Is anyone else annoyed by the lock step long hair that TV talking heads...

[LAS14]

... wear? I just want them to get a good business like cut... different ones, so they look different! I'm so relieved to see Rachel and Judy Woodruff. Am I alone?

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[marybourg]

1. I agree. Looks very unprofessional to these old eyes.

Every woman must look “hot” in this era. No matter how inappropriate “hot”is to the job she’s doing.

[dewsgirl]

12. I find Rachel incredibly hot and I'm straight.

[lunatica]

20. I find really smart people hot!

So I agree about Rachel.

[LAS14]

15. Yeah. It makes me breathe a sigh of relief when Barbara Starr shows up on CNN. nt

[applegrove]

26. +100

[Merlot]

53. It's the sleeveless dresses that I think looks so unprofessional

Why do smart women forget their sleeves?

[cilla4progress]

2. Women can look

anyway they want!

[Skittles]

9. do they really WANT though

or do women feel extra pressure to look a certain way?

[marybourg]

14. And just by coincidence they all want to look exactly the same.

[Grasswire2]

28. yeah, the current trend toward ultra heavy black lashes is silly. nt

[Tumbulu]

32. Yes, so odd, huh?

[cwydro]

34. So do the men, for that matter.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

39. They want to mimic "success"? Is that so odd?

It seems normal in the corporate world, why not in the entertainment world (or news world, maybe).

Anyway, it pleases the hair product industry.

[Jade Fox]

3. Yes

It also annoys me that they are all so young.

[Frustratedlady]

4. I always want to straighten their part.

Is that petty, or what?

[LisaM]

5. No more than the buzz cuts or televangelist hair the men wear.

Each to their own.

[BluesRunTheGame]

6. Chuck Todd needs dreadlocks.

[BlueJac]

8. He needs a different job, he sucks on Meet the Press

[madinmaryland]

50. NBC is looking for janitorial staff.

[thewhollytoast]

52. Oh how very "British" of you.

Do you know anything about the Custodial Arts?

What makes you think Chuck Todd would be able to handle the hard work?

Toast
Shop Steward, Laborer's #1686

[lunatica]

21. Yeah, no. That wouldn't help him much

[Wellstone ruled]

7. The TV consultants

are the ones who determine the go to looks for everyone on Set.

[northoftheborder]

10. The current long hair style, slightly curled locks in big separated

chunks, straight on the ends, looks awful on anybody; so messy and unkempt - why is this so popular?

[dhol82]

38. I'm with you on that style.

Just looks like a mistake. As though it was curled and then got caught in the rain.

[Phentex]

43. I can't figure out how they get that look...

much less why. It's such a strange look. I think they will look back one day and think WTF!

[csziggy]

51. I just thought that Jheri curls were back!

Actor and hip-hop artist Ice Cube
wearing a Jheri curl hairstyle, c. 1987
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jheri_curl

Usually I don't even look at the hair styles of people on the news - but then my hair style is to grow my hair as long as possible, wash my hair every other day, let it dry on it's own, brush it when people might see me, and trim it wil my paper scissors every six months (or when I notice it is uneven).

[CatMor]

11. I'm not annoyed because I prefer long hair ..

but short hair is fine too.

[Peregrine Took]

13. Nicole Wallace's hair is very long.

It could just be shoulder length and still have the long look but hers is like a foot long.

[oasis]

25. She's dreamy just the way she is.

And those devine teeth.

[lastlib]

45. She is SMOKIN'!

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She reminds me of a woman I almost married.

(I just wish she wasn't an ex-repuglikan.......)

[Totally Tunsie]

16. A prime example of this is Kasie Hunt.

When her show first started, she had a cute face-framing bob. She's now let it grow out, and it looks awful. It literally drags her down.

Alex Witt needs a good cut STAT! Her current style is way too young for her and she just looks unkempt.

Two that have recently bucked the trend are Natasha Bertrand and Ashley Parker. As they've become more prominent, they've both sharpened their look and it makes them appear less "the college kid" and more the professional reporter. It's been fun to see their transformation.

But you're right: "lock step" for all the others.

[Grasswire2]

29. Ashley has a new do in the last couple of weeks.

She's so prominent a reporter that getting some advice would likely be a good investment.

New mom, too. And that sure limits her time.

She has a beauuutiful smile.

[Codeine]

17. What the fuck, people.

These are grown-ass women with agency. They can have whatever hair they’d like, for whatever reason.

Petty, childish, shallow nonsense.

[cilla4progress]

18. Thank you!

...

[Glimmer of Hope]

19. Last week it was falsh eyelashes. Where am I?

[MerryBlooms]

57. I guess a little misogyny is allowed, as long as it's veiled in deep 'concern'?

[not_the_one]

23. Hear! Hear!

There is NO specific look that has been defined as "professional".

Look at it from a women's point of view.

Shorter hair is just that, short. Cute and adorable! And easy!!! Other than a few basic styles, there is not much you can do with it. I suppose you could "spike" it. THAT would look really professional.

Women with longer hair have so many more options. When I see a woman that I think falls into the "stunning" category, more than likely they have longer hair.

They also have lives other than work lives, and want different looks. More power to them. And age has nothing to do with a woman's hair length.

Men have a long way to go to catch up, but we are working on it. Face it, man buns are here to stay.

As far as hair goes, for both women and men, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY, BABY!

[Dem2theMax]

30. How I wish I had the time to worry about something like this.

Instead I spend every waking moment worrying about the destruction of my country. For some strange reason, that seems to be my priority right now.

[mfcorey1]

42. Yes, what you said!

[Raine]

36. Absolutely

what a ridiculous gripe, so petty..

[lastlib]

44. Nail, meet hammer! This is the correct response!

If you don't like the way they look, don't look at them.

[LAS14]

47. Part of why I'm annoyed is I have a strong feeling that these hairstyles are NOT...

.. their choice. It's too uniform. I think the men controlling those newscasts are requiring this look.

[Codeine]

48. Or, far more likely, that "look"

is simply what’s popular at the moment and what women who want to look fashionable gravitate toward. Like guys and beards; nobody had a beard and now suddenly everyone has a beard. That’s fashion. I’m not going to assume that these women are being browbeaten into hairstyles without some evidence pointing that way.

[TomSlick]

54. Exactly!

I'll keep my hair cut the way I like and you do the same. Then we each mind our own damned business.

[WhiteTara]

22. they all employ the same consulting agency.

[Ms. Toad]

24. Nope. I am annoyed by trashing women for their appearances, though. n/t

[Dream Girl]

27. Wtf? Women can wear whateverhair length they like. Who TH are you to judge?..

[pnwmom]

31. There is no such thing as a a "good business like cut." n/t

[Tumbulu]

33. Yep, lack of creativity

and trying to look like a trump approved woman. So right wing looking.

[cwydro]

35. Are you annoyed by the men all having short hair and clean shaven faces?

So sick of people making judgements about how women look.

DU really is something these days.

[MerryBlooms]

55. Yep, these judging women on looks posts are popping up every week now.

THAT is what is annoying. What other women's hairstyles do they find annoying? Joy Reid recently went to a more traditional black women's hairstyle, is that also annoying? These OP's about women's choice of style have all been veiled in 'extreme concern' for the women they're dogging.

[Raine]

37. No

geeesh!

[obamanut2012]

40. Is anyone else annoyed by the lock step short hair that male TV talking heads

wear? I just want them to get different ones, so they look different! What's wrong with long locks like Jason Momoa or Brad Pitt? Am I alone?

[shanti]

56. Jason Momoa

can put his shoes under my bed any day!

[jmg257]

41. No not annoyed - but unfortunately, no - you are not alone.

[mindfulNJ]

46. I think they all look nice

but I don't pity them all the time they (or a hairstylist) has to spend to get it to look that way! What you see on screen is a LOT of time blowing it out, flat irons, highlights etc. I know this because I'm a beauty school dropout

[tavernier]

49. Powdered wigs would be nice.

And the little heart shaped beauty marks.
On the men, too.

I don’t care. I get my news here on DU so I don’t really see any of them. Why? Because when I turn on the tv I run the risk of seeing photos of Rump, or worse, a video of him talking. That tends to immediately ruin my mood.