Alanis

arch94 wrote: Whoa....looks like the long hair nuts are out in force this morning.... She looks great either way. Of course, I like it short, but I thought she was pretty before too. My two cents.

You are a real piece of work, arch. "the long hair nuts." By similar measure, you may just as well have described yourself (and everybody else here who prefers short hair) as "short hair nuts being out in force" after two consecutive posts favoring short hair. I don't think your attitude is going to win you many friends among people with either preference.

Not out to make friends...

But i'm not alone in feeling that us "short hair nuts"(proud of it btw) are looked down upon because society says women w/ long hair is the norm....

Any fellow "SH nut" care to 2nd that opinion? How about it, Hal?

My two cents.

arch94 wrote: Not out to make friends... But i'm not alone in feeling that us "short hair nuts"(proud of it btw) are looked down upon because society says women w/ long hair is the norm.... Any fellow "SH nut" care to 2nd that opinion? How about it, Hal? My two cents.

You favor extremely short hair, so from your perspective, most women have hair that is "long" by your standards.

My own hair has grown to 5 feet in length, so from my perspective, most women don't have hair that is particularly long.

However, I respect the feelings of those here (and anywhere) who prefer short hair to long. Unlike you, I don't run around slamming those who post that they prefer styles not suited to my tastes. Call yourself a "nut", and wear that label proudly -- if that is your wish. Just don't expect everybody (or anybody else here, no matter their preference) to gladly seek to be so labeled.

Someone mentioned again that "long hair dragging down a long face" stuff...ya know, I remember just 20 years ago when all the salon experts were saying "If she has a long face, she HAS to have long hair". I remember hearing that on a talk show (some Oprah type show where they were interviewing stylists), and reading it in magazines. Now everyone says long faces HAVE to have short hair to avoid dragging. This is ridiculous! It's not even the same rules with the face shape thing!

Short hair on a long face does make it appear shorter, I've seen that on myself. But this doesn't necessarily add to beauty. A long face with long hair (looking longer) can be exotic and beautiful. It's a cliche', but beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Some people find oval faces more attractive, but I do not believe there is any "proof" that this is universally true....look at the cast of the sci fi show Stargate SG1. Every single member has a square face and a short nose - the person who hired them's opinion of beauty.

I have to say that when Alanis played God in Dogma, she really did look like an exotic beauty, which long hair enhanced by making her face look longer and even more exotic (just my opinion). If you didn't find her beautiful there, well, what's the problem? Everyone's attracted to something different, and if we weren't we'd all be fighting for the same mates (so thank god we aren't!). My point is just that the whole face shape thing gets blown way out of proportion (again, just my opinion).