This was prompted by something said in one of her polls. She asked if, based on looks alone, did the head model of the bondage store she is linked with look more submissive or more dominent? Straight away I said submissive for the simple reason that her hair was:
a) long
b) wavy
c) fair

So it made me think about why I'd actually said that as an answer. Obviously your looks don't affect your preferences or personalities in any way at all. I know a guy with a tonne of piercings, bleached hair and ripped up jeans that is the most attentive father in the world. Likewise I know people who are completely vile despite looking as if butter wouldn't melt in their mouth. But, just for this argument I'm intrigued, in the sense of dominent and submissive, what looks do people tend to stereotype?

I said that dark haired people always struck me as more domient because fair haired people (blonde, light auburn, mouse brown) always looked more innocent simply because the colour is less harsh and more gentle looking. Same when it came to if it was curly or straight. I said wavy hair made them look more gentil and damsel-like, where as straight hair looked very authoritive. Finally, short hair had the same effect- it looks harsher and more straight line than delicate waves that make the person look so cute and princess-like. That, and obviously a domme/dom with long hair is tempting fate as a rebellious sub could easily grab it.

Of course, this theory goes out of the window when I look in the mirror and realise I have straight, short brown (dyed red) hair and no interest at all in dominanting anyone! XD

So... anyone elses thoughts on this? What, in looks only, strikes you as dominent or submissive?