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I just saw this movie tonight and it was excellent, plenty of long haired samurai, and I dont mean tom cruise, he only had minimal shag.
Now Im in a weird mood, all these people in recent days saying they cut there hair because the had to. some of them never even had long hair and theyre making a big deal about it. but oh well.
Do any of you with hair 20 inches or longer ever start feeling isolated when you hear of others giving in? It seems like I started with an entire generaion of people who started growing their hair out too, but as time goes on, one by one they start disappearing(Is this what its like to get old?).
Ive been doing some thinking and Im prolly gonna go live in mexico so i can blend into the background and grow my hair out in peace, get a small house and spend the rest of my days performing magic for the natives and blowing stuff up with illegal fireworks, lol. who knows...
Hi fellow long hairs,
I too have considered leaving the country.
I feel like, " I finally have long hair, and
everybody I know is giving me shit for it. " I
have wanted long hair my entire life, I am a
blonde male, and now after 3 years, it finally
looks good. The funny thing is that here in
California, there still is alot of long hair
discrimination. No wonder so many are self employed.
Rock those locks,
Andrew
excellent, plenty of long haired samurai, and I dont mean tom cruise, he only had minimal shag.
You need new friends.
Yes, I agree with Bill. If you can't change the people around you, then maybe it's time to change the people around you.
Sounds good to me.
Yeah, it can be brutal at times. whenever I go to mexico thats the cool thing, I only get compliments, except of course for the little kids, but theyre no big deal. Besides I have a strong aztec background, itd be like getting back to my roots
Interesting thoughts! Please take care of your hair though and don't
cut it. It's just way too awesome to end up on the floor!!
OK, so I'm jealous.
Do any of you with hair 20 inches or longer ever start feeling isolated when you hear of others giving in? It seems like I started with an entire generaion of people who started growing their hair out too, but as time goes on, one by one they start disappearing(Is this what its like to get old?).
You motivated me to measure my hair... 21 inches. This is a community of men in transition. For whatever reason the men who come to The Men's Long Hair Hyperboard have decided to make a drastic change. That change is not merely cosmetic. If it was we wouldn't have a support group. In reality a male growing his hair long is still in for a rough time in varying degrees with family, work, and society. There may be places in the world where a male growing his hair long is unremarkable and accepted and I bet we don't have any members from those parts of the world. As a result of the transformative nature of long hair not all the men who begin the journey will complete it. No doubt the Hyperboard encourages a number of guys to keep growing but the board is also a magnet for people who need a lot of support so we are bound to have a high rate of drop outs. I don't pay much attention to the excuses men make when they give up on growing their hair. To grow long hair a male has to be completely in charge of his own destiny. This state is called "freedom". Imagine the shock of many males when their awkward stage shag quickly reveals just how little freedom they possess. It is not surprising we have a lot of people who decide that having long hair is not worth the high cost. In the process of growing my 20+ inches of hair I have learned volumes about my self, my world, and my place in it. Growing my hair has made me rich with knowledge and freedom. I share a kinship with every other longhaired guy who has gone through this transformation. I don't feel isolated.
Excellent post. It speaks to what I've said to friends, that when a man grows long hair, more growth goes on under his scalp than above it. Interestingly, it seems to take about the same amount of time to accomplish this growth below as it does above.
As most of my longhair friends are cutting their hair, I'm growing mine! I have a friend I've known since highschool (over 15 years now), and about 4 or 5 years ago, he "regretfully" had to cut his hair. He said he would never do it, but he finally graduated from college (as an engineer) and said he just couldn't find a job with long hair, and it was LONG, like about to his waist. He was always so proud of it, I was shocked.
Another guy I've known for about 8 years recently cut his hair. He had really nice black curly hair to mid back, for quite a while. Not sure the real reason he cut it.
One other guy I know (he's into the gothic style), and have only known for about two years, has long black hair to almost his waist. Funny thing is, I've never mentioned anything about hair, and neither has he. I don't think he has any intentions of cutting it.
He will probably be pleasantly surprised when he realizes that I'm growing my hair now! So far I haven't told anyone yet, but since I've never had my even the length it is now, I know people are noticing it. A few months back I got a few comments (like "hey, he's got hair now!") but nothing lately.
But getting back to the point, maybe after a while guys just want a change. I went almost eight years with my last style of haircut and then just decided I wanted to grow it long (but I've been wanting to do that since I was about five!). I had a goatee for 11 years and last year just decided to grow a full beard instead. As for longhairs that cut their hair short, who knows, maybe they just thought it was time for a change, a new look?
I think that a lot of guys who initially grow their hair drop out when they get into the serious part of the Awkward Stage. It's like that for me now. Sometimes I just think "to hell with it. it's messy, too big and impossible to control." But I'm gonna hang in there.
As for cutting because they "had to". This may depend sometimes on job situation (eg law, finance, sales, military etc), but mostly I think it's peer pressure. From what I read on this board, Americans and Brits live in a society where everyone 'must' conform to a certain image so I can see a lot of pressure there. (Funnily enough these are also the countries which started the modern long hair trend!)
If you live in the south west (California, Arizona, New Mexico and west Texas) you may not have to move to enjoy Mexican culture. Although the commercial mass media seems to be trying to make all states in the USA become like the deep south (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia), in the long run (20 or so years) the population may make the southwest more like Mexico.
Good luck and keep your hair growing.