colour is the funnest in the world .

[@n00bitaww]

after dying my hair every shade of pink blue and purple for 5yrs, I cut it all off. Don't regret it, I'm too tired to go through the process one more time. But I miss the magical feeling, haha

[@laurellee1435]

So kind of missed off (as well as history of coloured hair in black communities) is how rather than purely mental health struggles, a lot of the association of coloured hair with otherworldly beings, cool characters, anime characters, and now popstars does tend to mean that a hell of a lot of neurodiverse people have dyed our hair for a long time. Often we don't feel very human and it can be good to mark ourselves as "different" this way before getting marked as different in other ways so people sorta expect us to be "quirky" or whatever. And also a lot of us will identify with characters or otherworldly beings. And also a lot of us dress or present ourselves very simply as "I like this colour/outfit/look therefore I will embody it" without needing a sense of context, or even without it necessarily suiting us or having a coherent style. A lot of us will feel one way one day and one way another day, whether it's with gender or mood or something harder to explain. I'd say within our communities, especially where queerness and neurodiversity overlaps, (though its slightly more of a white queer ND thingy) it's normalised the most

[@susielopez3545]

I wish the stigma of dyed hair was completely gone. I wasn't allowed to do it when I was younger and now, at 30, I did it and dyed it purple. I have noticed people judge me when I am out, and I even get followed around by security in stores many times. Even got stopped and checked several times, which never happened before. It has taken away the joy I initially felt getting it. It's so sad people can be so judgemental.

[@theincredibleknuffibar4834]

You keep it up Susie 💜

[@susielopez3545]

@@theincredibleknuffibar4834 Thanks. I appreciate it!!! I am keeping it, even if people are jerks lol.

[@maeva6410]

The take never disappoints

[@Zzzsleepzzz]

I always go back to my natural look but I like to switch it up, dark blue is my favorite and also I like ash grey color 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rollercoaster8881]

I would love an analysis on Kpop and how it might get a new trend of style and beauty standard expanding in the West

[@madisonm.4535]

In film and television colored hair is also great for design in terms of color theory.

[@somyaaaaaa]

Last time hair color was used well cinematically was probably in Blue is the Warmest Color.

[@silog21]

I like Harley's red and black hair dye because it looks fried and frizzy as hell, conveying diy-ness rather than just otherwordly sexiness or whatever. She did that when she was done with life and that's pretty relatable for a character whose every bra-strip was seriously calculated to appeal to a male gaze and make her look weird and exotic. (I just realized Joi from Blade Runner in my profile pic falls into that category as well).

[@beingilluminous]

I remember the first time I went full purple, in 2009, and was able to do it for a presentation in speech, a "how to".... for almost a decade after that I was more purple and peacock colors than brown... now I apparently look like a mermaid with the "covid grow out", which-thanks to color conditioners-still has a lovely hue to it.... I remember being discriminated for due to my hair colors..... now I smile to see so many individuals finding joy in being a walking piece of art-and bringing a piece of the rainbow to earth :)....Thank you so much for this video-your channel has continued to inspire me to share these videos as they have helped broaden my perspective, often :).

[@australianctzen]

cue Five Colours in Her Hair by McFly

[@raisyrosye7656]

LOL, is it any good?

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

Real talk though, black female rappers have been doing bright hair for decades, even though it's wigs it's still a way for them to stand out with the loud nature and fashion sense, or even the overconfident charismatic nature of rap music. The "bombastic" nature of rap culture, I guess.

[@GlitterGremlyn]

here I am.. dying my hair watching this. contemplating pink w/orange highlights or pastel blue. idk yet.

[@kwiiin_]

Pastel blue pastel pink? Looks like a marshmellow!

[@ojones6424]

Go for Pastel blue...idk I just love that look on people lol 😁

[@GlitterGremlyn]

@@kwiiin_ yeah, I once had pink all over that was very candy-like.

[@GlitterGremlyn]

​@@ojones6424 Me too!! but I am scared of commitment. I think I'll do pink on top of my head, and blue underneath, like where a undercut would be.

[@ojones6424]

@@GlitterGremlyn oh that will look really nice especially in a bun or blown out. Kind of like a hidden touch. Don't worry about commitment, you can always dye it another color given time.

[@mak8680]

I loved this!! I have such a fight with hair dye. On the one hand I love to dye my hair (especially red), but on the other I would really like to see my natural blond again (if it even is still there).

[@NoHairStyle]

I love this! I dyed just my bangs purple when I was 22 and had a pixie cut and then a year or so later I dyed the whole top layer of my hair which had grown out a bit a bluish green (which was meant to be more greenish blue but still looked nice) and loved it even more. I've been wanting to dye it almost fully blue for a while now, but didn't because I was in the bridal party for my brother's wedding and then covid happened and I didn't even cut my hair for months on end. I'm in school right now for accounting and still want so badly to dye it, but I may need to wait a while until I graduate and get a job.

[@ambermeridy7550]

Please note that the relationship Black women have with hair color is a little more complex than what is touched on here. It has historically received much critique from outside groups, and didn't start with Doja Cat or any of the other celebs cited here. There is often frustration with influencers like Kylie Jenner sporting colorful hair looks because of her tendency to appropriate other features and aesthetics of Black women that are not natural to her and have nothing to do with any first-hand cultural exposure she had as a child. It is a sub-discussion of the overarching one needed to be had on the commodification and transformation of Black ideas and their once recognized inherent Blackness into symbolizations of Gen Z and Internet Culture. *To any potential retorts, all I am saying is that it's hard to view such instances as coincidental. I like this channel...I'm mentioning this because sometimes I see where discussions on groups I identify with can be better addressed or substantiated by the writers. I hope if you are also a lover of analysis videos and are inclined to respond to my comment that you do so respectfully and objectively.

[@Aster_Risk]

I think this is a great point that adds to the discussion. As a kid in the 90s, I remember Lil Kim was one of the first celebrities I regularly saw with brightly colored styles.