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[apt_rhiannon]

Spielberg series sued for haircut

A family from the Mescalero Apache tribe is suing the producers of a Steven Spielberg TV series for cutting their daughter's hair for the show.

The family said the hair of Christina Ponce, aged eight, was cut without regard for their tribal customs.

"It's part of our culture not to cut a girl's hair until her Coming

Comments

[ilea]

Sounds about right...when I was modeling as a child the stylist for the comercial I was in cut my hair short (and by short I mean boy cut) without asking my mom.

She was livid.

[goaskyourmother]

That's awful.

[elven_wolf]

That's awful. Even regardless of cultural customs, I wouldn't as much as touch a hair on a child's head without having a parent present.

[grammars]

exactly.

[schmarty_hosen]

I agree with the collective assessment. It is a shame that it happened and I really hope it doesn't affect this little girl much in the long run

[dyheli]

My thoughts exactly. Before she began acting for the show the parents must have signed a contact allowing them to change her appearance. For the TV show they'll do a lot from dressing her to putting make-up on her to cutting and styling her hair. If there is a such contract and the parents did indeed sign, the producers should not be made to give them a cent. While I agree the producers should have learned a little bit more about the community they shouldn't be held accountable if the parents gave permission via contract for a change in her appearance.

[metahara]

I have not ever been on a set where the parnets were consulted with before any radical changes were made to the appearance of a minor. minors are treated very differntly than adults in film...I could understand this misunderstanding happening on a low budget film with inexperienced people...but, speilburg? People have come to expect a certain decorum/ level of professionalism/respect on his sets for all involved in the process.

[weishaupt]

How ironic that they did it "to make her look more indian"