Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A mom is constantly having to field questions about the same thing when it comes to the youngest of her three sons.Deana Conlogue, a special-education teacher based in Connecticut, and her husband Mitchel are the proud parents of three wonderful sons aged 23, 20 and 8.Right now, however, it’s the youngest of her three kids, Colton, who is hogging the limelight on social media on account of something rather unusual: his hair. “We started noticing his unique hair colors when he was a toddler,” Conlogue told Newsweek. “Over the years, it’s become more and more dramatic as he grows up.”Hair color remains a continued source of interest but also judgment in society today.Take the example of “redheads.” In a 2011 study published in the journal Symbolic Interaction, researchers conducted a series of interviews with redheads. From these chats, they were able to identify some of the socially constructed assumptions made about people with this hair color.Redheads often fielded comments related to having a hot temper, being clownish, weirdness, Irishness, not capable of being in the sun, being wild (among women), wimpy (among men), and intellectually superior.They also spoke about experiencing negative treatment as children, with lowered self-esteem, differentness and a concern over always being the center of attention.Colton’s hair started garnering attention on social media after Conlogue posted a series of videos to her TikTok account @deanaboo, featuring her youngest son. Viewers were quick to pick up on something unusual about Colton: his hair is two different colors.
Colton’s distinctive hair color is seen from the back. His mom told Newsweek she always gets asked the same thing about her son.
Colton’s distinctive hair color is seen from the back. His mom told Newsweek she always gets asked the same thing about her son.
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The comments on TikTok prompted Conlogue to film a video taking a closer look at her son’s hair. Conlogue is no stranger to fielding questions on the subject from strangers who often ask the same thing.”He is often complimented on his hair but more often than not, people assume we have dyed it that way,” Conlogue said. “I made a video on his hair, and it was a great source of conversation and debate online.”Conlogue said that some commenting on the video have speculated that Colton could be a “chimera twin.” This term refers to a person born with two sets of DNA, often as a result of an early twin pregnancy where one embryo has ended up absorbing the other’s cells.Conlogue said she believes it’s probably more to do with his “diverse genetics.””His dad is half-Samoan and half-Irish. He has very dark hair and lots of red in his beard,” Conlogue said. “I also have brown hair with lots of natural auburn and blonde highlights. Both of Colton’s grandfathers are strawberry blonde.”Though she is always eager to embrace her son’s “uniqueness” and celebrate the individuality of each of her kids, Conlogue has been taken aback by the attention her son’s hair has gotten and is keen to stress there is so much more to him than his distinctive locks.
