Debra Jo Sells Her Hair. Would you?

> Find someone to pony up the ten mil (cash in advance> of course!:)) and you can gleefully, smugly watch me> eat crow to you hearts content!! :)> Very best wishes to all,> DawnHey Dawn:For that kind of money you could easily hire someone to totally pampar you while your hair would grow back. lol Nice even number. I like it. lolDiane from Canada

> Yeah, this was my question when I read about it. Like> I said earlier, there is a site on the web that sells> women's cut off pony tails....I have always wondered> what it is that people do with them? Maybe some buy> them for wigs?Hello Zorak;I knew this guy that was interested in ponytails. He went to her house and found lots and lots of male ponytails. She claimed that she was only collecting them as a hobby. Sick weird hey!! I told that male to watch out for her.>

A lightening disaster at my house has had me off line for more than two weeks, so I know I'm a bit late on this one, but I just can't resist since Debra Jo's hair was definately an inspiration so many years ago.But I have to say in this case, the whole thing is just too creepy. For example, lets say, heaven forbid, that Crystal Gayle was to cut off her hair and decided to sell it to adoring fans, you can just picture people buying it to keep a piece in a favorite locket as some treasured momento of an artist they love as a whole person, singer, woman, role model, whatever. But in Debra Jo's case, well, lets face it, her fans don't really feel the same about her, she's more of an object, a nice butt, some great hair, generally an sexual fantasy and not much more. So just the thought of what the (probably mostly) guys who would want a piece of her hair are doing with it, or while they're holding it is, major yuck, just plain creepy. I would say it doesn't exactly serve to heighten my opinion of her for doing it either.Would I sell my own hair? Well, since I would never cut it (thats right, never, there are lots of things in life we can say never to, I would never rob a bank, I would never commit murder, I would never ride in the space shuttle) the point is moot. On the other hand, perhaps some sultan somewhere would care to offer five or ten million to test my resolve? :) Payment up front, of course!As Diane said, nice to see you starting threads, Karen, interesting topic, and I'm so very glad that you're feeling better. Now that more of us know about your situation, I'm sure the prayers and well wishes will make you feel lots better real soon!Very best wishes to all,Dawn> OK,> It is 2:39 AM and I can't sleep. I could work on the> Boutique..OK I will get there in a minute..but I enjoy> this board the most so I decided to post about Debra> Jo Fondren.> Actually I want everyone to know that my post about my> thyroid made me feel better just to talk about it and> my hair actually seems better the last day or so. I> also have more energy (witness my insomnia - :-)> OK. So I read this article that Debra Jo Fondren who> was a Playboy Playmate of the Year and famous for> ankle length thick luxious blonde hair. She is back in> the spotlight after some absence and is selling pieces> of her hair as official "collectibles". UGH.> I am not the one selling my hair but I still felt> violated.> Jeff has a magazine that interviews her about selling> her hair, what she has been doing since she cut off> all her hair and of course the appropriate photos of> her in various settings.> I personally would have a hard time selling my hair.> While I am a big believer in heart and similar> transplants, my hair feels so much a part of me that I> just don't think I could sell it.> I read an interview with Portia De Rossi (Ally McBeal> TV show) and she is quoted as saying that she cut her> hair off after making the movie Sirens and she> immediately regretted it. She says that "hair has> a certain power I was not aware of".> Comments? Thoughts? Would you sell your hair as> "collectibles"?> While I don't always get around to posting here, I> will confess that I lurk more often hear than all the> other boards because I love the wonderful debates.> After all, this is hair politics. :-)> Best wishes,> Karen

God forbid anything should happen to my daughter, but if she were ill and lost her hair, I would cut mine to make a wig or hair extensions for her.Now, of course, I have to *grow* my hair so I would actually have it to cut... {grin}

I was inspired by a knee-length haired woman who donated her hair to an organization which makes wigs for children who lost their hair after kemotherapy. I don't think I could part with many inches of my rear-end length locks, but if they'd take an inch or two at a time, I'd be happy to do the same. The poor woman was crying and I'm sure she was sad to lose a part of herself. After a while, it just seems like another appendage doesn't it? (no offense to those who have lost a true appendage)Why is it that these make-over segments love to chop off long hair anyway? At first it appeared this lady would have bra-length hair, but by the time the guy finished, it was barely below her shoulders!!

If you watch the movie ... you can pick up on Amy's attitude of herself vs. Jo's. Jo was the tomboy and not fussy as Amy was. For example, Amy's wearing the clothespin on her nose to make it shaped more attractively..Jo was the bookworm/author/tomboy who wanted to go off and fight with the men.. Amy was made to be the prissy one..one who knew she would marry rich.. Meg the mature one.. Beth the sympathic and tragic one. Jo had too much pride to ask the rich aunt for money so she sold her hair.. showing alot of sacrifice...Her father was injured in the cival war and money was needed for train fare for the mother to get to his side.Hollywood may have picked a too pretty of Jo for it's movie compared to what the author intended.. The newest version is superb tho..I bought a copy as soon as it came out.. love it at Christmastime. Cher~Hi Ed. I know the hair-cutting incident was in the> book "Little Women", and that Jo's hair was> supposed to be her "one beauty." It was a> very touching gesture; she was such a tomboy, and her> hair was the only thing she was vain about.> It is hard for me to imagine the situation arising in> this day and age, but if I needed the money for a> loved one, certainly I would make the sacrifice. Hair> grows back (however slowly); people are irreplaceable.> I don't know if that particular incident was taken> from Alcott's life.> Kim

Hi Ed. I know the hair-cutting incident was in the book "Little Women", and that Jo's hair was supposed to be her "one beauty." It was a very touching gesture; she was such a tomboy, and her hair was the only thing she was vain about.It is hard for me to imagine the situation arising in this day and age, but if I needed the money for a loved one, certainly I would make the sacrifice. Hair grows back (however slowly); people are irreplaceable.I don't know if that particular incident was taken from Alcott's life.Kim

This is a bit morose, but I have been wondering.I don't really see that anyone who wants to buy hair and pay for it is exploiting others as Dave put it, since it is down to the individual choice of that person selling their hair and a question of what value they ulitmately put on it and how much the person buying is willing to spend. I remember as a school child, one boy who bought a ball of ice from another kid for a weeks allowance and then saw it melt away into nothing as the school afternoon proceeded. Value is in the eye of the buyer and seller.... the magic of capitalism.What motivated Debra Jo to sell her hair. Was it cashing in on fame. Was it that she was going to cut it anyway and thought, hey there are some mugs out there who will pay for this, rather than it just going into a trash can. Or did she truely want to share something very personal with her fans who were prepared to pay for it.Ultimately though she was in control of this.It has made me wonder though whether the next of kin of a deceased celebrity might have the same idea and hack all their hair off before they are finally put to rest. Yuck. Sounds gross doesn't it, but then again I am sure there are people out there who might pay for say a lock of Elvis's hair... or some time in the (hopefully distant) future Crystal Gayle. Now what are the ethics of this and what about the people who might buy it. And where might it all end???Ed

Hi Zorak,> It is interesting to note that all those who found the> idea of selling one's hair repugnant are those who> have a dedication to growing their hair long. Hmmm....Doesn't seem surprising. Cutting/selling one's hair is inconsistent with a dedication to growing it longer, right?> Anyway, I guess that I really don't see a problem with> the idea: women in the far east have sold their hair> to wig makers as a matter of course for centuries.I read once that it was done extensively in Europe, too.> There is a web site (something like phd4u.com, I> cannot really remember) where girls who cut off their> long hair actually auction off their pony tails to the> highest bidder....I kid you not!> Of course, one wonders what the purchasers of these> pony tails use them for.....If not for wigs, then what? Fetish, perhaps?> But hey, if you have something that you no longer want> to keep, and someone is willing to pay good money for> it, why just throw it away? Why not get whatever money> you can for something that would normally just be> swept into the trash?Sure. Sometimes, though, people are induced to consider/decide to cut because a certain sum of money has been waved in their face. It's a temptation to sell out.And makes me question the motivations of those who make such offers.> Zorak> BTW, I have been doing some research on hair power,> politics, fetishes, etc. I have found many fascinating> things, from a story of sacrificed hair immortalized> in the constellations, to people who are "coming> out" as hair fetishists after years of thinking> they were weird or gay. Maybe one day I will post a> compendium of the new knowledge I have gained.> The psychology of hair is enough for one to get a very> original PhD thesis out of!!! Doesn't this message> board kind of prove that to be true anyway???There is a lot to say about the subject. I am certain that someone could write that very original PhD thesis on any number of topics related to hair.Dave

> OK. So I read this article that Debra Jo Fondren who> was a Playboy Playmate of the Year and famous for> ankle length thick luxious blonde hair. She is back in> the spotlight after some absence and is selling pieces> of her hair as official "collectibles". UGH.> I am not the one selling my hair but I still felt> violated.It is interesting to note that all those who found the idea of selling one's hair repugnant are those who have a dedication to growing their hair long. Hmmm....Anyway, I guess that I really don't see a problem with the idea: women in the far east have sold their hair to wig makers as a matter of course for centuries. There is a web site (something like phd4u.com, I cannot really remember) where girls who cut off their long hair actually auction off their pony tails to the highest bidder....I kid you not!Of course, one wonders what the purchasers of these pony tails use them for.....But hey, if you have something that you no longer want to keep, and someone is willing to pay good money for it, why just throw it away? Why not get whatever money you can for something that would normally just be swept into the trash?ZorakBTW, I have been doing some research on hair power, politics, fetishes, etc. I have found many fascinating things, from a story of sacrificed hair immortalized in the constellations, to people who are "coming out" as hair fetishists after years of thinking they were weird or gay. Maybe one day I will post a compendium of the new knowledge I have gained.The psychology of hair is enough for one to get a very original PhD thesis out of!!! Doesn't this message board kind of prove that to be true anyway???