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STERLING SILVER SCISSOR PENDANT WITH MOVING BLADES. You probably can't cut your own hair but they would be fun to play with.


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When you watch a film and a female character  cuts her own hair you know that this is either a sign of madness or a gateway to empowerment. The logic suggested is that by shedding this outward display of femininity some kind of power is gained.

The montage above is from The Accused. Jodie Foster's character Sarah cuts her own hair after losing her court case. This is a pivotal scene in the film as Sarah is emboldened by her personal makeover to continue with her quest for justice. It's as if she can't be taken seriously as beautiful woman.

Another way of reading this is as an act of penance. Sarah is shown as being  promiscuous and flirtatious. Her self inflicted punishment is a loss of her beauty and power as a female. This trope of punishing sexually powerful women has been repeated endlessly in film history.

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