"It" required no hair stylist, just a cut every now and then, a hand held blow drier and a a roller brush. "It" could be quite fem, or all business. "It" could be short or longish.
What is "it"?
"It" started with Dorothy Hamill's "cute bob" at the 1976 winter Olympics, and was quickly adopted by every "lady" golfer in the world, and it ushered in an era of sexually ambiguous "Womens Golf". Gone were sponsorships by the dainty makers of "White Rain" and "Adorn", replaced by the makers of something called "Ping" and worse, "Levi's".
Once they adopted it, dare I say it, golf skirts died a silent death, and coaching shorts seemed like a natural accessory, followed by golf shirts. The "ams" were no longer the wives of professional husbands: now they were career gals. And talk on the course was no longer about their children - replaced by fervent discussions of the past womens basketball season and the season to come. Bitchy behavior was defenestrated and butchy back slapping was in. And you just know that in the locker room, daintiness gave way to towel snapping, and Holly Near singing songs of strong "womyn"over the Muzak.
This, my friends is what happens when you sacrifice style for carefree. What was once a ladies round, has become a women's game.
Perhaps this is what put me off golf for life.
ReplyDeleteI see we now have a "blow jobs" category.
ReplyDeleteGod, I hate this "hairdo." Women should be fined for sporting it - and sporting is the word to use. It's not flattering on anyone except for men in discos in the 1970s. And even then, that's questionable.
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