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"Why don't you get a haircut?"
or
"Why don't you wear your hair short like the 'other'guys do?"
a excellent response should be
"Because I do NOT want to look like a DORK!"
and if the person asking you has short hair and looks like a dork
include "like you" after 'Dork' in your response! ;-)
Here are some other responses courtesy of Hair Religion:
a guy with a flattop, crewcut or any other type of old fashioned barbercut says to you:
"Long hair is SO `70's!"
your response should be
"And Flattops/Crewcuts/or "regular" haircuts are so `50s!
if the person who says it to you is bald
your response should be
"Dude, shaved heads are like-SO `90s!"
if a woman says it depending on her hairstyle
for example, if she has Long hair herself your response should be:
"Then if Long Hair is SO `70S why are you wearing yours long then?"
if she has shorter hair then your response should be
"Well your Bob is like so 1920s" (especially if it is really short)or "Your Pixie Cut is so 1950s Jean Seaberg" and add to it "SO, I guess since i am stuck in the 1970s that makes you further behind the times than me!!"
most women won't say anything negative about a guy's hair on a general basis. it is usually the morons of the male populace that do and they are easier to come up with many responses to since they all have short hair or no hair.
another response to an idiot with a flattop who asks you why you don't get a haircut should be:
"Because I don't want to look like a jarhead like you!"
these days you're liable to run into some morons who have an infatuation with Military haircuts even if they have never enlisted in their entire life who think you should be just as infatuated with getting clipper cuts on a weekly basis like them!
Here's a better response: If G-d would not allow me the ability to have long hair then I wouldn't. You would leave the person speechless and probably in deep thinking for awhile, perhaps he or she might reconsider ideas that were once obvious to him or her? If the person argues the Bible next, there are plenty of references to support male long hair in the Bible, especially from the (Old) Testament.
If people are not given ideas to think about, how can you expect the people to think or develop thoughtful thoughts? Sometimes thoughts occur as a result of natural circumstances from nature but not always. People have to teach others at times to create a society of more refined and thinking people. Sometimes it takes a thoughtful answer to get people to think.
Calling someone a "dork" for wanting you to have short hair will probably convince your philosophical opponent of nothing. In the battle for the mind you will lose or be left with a stalemate rather than gain or win.
Whenever someone asked me "So when are you going to get a haircut?"
I just always asked them back "So when are you going to grow out your hair?" :p
-Eric
"Long hair is out of style"
respond with something like
"wrong. Didn't you know Long hair is back in style? check out the male runway models lately?"
and "I used to wear a buzz just like yours but when I found out long hair was coming back in I decided I wanted to be fashionable so I grew my hair long."
chances are they will not be the type that knows much about the fashion industry anyway. most of the remarks longhairs receive are from ignorant yahoos who are uncultured.
you could also sum that up with "You're behind the times dude! it's time to get with it and grow some hair!" especially if they have a very closely cropped cut which the majority generally do.
Have not had any bad responses to my hair in some time. Though earlier in my growing. A friend did say, jokingly, that he would come up behind and try to cut the tail. I turned, looked at him directly and said. "That would be a shame to have that be the last thing you ever do." Have not had any negative comments from that crowd, since. Even as my hair has gotten longer. All my older firends who remember me from the 60s and 70s have only compliments for my hair. Even at work, there is no pressure as I am not the only long hair.
Some responses that I have given to:
When are you going to get a haircut? or When are you going to cut your hair?
which are usually asked by adults (mostly female).
Not today.
or
When it gets past my ankles.
Here I am asking where the anti-longhair crowd is. My husband and I go places, some of which have gigantic crowds (Pensacola Beach on Memorial weekend!), and everyone only gets jelly that we have enough dontgiveadamn to grow it long. Then they run their fingers through our hair. Bit disconcerting and quite lulzy when we go out to the gay club the night it's been invaded by frat bro bodybuilder jock dudes from LSU (Geaux Tigers!) At least these bros are really friendly.