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I just read the article On Being a Longhair
http://www.choisser.com/longhair/
When I got to the part where he was discussing Slurs like "You look like a girl" I just had to laugh out loud.
I once had exactly that happen to me once when I was out drinking with a few friends. A guy who obviously had his hair closely trimmed came up to me and said exactly those words. Obviously he was trying to pick a fight but my halfway drunken mind just blurted "So! You looking for a date?" Shortly there after we were promptly tossed from the bar, not that we really fought. Just pushed each other around a little. Now a few years later it still brings a smile to my face.
I was wondering if anyone here has had similar humorous or serious experiences with their long hair?
In High School (I share a building with 6th graders) they all go "Are you a boy or a girl?" all the time just to annoy me, they get more immature and more immature every year, kind of funny I think, oh well I just ignore them and they go "Hey! Hey you! Hey! Hey!" untill they run out of breath.
-Josh
The usual one I used to get was "excuse me madam" and when you turn around and see you have a goatee and their faces so priceless.
Cheers,
John.B
When my hair was long a few years ago, I had several people come up behind me and call me "Ma'am". Of course when I turned around and they saw the beard and mustache they promptly apologized, but the look on their face was priceless!
I just read the article On Being a Longhair
Hair tie $2.
Moisturizing conditioners $5.
The look on someone's face when you turn around and they realize it's a guy - priceless.
For everything else, there's MasterCard!
With me, usually, the people who say that are pissy looking older men with short hair...two responses I like are: "I'm glad you aren't my target audience" and "Funny, women don't have a problem telling I'm a boy."
What's ironic is that the people who want to hear that never do. If I were told I look like a girl, it would make my day, maybe my week or month. It would mean that the thinning of my hair on top isn't as bad as I think. But I never get told that, so the 3 inch wide bald spot on my crown must prevent me from being insulted/complimented! : )
That's why, whenever I hear of someone getting that wisecrack, I think to myself, "Be glad!"