I'm being considered for a new job. It's a job at a pretty cool place too and I am really hoping to get the job. However, I was taken aback by a request for me to cut my hair. Yes, I have long dark brown hair and if you haven't figured it out yet, I am male. Back in the Medieval times everyone had long hair. It was normal. It was not frowned upon. You see all the paintings of all the noble knights and kings and, yep, they all had long hair. Jesus had long hair for pete's sake! I don't recall anyone in the Bible saying "Jesus, cut your hair and go get a job!" But, I wasn't there either.
Why do people have stereotypes of people with long hair? You notice kids don't have these stereotypes. My daughter has no pre-conceived notions of such things and smiles at me lovingly. Other little kids I see smile and laugh when they see me. They don't run away screaming in terror or anything. I wash my hair, I brush it, I keep it tied back at work. I'm actually pretty vain about my hair so I keep it looking good. I don't know! It's just very disappointing that in our "civilized society" we still make judgements based on hair, skin, dress, etc. If you are one of those people, why don't you stop and have a conversation with a long-haired gentlemen before writing him off as a lazy, dangerous hippy. You might find he's just as intelligent as you if not more so!
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Actually, that's what I was planning on doing. I've been contemplating cutting my hair for practical purposes. (e.g. -- my daughter likes to play with it.)
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