Body parts...

[fajrdrako]

It has amused me how many of the items I've seen about Matt Smith's coming role as the Doctor in Doctor Who have been about his hair. Even a kid, in a question and answer session, asked about his hair. Now, I don't see his hair as being so remarkable.



When I was young, people used to fuss over other people's hair all the time. It was a thing. Especially young men's hair. Girls could do anything with their hair, it didn't matter much - mostly they just grew it long and straight, as I did. But men's hair? That was a big deal. My cousin and my uncle fought over the subject like Hector and Achilles. For years. There was even a Broadway musical about it - "Hair". It was a big deal. So Matt Smith has been photographed with hair that has personality - I like that. It's a good thing. Hair should be interesting.

And teeth... I thought of this while reading Sam Wollaston's review of Britain's Got Talent and John Barrowman's new show, Tonight's the Night:

In all my years of watching television, Simon's teeth are the silliest I've ever seen; they're like the White Cliffs of Dover... John Barrowman is the man with the perfect teeth this time. Perfect everything, he's shiny and sparkly, nice even. Too nice. No one ever failed on Tonight's the Night, we're told. Where's the fun in that?

I laugh. (Ah, Wollaston, there is a world of philosophical speculation in that question.)

But then I thought: speaking as someone who is neither British nor American, it seems to me that the British talk about teeth a lot. Really a lot. They notice teeth, and mention them. While Americans, though they value their teeth, don't talk about teeth. Not directly. They might talk about dentists, and dentures, and toothpaste, or whatever, but they don't say (at least not in the media), "Look at that person's funny teeth."



Now I'll probably see a zillion sources proving me wrong.

Comments

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Matt Smith's hair is a being onto itself. Great, though. I like it. His lack of visible eyebrows is interesting. Whoopi Goldberg doesn't seem to have eyebrows, either. (Fun fact.)

JB's hair is fine, but not in KKBB. It's so piece-y and moussed-looking.

But. But. I LOVE John Barrowman's smile. I just love it. Glinty!

(Uh oh... my teeth are over-orthdontised, I admit it. And I use whitestrips. I'm such a stereotypical American.)

Well, back to the coffee, which is the reason I need whitestrips.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Eyebrows are very individual things!

I never particulary noticed Jack's hair in "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang". Guess I'll have to look again.

I love Barrowman's smile, too. Just because it seems to ebullient.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

LOL I had my teeth whitened once but then thought 'what's the point? I drink so much coffee!':)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I don't drink much coffee, but teeth do change colour with time. Once my doctor suggested I should get them whitened. He said he had a great new process and it 'only' cost $500. I think I laughed at him. He meant well. Tooth colour is significant to him. But me? I never notice. My teeth are my teeth. As long as they aren't black or polka-dotted, I don't much care that they're a little off-white now.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

Wow that's a lot of money! I don't think mine was that high. I had it done as a 'treat' after having my wisdom teeth out.

I agree, it really isn't something I notice much. Polka dotted teeth though could be interesting...

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Might set a new fashion!