Gender versus Hair length
Printed From: HairBoutique.com
Category: Hair Talk
Forum Name: Teen Hair & Hairstyles
Forum Description: If its cool, if its hip, if its hot... Its here.
URL: https://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10794
Printed Date: August 21 2025 at 12:17am
Topic: Gender versus Hair length
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Gender versus Hair length
Date Posted: February 09 2000 at 2:22pm
|
I am curious as to how hair length got to be an indicator of gender. If you look back in history, you see hair length on both sexes go up and down. As I look through these message boards, I notice that there is a lot of put downs being issued against someone who wants to explore or wear their hair in the length or style of the opposite sex. My question is, how did we arrive at the status quo? Our hair length and styles weren't always at waht many perceive as "normal". Who says that if you have long hair, you are a woman or if you have short hair, you are a man? Does hair make you either a man or woman? I thinkthe trends we see today is a part of the normal evolution of fashion. It is an indicator that we as a society, are desiring change just like we changed from the hair lengths of the old days. I think the Wahl clipper Manufacturers made it too convenient for society to tell a man, "to get a haircut". Why don't we all relax and enjoy a natural part of our bodies and quite imposing our restrictive standards on others, which by the way was established by the military anyways
|
Replies:
|