The important bit of the News of the World scandal…

seems to be Rebekah Brooks’ hair. Seriously, what is the obsession with it?
Why do we keep seeing articles with titles like “Good Hair, Thin and Greasy Ethics” or “Rebekah Brooks, Murdoch’s fiery favorite“? Would articles suggesting a new career endorsing hair care products be showing up if she weren’t a readhead? Or a woman in the male dominated tabloid field?
Whatever the case, the constant referral to Brooks’ hair and the use of fiery, witch, or mane in headlines just serves to make more credible news organizations look like the tabloid they’re criticizing. And frankly, the comparisons to an Irish Setter are just ugly.