Page 3 | Really deep, philosophical question: Does coloured hair signify you're a TRA?

Comvit · 2022-06-14T12:26:49+00:00

I'm thinking of dyeing my hair a wild colour. In the past I've seen talk of 'blue fringes' as shorthand for TRAs. I don't fancy blue hair so that's okay. But more recently, I've seen RadFems on Twitter talking about purple and pink haired people in the same way - as shorthand for TRAs. I was really seriously thinking of dyeing my hair pink with either purple front bits or a hidden purple patch underneath - yet to decide. But does brightly coloured hair (of any colour) now signify TRA politics? Or am I over-thinking this!?

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Comvit · 14/06/2022 15:07

GCRich · 14/06/2022 14:56

Love your honesty Grin

I agree about blue hair TBH. But does your judgement extend to other colours?

Thanks everyone!

It;s mainly that blue-y / green turquoisey colour that I really judge as TRA-y. I think pink or purple I am more open to considering the whole package. If someone with bright pink hair looked like they were influenced by japanese fashion and anime I might think that they look good, but I'd have some "concerns" due to the links between anime and trans. Another person with purple hair - so hard to say, but if they were fifties and looked gothic I might assume they were an old goth... but if they were 20 and were a man in male clothing apart from a handbag and crop top I'd probably judge them harshly!

I do think that it is normal, natural and fun to judge people on appearances! I hope that I do a good job of putting preconceptions aside in real life interactions where people could be harmed by me being extremely judgemental of superficial things!

Your posts are really making me laugh.

Thank you for being willing to give more open consideration to pink/purple haired folks. We are an oppressed minority ya know

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Comvit · 14/06/2022 15:05

IvyTwines · 14/06/2022 14:56

Anime, My Little Pony, unicorn toy colours, the very chemical, plasticky looking ones, make me assume TRA. There's also a clunky lack of style, if you see what I mean. It's not integrated in the way hippies, goths or punks would style and colour their hair and clothing.

Yeah, I get you!
Unfortunately, I normally go for quite plastic-ky looking hair colours because they fade out well and last longer at their more subtle and faded phase.

But my plastic-ky hair stage normally only lasts a couple of weeks before the fade, then I'm heading into much more Jade Goldman-esque territory of soft hues.

I wouldn't say I'm 'stylish' but I don't have that 'clunky lack of style' you talk of - I know what goes together and I don't normally look like I've slept in a bin as most TRAs do 😏

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Remainiac · 14/06/2022 14:59

I think “queer”, which could be anything on that LGBTQ+ spectrum.

GCRich · 14/06/2022 14:56

Love your honesty Grin

I agree about blue hair TBH. But does your judgement extend to other colours?

Thanks everyone!

It;s mainly that blue-y / green turquoisey colour that I really judge as TRA-y. I think pink or purple I am more open to considering the whole package. If someone with bright pink hair looked like they were influenced by japanese fashion and anime I might think that they look good, but I'd have some "concerns" due to the links between anime and trans. Another person with purple hair - so hard to say, but if they were fifties and looked gothic I might assume they were an old goth... but if they were 20 and were a man in male clothing apart from a handbag and crop top I'd probably judge them harshly!

I do think that it is normal, natural and fun to judge people on appearances! I hope that I do a good job of putting preconceptions aside in real life interactions where people could be harmed by me being extremely judgemental of superficial things!

IvyTwines · 14/06/2022 14:56

Anime, My Little Pony, unicorn toy colours, the very chemical, plasticky looking ones, make me assume TRA. There's also a clunky lack of style, if you see what I mean. It's not integrated in the way hippies, goths or punks would style and colour their hair and clothing.

Crouton19 · 14/06/2022 14:49

If I didn’t have to look relatively professional for my job, I would love to have brightly coloured hair!

HotCrossSally · 14/06/2022 14:47

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GrinitchSpinach · 14/06/2022 14:38

Colorful hair can definitely be a way of signaling support for sex denialism. See Dr. Michelle Forcier, who prescribes cross-sex hormones to children upon request.

But of course it can be just a style choice.

Really deep, philosophical question: Does coloured hair signify you're a TRA?

beastlyslumber · 14/06/2022 14:26

Cool people need to reclaim coloured hair!

Circumferences · 14/06/2022 14:22

Basic pattern recognition.

Loud shouty TRAs do tend to have brightly coloured hair, it's definitely part of TRA sub culture.

That does not mean all people with coloured hair are adherents to gender ideology.

(I think of the very beautiful Jane Goldman who is GC).

RufustheFloralmissingreindeer · 14/06/2022 14:17

My sil is 58 and has dyed her hair blue and pink and purple for decades

i try not to judge by appearances

(god its hard though 😀)

Saisong · 14/06/2022 14:14

There is a 'danger-haired SJW' type meme, very much in the 'woke' signifiers, which may well correlate with TRAs.

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Comvit · 14/06/2022 13:54

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Love your honesty

I agree about blue hair TBH. But does your judgement extend to other colours?

Thanks everyone!

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achillestoes · 14/06/2022 13:53

I have no idea. You notice some TRAs with pink/blue/green hair but just as many or more without.

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RhubarbCrumbled · 14/06/2022 13:43

It means nothing! I have a variety of pink, green and blue. Last time I had it coloured, my hairdresser suggested a rainbow. I politely declined.

IcakethereforeIam · 14/06/2022 13:32

If tras can do dinosaurs, GCs can do hair.

Plasmodesmata · 14/06/2022 13:31

No. Or, at least, I hope not.