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...Should I hang my head in shame...or is this natural?
...Lately (as my hair has gotten to the point of being obviously long)...
...I find myself avoiding people with BUZZed or (even worse) SHAVED heads!
Sometimes it's a FEAR of how THEY will react to ME
...but other times it just seems to be so damned UNcomfortable.
Like if I am in a checkout line at the store and just happen to see
such a person ahead of me I'll move over to the next checkout line.
God, this seems to be a problem I NEVER expected...
Any longhairs out there (or anyone growing) experiencing these feelings??? Hope it's not just me!!!!! HELP!
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I hear ya bro! I think we all(long-haired guys)experience this. I completely understand, it can be quite uncomfortable at times, like you said, almost to the point where you feel like hiding! We are all in the same boat, but we must not allow those evil stares to intefere with our lives! When I get stares like that, what i usually do is stare right back, not in a confrontational way though, just enough to let them understand that I don't appreciate it! Stares from people also vary from state to state I've noticed. In California for instance(particularly LA), long hair doesn't seem to be an issue among people, the folks out there seem more open-minded and accepting! I've also noticed there's more long haired guys out there than anywhere else in the states. But anyway, whatever you do, DO NOT let the pressure lead you to cut your hair, believe me it's not worth it! That's what people will do sometimes, and they later regret it! We all have to be PROUD of who we are!!
...Great advice...Think I'll use it starting today!
Maybe being around shaved heads makes your hair look even longer by comparison? I like girls with short hair. I don't know what relevance that has to the topic.
What you're having is a perfectly natural reaction to an obviously inferior class of people. Don't be so hard on yourself.
The Rev
Having buzzed or shaved head makes people inferior?I don't think so.
I haven't realized that loving long hair can bring people to such low levels.
Having buzzed or shaved head makes people inferior?I don't think so.
I don't think so, either. But, is there a relationship between a buzzed head and a thick one? It was a JOKE! Duh.
The Rev
Well, maybe next time u should keep in mind to use the invention of the smiley-really helps to understand the spirit in which the words are written.
Uh, do they give you dirty looks, or make fun of you? I think it would be odd to get such a reaction from strangers in public. They might glance at it, but that doesn't mean anything. Hell, I glance at people's hair all the time. The more I like it, or the more I think it looks dumb, the longer I look at it, male or female. If it's a "normal" haircut I don't pay any attention.
Where do you live? I can grow my hair out and part it, spike it with wax or gel, braid it, gel it, not wash it for 3 days and go out with bed head, or when short, dry it out with bar soap so I have a wavy afro, and NOBODY CARES.
Few people even glance at it, no matter what style, how good, how bad. I seem to look at peoples' hair much more than others do. If I see a mullet, long hair, dreadlocks, a big fro, a big mohawk, etc., I'm gonna look. Its almost a compulsion. And I try to figure out how it was cut, etc.
I'll be like hmm thats a #1 or #2 on the back and sides, blends up to about 4-5 inches, and it lookes like he used wax for his spikes..Weird, huh?
Not necessarily.
What, do you do this too?
Although, the person I'm looking at doesn't know I am. And other people around can't really tell what your look at and usually aren't watching you watch other people, myself included. So maybe other people are doing this, too...but for some reason I doubt many are.