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I dunno. I'm getting grays & I don't notice any more respect. Must not be that smooth a curve (on either side).
I suppose at least most women get to keep their hair while most men are confused for bowling balls later in life.

really?… really?

Really.

This one is awesome, Jessica.

what when no hair at all?

nice one!!! and a good question by tale!!! do include that in the graph :P

As a member of group B, I think that the starting point of our curve should be much closer to the starting point of group A's curve. And I do think the "no hairs" should get their own curve. ;)

_Way_ too true.

Sad but true. Try going gray at 25 and being female.

What means the meeting point of the curves?

I was about to say that younger women do not get that much more respect than younger men as your curves suggest, but then I looked at the Jessica Alba pic on my desktop and decided not to. Yet, is sexual obsession a gesture of respect?

Thought you might like this!

http://math.sfsu.edu/beck/images/harris.date.logician.gif

That should end in .gif

Good!
It's true.

Don't I know it. I'm 28, an insurance agent, and need more respect. I've actually thought about bleaching my temples white so older people will take me more seriously.

I've read your entire blog this morning. You are VERY VERY good. You need to take these, visit Lulu.com, and make a book for yourself. People would buy it. Turnkey capitalism is about more than just t-shirts.

By the way, how does hair falling out plot on this curve?

Jess: so color it. I found my first greys as a teen, and 25 years later I was shocked at how white it was when I thought I might give up coloring. Unfortunately, I don't have the bone structure/skin quality to carry off stunningly white hair, I just look older than I am.

Um I don't think so. I am not sure what kind of world you live in, but if that were true there would be no older women in our governmental system. Just because younger women get "respected" because of their looks means nothing of the real respect by real people. Let's look beyond the world of celebrity here. On the men's side though, I would have to agree though because I believe agism still runs rampant. The younger one is the less they tend to get respect, generally..

I love an old lady with white / grey hair. Love that, and hate to see dye jobs so rampant with older women. Old Blonde ladys? Ew.

To nurbek:

No, sexual obsession (i.e. Jessica Alba or Jessica Simpson or Jessica Hagy) is not a gesture of respect. I think, in fact, that's that point of the graph. Aging women seem to lose respect along with their youthful looks despite the value of their personal successes.

I actually think the opposite is true, but it comes down to experience. From what I see, men lose their hair, their self esteem and their dignity while women come into their own and lose the need to look like bimbos. But the world's a big place - interesting topic nevertheless.

Hand me a bottle - of dye.

my dad always said "white on top [hair] is age, white on bottom [beard] is wisdom.."

Never say dye :)

@nurbek--
the x-axis is number of gray hairs, not time.