QuoteReplyTopic: Religion and Trim Posted: July 29 2004 at 12:55pm
I want a trim, but I'm afraid of a stylist cutting more. I am thinking of dressing modestly in a long skirt and telling the stylist that my religion requires long hair. First of all, do you think it would be effective? Second, is it offensive?
You could tell the stylist you have Cherokee blood. Singer Tori Amos is part Cherokee and she doesn't look very Native American. This particular tribe's religion required long hair for both men and women (?) (I'm pretty sure, but if any of you out there know otherwise, please post).
(1) I am 90% sure this would be effective... since the stylist can't oppose this by telling you you're not Native American. But how long is "long"? They could get around your excuse by arguing they didn't cut off too much for it to be considered "short". After all, they can still argue you still have long hair with collarbone or shoulderblade length hair.
(2) It's your choice whether you want to lie about your religion to protect your hair--It depends on which is more important to you. But keep in mind there are other ways to make sure a stylist doesn't cut too much off.
Well, i did it and got a 2-inch trim. My town's stylists are not hair-friendly at all, however, it is an extremely religious place in the south. I just told the girl that it was for religious reasons, but i trimmed it to keep it healthy. I'm really agnostic, but you can justify it by the bible, so I don't really care about misleading her. I only get a trim twice a year or so, so I'm not continually lying or anything.
When I was in California I met on the beach a Sikh man, he was actually a White American guy who had converted to the Sikh religion. He had hair to his ANKLES! Really beautiful hair too! In the Sikh religion men are not allowed to cut their hair. They usually wear their long hair wrapped in a turban. This guy had his hair hanging loose, it went down his back to his ankles. He had a beard too and was a really sexy guy!
Actually the Bible does not order women to have long hair, that's a fundamentalist myth and not true to the Bibllical teachings. That was only the apostle Paul's opinion. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus or God tell humans, men or women, that they can't cut their hair. Even Paul said it was in a cultural context.
I don't think that telling someone that your religion requires you to have long hair or that you can't eat pork products is offensive. Trying to make everyone else convert or conform to one particular ideology is offensive.
Somehow, little lies start rolling into bigger lies.
I discuss with the stylist first that I only want to take off "x" number of inches. I stress this is very important. Usually the stylist will show me the length he is taking off between his/her fingers before it is cut. Most stylists don't want to have any problems with customers that are not satisfied with their haircuts. Often a stylists will recommend that more hair be cut off if it is damaged. You can take their advice or just say no. When you walk in and say "Just a trim", maybe they are thinking that you really don't know what you want. They might be starting to think of a really great haircut that will compliment your face etc. So if you value your long locks, use good communication. It may even be good to bring a friend along if you are the kind of person who can get talked into getting a cut too short.
I think it would be more effective to tell the stylist VERY bluntly what you want and if they wish to be paid they will cut what you want and only what you want! Just my thoughts
You don't need to even discuss religion with your beautician. Getting your haircut is like going to a tailor to get a hemline shortened, or going to a mechanic to get your car fixed,... either they do what you tell them to do, or, they don't get paid!
Geeeezzzzz! That's what you are paying them for to follow your instructions!
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