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Nov. 10th, 2008 03:30 pmI'm not going to say a fucking thing about the US Election, except for this sentence, because everyone else has already said it.
Instead, I'm going to bitch about hair.
My hair specifically, and hair in general as well.
I want to ask the whole world why, in this day and age, people still think that men have to have short hair and women have to have long hair.
WHY??
Because either way, when it comes down to it, it all depends on the person. It depends on facial structure and the type hair they have. Those are key elements in style selection. It shouldn't be gender specific, because alot of men look retarded with short hair, and alot of women look horrible with long hair.
(Aren't we lucky that we have that kind of freedom and variety, by the way? You can throw a stone and hit a salon, but if you go back even 500 years, you wouldn't be able to so much as run for an hour and find one.)
I can certainly understand the appeal behind having long, long hair. It's shiny, luxurious, and associated with femininity. But that's only if you take care of it. And it's a nightmare to take care of it you don't have an hour every morning to do so.
You have to wash long hair, remember? And you have to use alot of shampoo in order to get it clean. And then the brushing. One gust of wind is enough to knot long hair into a bird's nest from hell. And combing out knots really HURTS. Plus, it's hot, heavy, gets into your eyes, and tends to get greasy really fast. And don't get me started on styling it.
Maybe you're lucky, and you have that kind of time, patience, and devotion to something like that, but I do NOT.
Most of you have only known me with short hair, and thus may have a hard time accepting that I know what the hell I am talking about, but I do. Over the years, I've tried to grow my hair out a thousand times, and each time it fails. The only plus side I see is the money factor, whereas it's cheaper because of the haircuts, but then, I wonder if I would be spending that money saved on haircare products?
I know I look cuter and more girly with long hair, and I accept that. But I still prefer having short hair, and I don't accept being called "sir" or being TOLD I should grow my hair out by total strangers. Mind your own fucking business. And anyways, who decided that long hair is feminine anyways? I've met alot of women with long hair and they STILL look like men, and I've met (and am related to) women with really short hair, and it emphasizes their feminine sides.
So I don't need to hear it anymore. YES, I look stupid with short hair. YES, I know I'm too fat to have it, and it emphasizes my scary, manly face, but it's easy to deal with and I'm too lazy to deal with my hair as a chore. It's dead. Why should I care too much about it?
Although, in saying that, I really do. I want to look cute and pretty. Oh well. I can't have it all, can I?
Whatever, fuck you.
Instead, I'm going to bitch about hair.
My hair specifically, and hair in general as well.
I want to ask the whole world why, in this day and age, people still think that men have to have short hair and women have to have long hair.
WHY??
Because either way, when it comes down to it, it all depends on the person. It depends on facial structure and the type hair they have. Those are key elements in style selection. It shouldn't be gender specific, because alot of men look retarded with short hair, and alot of women look horrible with long hair.
(Aren't we lucky that we have that kind of freedom and variety, by the way? You can throw a stone and hit a salon, but if you go back even 500 years, you wouldn't be able to so much as run for an hour and find one.)
I can certainly understand the appeal behind having long, long hair. It's shiny, luxurious, and associated with femininity. But that's only if you take care of it. And it's a nightmare to take care of it you don't have an hour every morning to do so.
You have to wash long hair, remember? And you have to use alot of shampoo in order to get it clean. And then the brushing. One gust of wind is enough to knot long hair into a bird's nest from hell. And combing out knots really HURTS. Plus, it's hot, heavy, gets into your eyes, and tends to get greasy really fast. And don't get me started on styling it.
Maybe you're lucky, and you have that kind of time, patience, and devotion to something like that, but I do NOT.
Most of you have only known me with short hair, and thus may have a hard time accepting that I know what the hell I am talking about, but I do. Over the years, I've tried to grow my hair out a thousand times, and each time it fails. The only plus side I see is the money factor, whereas it's cheaper because of the haircuts, but then, I wonder if I would be spending that money saved on haircare products?
I know I look cuter and more girly with long hair, and I accept that. But I still prefer having short hair, and I don't accept being called "sir" or being TOLD I should grow my hair out by total strangers. Mind your own fucking business. And anyways, who decided that long hair is feminine anyways? I've met alot of women with long hair and they STILL look like men, and I've met (and am related to) women with really short hair, and it emphasizes their feminine sides.
So I don't need to hear it anymore. YES, I look stupid with short hair. YES, I know I'm too fat to have it, and it emphasizes my scary, manly face, but it's easy to deal with and I'm too lazy to deal with my hair as a chore. It's dead. Why should I care too much about it?
Although, in saying that, I really do. I want to look cute and pretty. Oh well. I can't have it all, can I?
Whatever, fuck you.