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a little of topic.I was wondering today, if the people of the 60's and 70's did'nt grow their hair long rebeliously(or for whatever reason), would long hair be accepted on men as it is today?
Actually, I grew up in the 60s and 70s and was not the rebelious sort. However, I was thankful to do so--since long hair became at least visible if not completely acceptable. That allowed me to grow my own and enjoy my fetish! That would have been impossible prior to that time. I think the current generation will complete the task--kids are running around in everything from buzz cuts to butt-length. I think it will only continue to get more acceptable. The next stage of progress will be when long hair is *appreciated* on us guys, and when more styles are "acceptable" than simply worn down or tied back.
Rebeliously for some, and for others because it was what they liked.
I can't really see any reason why Long Hair (if in abundance) today wouldn't become perfectly acceptable in Society in general. Whenever just about "everybody is doing it" suddenly makes it acceptable.
It appears from what I am seeing (at least to my eyes) that this is actually going to be the new wave of the future. Less and less "skin-heads" are around compared to 2 years ago..............and shaggy-hair is getting longer on so many and ISN'T being clipped-off in my area.
Just guessing here..........but almost 100% of the younger 2 years ago had less than 1" on their heads. Now it is more like 40% who are the 1 inchers.
I think the grow rebellion was something seen more by those who didn't like it, or didn't understand it and looked down on it. This kind of thinking seemed to stem [IMHO]for needs to have people fit in or have them properly catergorized, which of course would lead to stereotyping longhairs. We wouldn't have longhair being accepted today without the rebels of yore because it was different then and hence rebellious. Acceptance would have just popped out of the ether when someone showed up one day in the 60's with longhair. Their would be questions, [derogatory]comments, calls for it cut and... hey that is just what did happen. Check out the footage of the Beetles' interview when they arrived in America. There were questions about when they would cut their hair. But, the Beetles met these questions with good humor, disarmming wit and charm. Their hair was combed forward (the first big fasion differnce)and grown over the ears and collars. Today, this would hardly be given a second glance.
I would credit much of today's acceptance (when you have it) to people being use to seeing it, comming to accept it on their own or just being quiet about if they don't like it. The latter I think is do tobeing looking at as if they were so old fashion as to not be 'cool'. Often jibes on one's hair length seem to come from friends or acquaintences and are at least good natured and understood as not being personal or malicous. Sometimes it even becomes your trait. ( Many times at work I have been called or refered to as "ponytail due to my waist-length tail/braid.)
So, I feel we should thank those rebels we took a chance to be different or maybe just be themselves by letting their hair grow and standing up for their right to refuse to cut it!
I was talking to a guy about this just yesterday who was expelled from highschool for refusel to get a "proper" haircut in the late 1960's. he said at the time his hair was about the length of Peter Tork of the Monkees and most of the guys in his school who conformed wore what he described as "Leave it to Beaver" type haircuts.
I am certainly glad that young men like him had the courage to challenge the haircut rules in schools. now if we could have a few good Men challange the corporate haircut rules then maybe things would change in the workplace everywhere.
This may very well work if people who are fired for not cutting their hair were to picket at the entrance to that corporation that does not allow long hair. If their business is sufficiently disrupted for disallowing long hair they may re-consider. Labor unions have had good success using this method. Also the next time there is a strike you could put the right to have long hair on the bargaining table as well as fighting for wages and benefits. Absalom
I was in high school in the early fifties...short hair was the norm...a few of us wore our hair quite long on the top and kept the sides and back relatively short. I remember a few comments including the standard "Get a haircut!" but that was OK. Some of my friends actually admired my "mop"...and would try to mess up my hair when I wasn't looking. I think I had the best of both worlds, short and long at that time. After I retired, a few years ago, I grew my hair out again and am enjoying long hair once again after all these years.
How long was your hair in front when combed down ?
We have long hair today because of the 60s. The Beatles basically ushered in long hair. Due to their immense popularity, the trend toward long hair was unstoppable.
I firmly believe that if it had not been for the Beatles and their influence on popular culture, we'd likely see no men at all with long hair today. Of course, some ethnic and cultural groups would have men with long hair, but no one in the general American society.
For all the musical gifts we got from the Beatles, their gift of making longer hair styles inevitable is perhaps their greatest gift of all.
we are merely taking full advantage of it.
How about those Monkeys? Ha! Ha!