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[quote=Anonymous]For all of my life, there have been dominant teen cultures and counter-cultures.  In the 80s, there were the preppy kids in pastel Izods, and then the counter-culture kids who were punk-ish or goth.  Kids that don't want to be part of preppy mainstream culture, or don't feel accepted by it, create a counter-culture.  There's a lot of reasons why a kid might seek out counter-culture.  Being gay is one of them.  
Even though purple/blue/pink hair is fairly common now, I think it is still seen as a bit "counter culture."

I have a niece who rotates her hair among these various shades.  I have no idea what her sexual orientation is ( she has dated guys, but may be bi, or may resist labels) but she rejects many aspects of what she says as dominant consumer culture.  I think the hair is one way of signalling that.  That's fine -- we all use hair, makeup, clothes as a way of signalling our values.

PS the MS school teacher who sees their kids change the color weekly must teach a lot of blondes.  If you're a brunette, you have to bleach out the natural color, then add the kool-aid or drug store dye to get those bright colors.  The blue just won't show up on a brunette.  It's much more of a commitment!  A lot of kids just do the tips, for that reason. [/quote]

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