The View & Locks Of Love - What`s Up With That?

I just heard that the Lisa Ling was going to cut off her beautiful long hair and donate it to Locks of Love because of all the pressure from her viewers to do that. Doesn`t she KNOW whats up with Locks of Love and how they take lots of hair that they resell to who knows where?

Comments on this explosive topic?

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McKee originally wrote:

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I think you must have gotten some misinformation on locks of love. They have never sold hair to anybody and it is all made into hairpieces for cancer and disease patients. If Lisa Ling wants to do that, more power to her. If I had long enough hair i would definitly give it to locks of love.

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You are wrong...

From www.locksoflove.org...

Q: Can I donate a ponytail that is shorter than 10 inches?
A: Yes, but only with the understanding that it will most likely be sold to help offset the at-cost manufacturing of hairpieces for children. If this is your desire, please include a note to this effect with your hair donation.

Locks of Love does sell excess hair to help pay for costs involved with manufacturing of hairpieces.

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A girl at our school got her knee length hair cut off for those Locks people because all of her friends pressured her and she looks terrible. She hates it and said she cried for day after. Then she found out that NOT all the hair is used in wigs. In fact, she is not freaked about who knows where her hair is. I feel sorry for her.

I think people should mind their own business about Lisa Ling.

Cay

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George B originally wrote:

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Sorry to tell you but you are misinformed about what happens to the hair. As are most people. Read the info below about what happens to the hair. This is common knowledge that LoL does not begin to even get close to using all the hair they collect into wigs. Lots and lots of excess is sold, again, to who knows where.

George

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What info below?

Hi,

Another comment from me. The thing that is upsetting about Locks of Love is that people are pressured to donate their hair which is then sold to "raise money to make wigs".

OK, so I am a big believer in charity. HairBoutique.com and my other company, T&S Software, donates heavily to the cause of breast cancer (HairBoutique.com donated profits from our store for two months of 2000 to Avon & T&S matched those donations of HB.com) and to the Girl Scouts and to other good causes. We donate money and in the case of the Girl Scouts we donated products for abused kids (shampoos, conditions, soaps, etc.,).

However, no one pressures Jeff or I to cut our hair in order to give to charities. If Locks needs money for the making of the wigs for kids that is great. Ask for money and financial donations. Why pressure people to cut off their hair?

Other charities don`t pressure people who give to cut off body parts, they ask for donations and help. So if Locks only uses a very small amount of hair in the actual wigs, why not encourage people to give money instead? Why raise money by selling people`s hair that is not going in the wigs for the kids?

I think if a lot of people KNEW that their hair was being sold to raise money and that their hair was not going into an actual wig for the kids they would probably rather donate money instead.

Just my opinion.

Best wishes,
Karen

Thanks for the clarification, JerkyFlea. It seems odd that she decided to cut because she had just recently stated that she loved her hair (as it was, before the cut). Does anybody here have any idea how to explain that conflict?

And a brief comment to Karen, I actually don`t know if Locks directly pressures people to cut their hair; HOWEVER, they remain silent when other agencies (individuals, talk show hosts, journalists, corporations) pressure people to cut their hair for donation to Locks, because Locks stands to reap the windfall.... or should I say hairfall?

Hi Karen, no need for apology (none warranted). You are correct in that there is no evidence that they discourage these pressures. Thanks for your clarification!

I agree wit Randy on dis one.
I mean I`m growin my hair out long so i can eventually donate it to LoL. I don`t care if my hair is going to be sold. At least some of the procedes will be going for a wig for a girl or teen. You people really need to take a chill pill and relax bout this lil situation!

Randy, why do you suggest that "we all need to grow up" when your response seems to address only George B.`s post?

McKee, it`s interesting to note the difference between your posts of 3-Dec-2000 and 13-Dec-2000.

JenDoesHair, you say "Instead of asking for money (wich is tax deduxctible, so we dont feel a great loss) they ask for hair. We all treasure it..." So the conclusion I can draw from your statement is that people don`t feel a great loss about that which they treasure? Hmm, I thought human nature was just the opposite.

So will the real McKee please stand up? :-)

Are you the one who said "If I had long enough hair i would definitly give it to locks of love" or are you the one now growing out your hair with the intent of donating?

The other person in the house could get their own account, yes? Otherwise we might get confused about more such conflicting posts :-) (chuckle)