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Entries (RSS)GENERAL HOSPITAL MISSES THE BOAT!
Hollywood continues to pass up opportunities to portray women without hair in a fashionable and dignified manner. General Hospital’s current series has fictional character Shirley Smith undergoing chemotherapy for brain cancer. Shirley has lost all of her hair and is seen wearing an outdated turban type of head wrap. Millions of women are watching this show and may be led to believe that this type of head wear is the only thing available if they should ever be faced with their own hair loss.
General Hospital possesses access to an enormous platform. I received a phone call from a cancer survivor who lost her own hair to chemotherapy and she was indignant that Hollywood continues to portray their characters in unflattering head wraps. Why not portray this character in a pretty head scarf that will enhance her beauty and compliment her character.
Please General Hospital - give Shirley some style and help women realize that just because they have lost their hair does not mean they have lost their style!
Susan Beausang
4women.com
Tags: 4women.com, fashionable scarves, General Hospital, Shirely Smith, stylish scarves, turban
July 28th, 2010 at 3:13 pm
So stupid of Hollyweird, especially since we women in Beaubeau scarves knock ‘em out silly when we least expect it.
“Excuse me, WHERE did you get that scarf?”
I hear that so much and am only too happy to say just exactly where I got that scarf. No problemo.
Hollyweird continues to perpetuate the idea that hair loss must be ugly and undignified to make up for the billions of bucks spent making actress’ hair outstandingly perfect for the camera.
And of course, just like the rest of their bodies, their hair is natural and not “created” at all…
Right.
July 28th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
It’s so true! We sent a letter to the stylist for General Hospital but unfortunately, the character died this past week and is no longer on the show. Hopefully nest time there is a show that is going to depict a bald person, they will showcase them with some style! Hollywood get real!