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I'm not sure if any of you guys have seen this (I'm guessing many may have), but I was rather sad to see this video on YouTube. The comments below the video sadden me even more. Hope this kid decides to grow his 11 inch hair back when he's a little older.
Couldn't watch the cut :(
He looked so cute with the long hair. I wish my parents would've let me have my hair that long back then. On top of that, I wish we could afford things like cameras back then, I don't remember what I looked like before I was a teenager. :|
What's worse is, after they ruined it (and reaffirmed in my mind that long hair is definitely far better), everybody was high-fiving and celebrating as if they'd been hoping he'd finally agree to "have his hair cut like daddy's" or something of the sort. "You look good. Look at your cool hair now. You can do ollies without your hair getting in your eyes.", "Do you like your hair? Hahahahaha!", "This is the greatest gift ever!"
Seeing as how I'm on MLHH, I believe I need not point out just how sad it is to hear these things. They're acting as if that child having long hair was a shame to the family.
Speaking of which, those people are certainly loud and annoying. But then, I guess it's having to put up with loud, annoying nuisances that has made me quiet, tranquil, quiet, calm, and reserved... at least when people aren't making it their business to give me a headache... >_>
Why is it cruel? He did want it short, and she asked many times if he was sure. She explained it would be gone.
It's a shame, but it's not cruel. Nobody forced it on him.
I never implied it was cruel. I do question the child's taste, he was probably too young and just wanted to emulate his dad, along with the fact that he was likely alienated from others for being different, among other factors. My point was how everybody reacted in a positive way and, in a word, seemed much happier with the after. (i.e. "Greatest gift ever.")
Children seldom know what they want, they're pretty much told what they want, and chances are the dad pressured him somehow. They tend to want to emulate others, and he probably didn't really care how his hair looked. The thing is, because he didn't care about having long hair enough, he wound up having short hair.
Did you not hear the wife comment that it was only his second haircut since birth? My guess is they actually prefer him with long hair.
As for the high-five, it's called 'supporting your kid in whatever decisions they make about living their life'.
They were, in fact, sad that he wanted it cut, but at the end of the day, they trusted him to make his own decision, hence the high-five, which is cool as shit.
If you ask me, from what I gathered from the video, the mother was notably (and surprisingly) hesitant in him cutting his hair, while the dad had probably encouraged him if only slightly to cut his hair, although I should probably assume nothing.
Still though, I was referring to the general response. Cutting his hair short like everybody else is referred to by one as the greatest gift ever. Note the word ever? Curing disease, resurrecting one of the greatest minds of all time, and creating utopia are some of the greatest gifts ever. Giving him a much unneeded haircut is not.
I also must say, I forget about the comments. " i love the new dew, he looks more grown up", "much better", " no more LICE for him huh?", " He looks waaay better. Don't let him grow his hair that long caus short hair always looks good on guys".
Tell me you yourself don't find at least one of those offensive.
O what a terrible world we live in, I could lament all day, but all these people will die one day and the world will repeat itself. That's the fun part of YouTube, and the internet as a whole. Since everybody is anonymous, the true dark nature of the human race manifests itself for all to bear witness. Even on some of the most touching and influential subjects, people pay no mind with their spam, or insult one another terribly. Honestly, people on the internet are notorious for saying some of the most wicked things I've yet to hear. I'll say it again, humans are sick, and for only the amusement of the cosmos do they continue to live.
It's a good thing all things come to an end, and my time isn't coming soon enough. There we go, I'm ranting and getting dark again, I wish I wasn't full of so much hate. Come to think of it, I respond to so many negative comments on MLHH, I don't think anybody has even seen my loving side. :'(
Frankly, my boy, as long as it's not my hair being cut, I don't give damn. You make long hair on men sound like some kind of civil rights issue.
You're also making this out to be something WAY more important than it really is. Talk about making a mount out of a mole hill. You nearly formed an entire mountain RANGE with that post...
Dude. Chill. It's not the end of the world when a 4-year old has his hair cut, especially despite his parents filming and posting it on the net.
I'm confused. Why is this a much unneeded haircut? The kid wanted it. We don't know WHY he wanted it, or who MADE him want it, BUT HE WANTED IT. He consented to it. It was explained to him that his hair would be gone. I don't see the problem here. So someone in the world cut their hair short. It's gonna happen.
This is a bit of a mountain out of a molehill. It will grow back.
Hey there :)
I just wanted to point out that on the video before the child got his hair cut the mom asked the dad "How do you feel babe?" he said "Sad". Which shows that he didn't really want his son to cut his hair either. Both parents were sad to do what their son wanted, but for their child they did it anyway. Yes he may be young, but it seems they are encouraging him to make decisions and then showing him that they will support him in those decisions. Honestly I think it would have been more traumatic for the child had they cut the hair and then cried about what they had done, it would have made the child feel like he had done something wrong. I'm sure that everyone on here knows that children that young react to how everyone around them acts. If the parents and family & friends been sad he would have regretted what he did. But they were all happy for him, mind you some of the phrases used left something to be desired in our eyes, but it worked for the child, making him feel that everyone was happy for him with the choices he was starting to make. You may want to e-mail the parents and ask them if any friends or family had anything bad to say before he got the haircut. I'm sure the answer will be "no".
Poor kid. When I was 4 years old my parents didn't ask me how I wanted my hair cut, they just got it cut. He has no clue what he is doing. He wants to be like Dad.
OH, Man....couldn't get past the turning on of the clippers. My daughter cries if I shave my beard off all at once (and I don't have a wicked-cool neck-covering beard, either)...let alone if I so totally altered her appearance and sense of self. Almost cruel, regardless of one's views on long hair. Incremental shortening would have been humane, but this?
Shawn (Mr. Crow)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4157121.stm