The elongated head imagery seems to have been the status symbol for those who wished to project the image of power, affluence or superiority throughout history. When this longer head was not possible - many resorted to head wear or hairstyles to imitate the look often seen on our current models of aliens.
You know, I never truly considered that perhaps the purpose for hairstyles like buns or beehives would be to give off the illusion of an elongated head. Not that I believe we are trying to copy aliens, but it is interesting that perhaps we have correlate that (some cultures implicitly while other cultures explicitly) status or beauty.
Concerning to whom the fault of oppression belongs; "We are not all equally guilty but we are all equally responsible" - Rabbi Abraham Hescel
Concerning blaming others for the problem; "...And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?... - Matthew: 7 1-5
Concerning how to fix the problems concerning oppression; "Someone once said that the word 'motivation' should never be used in the singular. Some combination of motives always exist and it's impossible for anyone to qualify the proportion of each that is involved in any given act" - Warren Buffet (in an interview in the USA Today)
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You know, I never truly considered that perhaps the purpose for hairstyles like buns or beehives would be to give off the illusion of an elongated head. Not that I believe we are trying to copy aliens, but it is interesting that perhaps we have correlate that (some cultures implicitly while other cultures explicitly) status or beauty.
I remember taking a sociology class as an undergrad and having our professor point this out.
I remember thinking then, like I think now that I'd always prefer a little head to a long head.
By the way, I love that pun just as much now as I did then.
where did that Halle picture come from, B.A.P.S.?
The hair piece on Halle Berry looks just like my sons hair when it hasn't been washed for weeks (he is 16).
That is one heck of an insight there...amazing. WOW. Thank you for posting that.
Vee
it is real ancient..we found elongated head bronze sheild in sidon too. search badranghosn to see.
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