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I see lots of insecure people on this board constantly asking questions about how their hair looks and when it comes to job interview time that is when the insecurity really shows!
"should I cut it or tie it back?" are common questions asked by fellow members.
why don't you guys get some balls and admit that I am right and that there is a fight that needs to be fought instead of being in self denial.
I think Roger and maybe a couple of others would be inclined to agree with me, but most of you have attacked me for pointing out the obvious and that is WE are discriminated against and made to look like a joke!
when you guys realize the truth you will do something about it, but until that day comes you will still have to deal with the prejudice which is prevalent in our culture.
Good day and good luck!
I think maybe you are taking this a little too seriously...I've grown my hair 3 times now (it down to my waist) and have never felt discriminated against. It is just hair, forget what others think.
This seems more of a place to offer advice, etc., rather than banding together for a longhair revolution. Meh.
I have to agree with this sentiment. It's all well and good to stand up for our rights, but before any actual change takes place, we still have to put food on the table and some of us get worried when it comes time to bid for a job. When some of us speak up and ask for advice on what to do, it may be more a matter of looking for support from the longhair community in order to build confidence. I think that's how it was for me. It doesn't help when someone berates us for it with insults. If we must stop asking for advice about hair, then what good is this board?
Neo Viking I am going the way of sincewrity here. I will go on the premise that you really have a feeling of persecution when it comes to hair length. and yes It can be that at times. I was lucky, I suppose. I started growing my hair in Feb of 1964, immediately after seeing the Beatles., yes I was one of those kids. I put up with the diatribes form my father and school officilas and even some friends. but that all died away as everyone realized i was not going to give it up. My passion was just as strong about my design work, music and my anti Vietnam war stance. Long hair was a small part of who i was But it WAS/is a part of who I was, and am. I have no issues at work with my now approaching mid back ponytail. We are all more than our hair. Let folks see who you are and they won't focus on the hair. In the litany of problems we face today, going to war over hair length is just not worth it. However, I will step up and defend myself, or anyone, from anyone who would demand a haircut be given to anyone who does not wish one. This is a personal thing. and it remains on a personal level. Might I ask your age, and the length of your hair? Have you encountered a lot of resistance to long hair in your life? I want to understand where you are coming from. And there is not enough info to arrive at the correct solution. if this is a game and you want attention. fine. you got it. but is it really worth it? These are good people and this is a good site. relax.
Wait you guys!
Neo Viking is right, we need to fight to rid the world of longhair workplace prejudice, lets unionise! No wait, lets set up a revolutionary militant cell, we can grab some AK-47s, and storm every barber's shop from the east coast to the west. We'll confiscate every pair of clippers, every set of scissors and even any sharp looking garden shears.
Then as no-one will be able to get a haircut, everyone will be forced to be longhairs and this sick prejudice that blights our society will end!
Viva La Revolution!
Sorted,
I protest, I protest! Please please don't take away my garden shears, or I'll have to start a revolution of my own! Then I'll be a member of an even tinier minority within a minority: that longhaired gay geezer cook who's also a C&W dancer refusing to part with his gardening shears!!!
Can I get any more "minority" than that? (LOL)
- Ken