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Entertainment | 08/20/2008 12:00 am

The wOw Cartoon of the Week: Hairy Situation

By Liza Donnelly
© Liza Donnelly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liza Donnelly, noted cartoonist for The New Yorker, is also the editor of the new book Sex and Sensibility: Ten Women Examine the Lunacy of Modern Love … in 200 Cartoons.

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Click here for more cartoons from Sex and Sensibility.

 

83 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Liza Donnelly
Kitty, THis blog is so interesting to me because it is like a bunch of women sitting around talking, with a few guys for flavor! In my life, I have not been one to be a part of groups,so this is fun. Very interesting to read/listen to you all. And I am amused to be the one to start you all up! And, of course, thank you for your kind words!
By Liza Donnelly on 08/20/2008 7:42 pm
beth willis
Liza, I so enjoy the whimsical drawings…………I can identify your cartoons without a signature, and, personally, I consider that a supreme achievement. I like the characters you’ve drawn and the ‘exchange’. I’m thinking the male is reinventing himself with his ponytail while his significant other is saying, “You two go right on out. I’ll be here doing gown-up people chores when you get back.” I love it, Liza. Peace and grace
By beth willis on 08/20/2008 11:33 am
Liza Donnelly
Beth, Yes, that is really nice to hear! We work our entire careers to get that recognition—visual and tone wise. Thanks!
By Liza Donnelly on 08/20/2008 7:46 pm
beth willis
Your welcome, Liza. I too am a fan of Dorothy Parker, “What Sweet Hell is This?” I dreampt about the Algonquin since high school English class, and finally heard a jazz trio in the Oak Room last fall, convinced that Parker, Benchley, Woollcott. Broun, Ferber, et al were huddled at a nearby table. I was aglow. I am so glad you are here at wOw. Peace and grace
By beth willis on 08/20/2008 9:12 pm
beth willis
You’re…………RETIRED English teacher Peace and grace
By beth willis on 08/21/2008 9:35 am
Chari Bonagua
Liza, thanks for the laugh. I enjoy your drawings. I think men’s ponytail is like a Chanel bag: a fashion statement.
By Chari Bonagua on 08/20/2008 11:58 am
Susan B
A Chanel bag? Do you really think so? Perhaps you’re right. The bag makes a positive statement and the ponytail make a negative one.
By Susan B on 08/20/2008 12:15 pm
DeBúrca obj
Some may think the Chanel bag makes the negative statement. Like… ‘I am willing to spend a fortune on this bag because it is Chanel and everyone will think I have great taste and lots of money to throw away when I could have actually bought a very nice bag that was more practical for a fraction of the money but I’m too insecure to do so’. Where as the ponytail may say, ‘I may have to conform to society in a million ways in order to make a living but I am going to express myself in this one tiny way in order to have fun and keep my soul… and it doesn’t cost me a dime’!
By DeBúrca obj on 08/20/2008 11:57 pm
Agyness O
Different stokes for differnt folks….Like I always say….do anything, just don’t bore me.
By Agyness O on 08/20/2008 12:22 pm
Philip Scala
Being one of the older, gray/white thin haired guys, here is my take on it. Many of my contemporaries, 60+ men, we lived thru the 60’s when hair was a real statement, and tails were the deal. Now we are looking at the end of the tunnel getting much closer, and I think some of us want to have a final connection to the “days of yore.” I tend to agree that for the most part they are lame and make a blurry comment. I, as a youth had lots of hair and of course a tail while in college. When getting home for the summer, the first words uttered by my father were made famous by George T. “get a hair cut and a real job.” I think if you need one to be who you are or who you were, good on ya’. It really hurts no one. Those days are behind me. And, I think if many of these guys could see the whole image of themselves, the tail would be gone along with the tie dyed shirt and bell bottom pants. Just a thought
By Philip Scala on 08/20/2008 12:41 pm
Maggi D
Philip - a quiet voice in the storm - lol. I totally agree with you. I have met a few “older” gentlemen with ponytails and I can tell you that they were the type that didn’t bore me to death. They were not going to go silently into the night. Never dated one - but have had good conversations and a few friendships developed just because of that attitude. It really isn’t any different than those 65yr old women with jet black hair, ruby red lips (that bleed into the little lines), and enough perfume on the choke a bus. I kind of envy that “here I am” attitude. Wish I had more of it.
By Maggi D on 08/20/2008 11:16 pm
Brooklyn Gal
Hey Liza, Very funny stuff. I personally hate that look on men. It may show a sense of stubborness on their part. Who knows?
By Brooklyn Gal on 08/20/2008 1:04 pm
Eliza S
My husband just cut off his ponytail last week … long story. I initially objected to the ponytail look he was sporting a few years ago when we got together (again … long story). I have never objected to men with ponytails per se; it just wasn’t something I was comfortable with at that time in our lives a few years ago. Now I am quite ambivalent about the matter and the decision to cut if off last week was his alone. However, about three weeks ago, my 19 year old son also cut his hair which he wore in a ponytail and I was horrified. This boy has dark, beautiful, shiny hair with the most amazing ringlets ever and I had always encouraged him to grow it long (shoulder length) which he finally did. (He tells me that the girls at school often couldn’t resist just reaching out to touch it.) He didn’t just cut the ponytail; he conspired with another brother to shave his hair right off. I’m still in mourning. Boo hoo. My only consolation is that hair does grow back.
By Eliza S on 08/20/2008 1:37 pm
Susan B
(Why do moms of sons hate to see their boys’ hair cut? I only have a daughter, so I never understood.) You should be proud of your son’s decision, considering girls couldn’t resist touching it. That says to me that he sees himself as something more than just a babe-magnet. Take some comfort in that, Eliza!
By Susan B on 08/20/2008 3:50 pm
Eliza S
Ah yes, Susan, and I have no daughters but am blessed with four sons. I love them all … long hair, short hair or no hair.
By Eliza S on 08/20/2008 4:40 pm