Below is the episode on The Simpsons where Marge decides to stop dying her hair blue. She comes back home, and her entire head of hair is gray. Of course, this sparks a variety of reactions to her hair. Lisa finds it liberating. Children see her as a grandma. Some women scoff. Near the end of the episode, as Marge is on her way to a party to see Homer, several things happen to her and she ends up looking like a witch. By the very end, she decides to dye her hair blue again. What messages does this episode send?
One group during our class presentations pointed out that while gray hair symbolizes wisdom for men, the same positive symbol is not seen with women who have gray hair. Why is this so?
The important scenes are at 6:51, 11:10, 11:40, 12:20, 15:22, 16:40, 19:20. Enjoy!
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