The social pressure of not letting your hair go grey has burst into the public sphere this week due to the unceremonious ouster of LaFlamme, one of Canada’s most respected broadcasters.
“The light was great and I liked what I saw,” says Thompson, who runs a Toronto media and communications company.That’s because, like millions of people around the world — including, famously, former CTV news anchor Lisa LaFlamme — Thompson had stopped dyeing her hair during the pandemic. Her brunette bob transformed into a long silver mane. Thompson says she initially tried to maintain her colour, but one “very liberating” day, she put down her can of root touch-up spray and never looked back.
The public response to Thompson’s post ended up being resoundingly positive, although that didn’t stop several people in Thompson’s private life telling her she “looked old” or that she was “too young to stop dyeing her hair.” Now 70, Beker is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, which has caused some of her hair to fall out. She’s shared her journey on social media, including a recent poignant outing to buy a wig. Beker says she regularly hears from well-meaning people telling her she should “go grey” as part of her journey. While she appreciates the support, “it gets my back up a bit,” says Beker. “For me, it’s such a personal thing. You have to make the choice for yourself. For me, dulls me or I think it would.
Caesar-Chavanes says that whether LaFlamme’s firing was directly related to her grey hair or not, it’s deeply concerning that it’s even brought up as a possibility. “I didn’t want to be known for my hair,” Dickinson says. “I wanted to be known for what I brought to the table, for my skill and what I cared about.” And yet, she was constantly referred to as, “the one on TV with the grey streak,” which she hated. But she was also “petrified” about what would happen if she got rid of it. “Would people like me less? Would I be less relevant?”
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