Instead of interviewing clients about their thoughts, feelings, and reactions to color, I want to know which candidate the Democrats are going to vote for and why. At this point, it is a little frightening to think that if the Democrats in America can't get behind Obama, and they decide for malicious reasons they will vote for the antiquated McCain, a guy that even the Republican party doesn't like, we are heading down further into dark times. Maybe it's too late for this sort of inquiry, but is it? Shouldn't we fight with determination in the ways that we can to affect those around us, to have a dialogue about what matters in the final moment? In fact, I need to be recording people's responses, NOW. What better place than the hairdresser's chair to gather a consensus based on this particular segment of society, in Berkeley, California? It's a bit intimidating to open up the political conversation in the chair, because who knows what beliefs people have, and if they consider it too personal a topic to go into, and what if they are Republican? In the past, maybe I would have had a reaction, but now, I think it is more important to discuss our viewpoints, especially if they differ from mine, to understand other viewpoints. I think I could interview clients from a neutral position.
Mrs. Page in beauty school might not approve, but interviewing clients right now about their political views would bring me the satisfaction of a different sort. I've always been trying to get to the underbelly of the beauty industry, knowing from experience, that there is much more than what meets the eye when somebody sits in the chair. Why not take the opportunity?