Why such hatred toward the idea of cutting hair?

I need to ask this question. Why do some men on the internet have such a hatred for talk shows or anything topic that comes close to cutting? Why does some men are so obsess with the idea of long hair that when some long hair woman cuts her hair for her own personnel reason she receive hate email messages or messages left on message boards for the whole world to read while all these years a particular lady that I have admire contributed so much in the knowledge of growing her hair when it was her own decision . We also read confession of men who can`t sleep at night knowing a long hair woman decided to cut her hair. Why does such actions affect strange men like that who are not personally involved with the participants? It is not their sister nor their wives just a woman in another country or state. A woman who decided of her own choices.
I myself received hate messages when I had my hair trimmed. I was shammed. I was accused of being a promoter of cutting hair while in the whole time I was taking care of my split ends. WHAT A CRIME!
Now all this hatred is toward talk shows and I have to wonder when the hatred will stop? Will women who cut their hair not respected because they committted" the so crime"? If we don`t speak up it will come to the day of men hating women who have short hair. They might deny it now but who will stop them if we are silent? WE have to stand up to our rights. How can anyone tell these men that they are not clear in their thinking?
I even read that people who are neutral in the attitude of long hair shouldn`t have long hair. Wow we are dictated that we women should be 100% committed to growing our hair for the rest of our lives or not do it. Since when we women should be dictated like that? Since when it is a strange man on the internet business of telling us women what we can do or not do with our hair? Since when we should be the object of their fantasies?
I am fed up with those off the wall thoughts and hatred.
I am sure that I am not alone with this fed up attitude.
Some people stay quiete because look all the insults we get when we speak up.
Sure long hair is beautiful. I am a true believer in long hair. I truely love all the colors and the beauty it brings. My favorite thought is a mother covering her baby with her long hair. It represent security to me in a way of natural beauty and being with earth. I am a very simple person most of the time and doesn`t care for materials. It can promote closness when our children comb our hair and gets the comb tangle in our hair and we have laugh about it. But enough is enough when it comes to tring prevent women to be free of making their own decisions.
Don`t allow any one to shame you into something you want to do with your hair.
Now some men will accuse me of hating men as they did in the past because I don`t fear of speaking up but if I reallly hated men I wouldn`t be getting married again nor I would have been married before, nor I wouldn`t have very intelligent male friends that don`t fall in this control thing.

It is so sad to see that you have become so full of hatred and clueless. I do support long hair but not to the point of controling others.

My title Gord should have been why such hatred toward women who make choices! I gave my views on this and all the facts are easily back up by just looking around on the internet.
A bit of advice Gord. I am very pro long hair for myself and will always encourage someone that wants long hair as I have for years but I will never lower my standards to the point of insulting women who decide to cut their hair ( like my mentor etc) as others have hurt the feelings of these women. Or spreading hatred. Okay be pissed off that your passion is being cut but don`t passs the hatred. It is the participants that made those choices no one else. Calling a talk show host an asshole doesn`t bring in anything. It only shows that you don`t accept that women can make choices. He cannot produce a show if there are no willing participants.

Attitudes like these has cause many women to cut their hair of the fear. I am myself if I wasn`t so strong would have cut my hair because of this attitude that is shared by some men on the internet. How many times I felt that my hair was more important than the person I am. NO women want to be told what to do . All women love compliments and encouragement but not to the point of feeling that they are not allow to make choices or hell willl be break loose by insults on the message board or privately. You are peaved with me, fine. I have known you for years. I am saying to you Gord encourage women but remember respect them if they decide to do something else. Please don`t fall into this passing of hatred. YOu are much better than this. There is a lot of good within you. This is the end for me. I am fed up with the attitude. I wish the men would encourage the beauty only.

Diane, Not to be rude, but must you always write such long posts? Also, it seems to me that you are always trying to start an argument or somthing with your comments.

Oh that what was the short version lol. I am assertive.
Long hair women have to be. lol

. Did any of the women say, "Oh man, I am so sick of this hair. Let`s just get rid of it. Cut it. Please!"?

Yes Jennifer often they say that they want a change and often they mention why. NO the shows are not making fun of women with long hair. It is about having a new look only.
Some men on the internet are upset and want to hate Maury or any organization that is involved in cutting hair because it goes against their fantasy of long hair. By spreading such hatred is also encouraging this thing that women shouldn`t have the right to do what they want with their hair. They will sugar coat it but it reallly comes down to the fact that they feel less long hair women on earth so they want to hate Maury. Nevermind that we women are human beings and should be able to make our decisions. Too bad Gordon topic wasn`t in the politic where it belonged.

I believe in the US there is a definate media skew towards getting women to spend much time & money trying to look good. Like it`s a women`s duty to be attractive. Women are continually encouraged to spend their hard earned money on beauty products, and beauty parlors. Women, from the time they are born are sold on all this materialistic stuff. We are bred to prioritize "good grooming" and consequently end up feeding a multimillion dollar cosmetics industry. I don`t chose to watch Maury`s hair butchering shows, because I don`t like the topic. I see at as yet another attempt to get women hooked on salon stylists, when they were really better off -- better looking and spending less money -- with their natural long hair. I don`t relate to Diane`s anger and I also don`t like when people use foul language to try to get their point across.

Hello, knock knock, is anyone in there?

The "duty" idea promoted by the media is a good point but it could be elabrated to say: the duty is disguised as
"attractive": actually the "duty" is to be FASHIONABLE.
I wonder if those who design fashion trends really care
about whether the users will look attractive, or if they`re just out to make money. Of course the users assume that just because it`s in style it`s attractive.

Actually Duke I strongly believe we should always look good for our partner.