| User | Comment |
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| RGirl |
Yes, if he wants long hair, why not? He might want it cut when people call him a 'little girl'...or not. |
| Amanda |
I'm totally not sure about this. Caleb's wanting to grow his hair out, but I'm not sure if I'm going to let him or not. |
Enheduanna  |
Sure. I see no harm in it. |
southernyankee  |
Long hair is out of fashion. This isn't the hippie days or the 1980's. Even women don't like dealing with super long hair. Though the Mormons don't like it when they cut their hair. There was a man named Joephf Smith, dum dum dum dum dum.
I would say it depends on HOW long, plus other factors, like if he gets picked on at school because of it. If he's doing it because he joined some religious cult, then I'd definatly be worried. |
Galomorro  |
Sure, why not? |
| they |
Yes.
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romkey  | | posted 6-Jun-2006 10:28pm |
Yes, of course. |
| ultamate | | posted 6-Jun-2006 10:30pm |
I wouldn't just because I wouldn't want him mistaken as a girl. |
| Enigma | | posted 6-Jun-2006 11:06pm |
Depends, why does he want to grow it? Personally I wouldn't care as long as it was kept clean and no birds nests are involved. |
| ausfox | | posted 6-Jun-2006 11:20pm |
Sure. My nephew is 11 and has long hair. He thinks he looks like a surfer. He lives no where near the beach, so it's kinda cute. |
| llamamama | | posted 6-Jun-2006 11:46pm |
No..
1) Young boys(and even some my age) look like girls with long hair
2) I don't think any guy should be allowed to have hair that goes past his shoulders..unless you are one of the few guys that can pull it off.. |
| llamamama |
No, it's very in fashion..
All the guys at my school have long hair..(well, alot of them do..)..and the same one's have worn girl pants on a regular basis |
| southernyankee | | (reply to llamamama) posted 7-Jun-2006 12:07am |
Maybe so where you live, but not over here. My impression is that long hair is more of an 80's thing. |
LindaH   |
BIG hair is an 80's thing, and so are the spiky bits and guys using styling gels to make it all wild. Plain ole long hair is a 'never goes out of style' thing, like jeans. |
Iseult  |
Depends on the quality of his hair.
I mean, so many guys have a long hair, and don't get me wrong, I love long hair on guys, but not all of them should. If he had good quality hair that looks nice long, I'd let him. |
| Iseult | | (reply to llamamama) posted 7-Jun-2006 1:57am |
> 2) I don't think any guy should be allowed to
> have hair that goes past his shoulders..unless
> you are one of the few guys that can pull it off..
So which guys can pull it off?
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| RGirl |
He may ditch when he discovers how much care it needs. |
| ROCKMAN |
Go ahead and let him grow it. I saw you talking about this in another survey!  |
| ROCKMAN |
> Maybe so where you live, but not over here.
> My impression is that long hair is more
> of an 80's thing.
I keep my hair short but long hair is NOT out of style. I know a lot of guys that have long hair. Maybe you just don't get out enough. |
| bill |
hippie child, yay! |
| Cain |
Erm, yeah, I suppose. I probably wouldn't like it very much, but if it was something he really wanted to do............. |
| Biggles |
If that's what he wanted - but I don't think that it would look very good. |
| Tommyturtle40 |
why not, i see women with hair so short, it is ridiculous. |
| blondie20 | | posted 7-Jun-2006 11:20am |
Sure. |
| Oscar | | posted 7-Jun-2006 12:44pm |
Probably not. I don't think it's cool. |
| hypersky |
It depends on how long. Below the knees is a bit long. |
| hypersky | | (reply to llamamama) posted 7-Jun-2006 3:59pm |
2) I don't think any guy should be allowed to have hair that goes
> past his shoulders..unless you are one of the few guys that can pull
> it off..
Now, do you want a guy with long hair or a guy who can pull off his hair? I'm confused!
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| llamamama |
I thought that was big hair and mullets..*shudder* |
| llamamama | | (reply to Iseult) posted 7-Jun-2006 4:09pm |
I have no idea..I figured I'd say it incase someone had long hair.. |
| llamamama | | (reply to hypersky) posted 7-Jun-2006 4:10pm |
ummmm..neither |
| RGirl | | (reply to hypersky) posted 7-Jun-2006 7:29pm |
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| JessicaWoman99 | | posted 7-Jun-2006 10:17pm |
No way' tell him to get his hair cut, boys look better with shorter hair and some men look better with shorter hair, and they look like hell" with long hair |
| Melf |
Yes, definitely. |
| hypersky | | (reply to RGirl) posted 8-Jun-2006 4:58pm |
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| Maarten |
Sure, if that's what he wants. |
| Shadow_Matt |
i wouldnt care. If he wants his hair long, he can have long. |
| Sillydegirl |
No. When your 18 you can do whatcha want. For my kid (if I had one) it would be short, nice, and neat. |
| GondalStar |
I would allow it if he wanted to, but would rather he get an ultra-short crewcut. |
| Zang | | posted 10-Jun-2006 12:20am |
If I was a parent, I would save my opinions for more important things than the length of my child's hair. I think I would actually be fairly strict around some stuff, personal hygiene, etiquette, what they eat...
Other stuff would be like...whatever... |
| ausfox |
> why not, i see women with hair so short, it is ridiculous.
What's ridiculous about short hair on a woman?
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| Irene007 | | posted 11-Jun-2006 12:00am |
No. It looks like hell. |
| CarolL | | posted 11-Jun-2006 11:06am |
Sure why not? This is one of those situations where you have to pick your battles. Seven is an age where they are just starting to understand that they have choices and opinions. Respect his choice. He is an individual. Don't sweat the small stuff and you will reap the reward of him being able to come to you with the big stuff. |
| CarolL | | (reply to Amanda) posted 11-Jun-2006 11:08am |
So, do you know what you are going to do yet? |
| Amanda | | (reply to CarolL) posted 11-Jun-2006 8:05pm |
I'm going to let him. I figure now's a good time. It's summer, so if he decides he hates it, we'll get it cut before school starts. And, I'm kind of thinking it'll look cute on him. |
| Gomezy3k | | posted 11-Jun-2006 9:05pm |
I let my sons wear long hair from the time they were able to grow it. My oldest kept being mistaken for a little girl when he was a toddler... I have long hair, don't see why they shouldn't... |
| Tommyturtle40 | | (reply to ausfox) posted 11-Jun-2006 10:19pm |
what is ridiculous about woman with short hair, is the same as men having long hair. if you think that it is okay for a women to have short hair, then you would have no problem with men having long hair. |
| ausfox |
I guess that's true enough - I don't have a problem with men having long hair. In fact, who really cares how long anyone's hair is? |
| docgbrown | | posted 12-Jun-2006 5:22am |
My two sons get my (military style) short haircut as long as they live under my roof. |
| CarolL | | (reply to Amanda) posted 12-Jun-2006 9:15am |
good thinking. |
| cabinfever | | posted 12-Jun-2006 9:03pm |
Nope. If I had a son and he wanted to do the long-hair thing he can wait until he is old enough to care for it himself.... like when he's 16, has his own job and can buy his own shampoo. I know his daddy wouldn't tolerate it. |
| LJD | | posted 13-Jun-2006 9:54pm |
No |
| LuridHope | | posted 13-Jun-2006 11:22pm |
No, and for good reason. 7 year olds are too young to make decisions that will impact their social lives. It is more important for a young child to fit in and be accepted by the group. If the majority trend were long hair I would say yes.
I't bad enough when parents don't put any effort into what their young children wear. A 7 year old boy with long hair and unique clothes is being set up to fail socially. |
| cloudhugger | | posted 16-Jun-2006 12:04am |
No, personally I don't care for little boys with the long hair. |
| w_wanderers | | posted 26-Jun-2006 1:24am |
Of course! If he's not harming anybody else he can do what he wants. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 26-Jun-2006 1:28am |
> All the guys at my school have long hair..(well, alot of them do..)..and
> the same one's have worn girl pants on a regular basis
We shouldn't discriminate against people because of their gender. That's called sexism. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to ausfox) posted 26-Jun-2006 1:48am |
> What's ridiculous about short hair on a woman?
The Bible says short hair for males and long for females. Define "long hair"? Some say shoulder length is "short" because Jesus had it like that and traditional women had very very long hair. Like many things in the Bible it can be taken out of historical and cultural context. So it's only fair to say that if people think long hair for males is ridiculous, then they must say the same about short hair on women, lest they be a hypocrit. |
| w_wanderers |
> what is ridiculous about woman with short hair...you would have no problem with men having long hair.
Amen! |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to docgbrown) posted 26-Jun-2006 1:54am |
That sounds strange, coming from a self proclaimed libertarian. |
| w_wanderers |
> Nope. If I had a son and he wanted to do the long-hair thing he can
> wait until he is old enough to care for it himself.... like when he's
> 16, has his own job and can buy his own shampoo
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| w_wanderers | | (reply to LuridHope) posted 26-Jun-2006 2:02am |
Maybe if we taught children to make their own decisions and respect differences, rather than being fashion zombies, then there wouldn't be so much prejudice in the world. |
| LuridHope |
I'm far from mainstream w wanders, my opinion is based on experience.
I got an earing when I was 12 and it wasn't 'cool' till I was 16. Up untill that point people just made fun fun of me for it, I had long hair too! People really do mistake you for a girl when you are a young boy with long hair.
Don't get into a conflict of words with me. |
| llamamama |
I'm not.. |
| RGirl |
How are we to know what Jesus' hair was like? From what I've heard he wouldn't have been a blonde, blue-eyed, fair skinned man. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to LuridHope) posted 27-Jun-2006 6:29am |
Well LuridHope I really don't know what to say. You're not the type of person I thought you were. So I don't see how a conflict could start. A boy that hadn't started puberty would get mistaken for a girl but there's really nothing one can do about it if they want to be nonconformist. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to LuridHope) posted 27-Jun-2006 6:43am |
Calm down, you're jumping to conclusions.
1 Corinthians 11:14-15 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
I'm sorry if I offended you. I was merely presenting the Christian perspective and offering a comment for those that believe the Bible is infallible. That comment is merely, "What measurement defines long hair?" |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 27-Jun-2006 6:54am |
But when you say guys shouldn't have long hair because they are guys. Is this not gender discrimination? |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to RGirl) posted 27-Jun-2006 6:57am |
Blue eyed blonde? No way! More likely Jesus was a dark Jew. One account I read was that he was dark, shoulder length hair, short and very muscular. Androgynous really. |
| llamamama |
No...they just look weird. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 27-Jun-2006 1:09pm |
Yeah but if some redneck said women shouldn't be allowed to drive cars because it looks weird, would that be a rational excuse? |
| llamamama |
Definately not the same thing. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 27-Jun-2006 1:57pm |
And why is that? It's all about saying people can't do stuff because of their gender isn't it? |
| llamamama |
I didn't say they couldn't. Frankly I'm not going to stop them. I'm just saying..when I guy has hair down to his ass..it looks weird |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 27-Jun-2006 10:30pm |
Well I agree with you that it does look weird |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to LuridHope) posted 27-Jun-2006 10:38pm |
Hey man that's alright. I sometimes lose my temper myself. They say the New Testament overrides the Old Testament so I'm assuming that long hair for guys was a law of the Old Testament and Jesus having long hair may have been a way of showing this. |
| llamamama |
Thank you!  |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 28-Jun-2006 1:09am |
But just because some people think it looks weird doesn't mean it shouldn't be allowed |
| docgbrown |
Actually it’s more pragmatic and traditional. My haircut, my two son's hair cuts are the same style of my father's, his father's and his father’s haircut. My father, though skilled with barber shears, did not stop going a barber until his wife (my mother) learned to cut our hair the way he likes his own hair cut. It made sense financially and added a paternal tradition that served to strengthen familiar bonds. My wife and I are working towards this same goal.
As to the cut regarding perceived discrepancy from being a Libertarian; Libertarians are strongly in support of the military. Like my father and his father (but not beyond), I am in the military and I expect my sons to find some way to support, defend or lead our country in some way if they want any inheritance from us. Freedom isn't free. I wish all would find a way, be it in the military service, volunteerism or by working in civil service or politics, to ensure freedom in their time. Although I do not agree with all of the Libertarian ideals, I see no hypocrisy or separation from the planks of Libertarian party on this issue. |
| llamamama |
I didn't say that..
I just wouldn't let my 7 year old grow his hair long. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to docgbrown) posted 28-Jun-2006 9:12pm |
Libertarians support the military? Does that mean compulsory or voluntary service?
Family traditions are okay, as long as they're not being forced on anyone against their will, I see nothing wrong with it. 
"Freedom isn't free. I wish all would find a way, be it in the military service, volunteerism or by working in civil service or politics, to ensure freedom in their time."
Sounds like a good virtue. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 28-Jun-2006 9:57pm |
BTW when I agreed on weird, I meant guys that have it down to their arses like you said. But then again, how many guys have it that low? I've never seen any, have you?
"I don't think any guy should be allowed to have hair that goes past his shoulders"
You said you don't think it should be allowed. But you said it's fine for those that can pull it off. I think those that can't, should still be allowed, it's just their problem to put up with all the crap they take for it. |
| llamamama |
Whatever...
I'll debate with you later..
It's 1100...I still have to take a shower and wake up at the ass crack of dawn..
And yes, I have seen some with hair that long |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 28-Jun-2006 11:14pm |
Fair dinkum I just can't imagine a guy with hair that long. It's hard enough to come across a girl with hair that length, let alone a guy.
Hey you must be exactly 12 hours ahead of where I live. Either that or 12 behind. |
| llamamama |
Yeah well..it happens..
At Olive Garden... |
| llamamama |
Maybe...it's 1115 here.. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 28-Jun-2006 11:57pm |
Okay I better let you go to sleep now  |
| llamamama |
That's right |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 30-Jun-2006 12:21am |
Yeah so you ready to resume? |
| llamamama |
Yes |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 1-Jul-2006 6:45am |
So let's review: You said, "I don't think any guy should be allowed to have hair that goes past his shoulders..unless you are one of the few guys that can pull it off..". Then you say, "I didn't say they couldn't. Frankly I'm not going to stop them."..And later say, "I just wouldn't let my 7 year old grow his hair long".
So basically it's okay for guys to have long hair if they can pull it off and if they are not your son? And even though you think it looks weird, you're not going to try and stop them?
So can I assume that it's not okay for your son because he can't pull it off like these other guys can or is it because he would embarass you? |
| Major |
If he wanted to i wouldnt stop him and tell him he couldnt |
| llamamama |
But remember I also said that no one can pull it off |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 2-Jul-2006 3:12am |
But that contradicts saying "one of the few guys". Who cares, I get your point anyway. Okay so basically you think no guy should be allowed to because none of them can pull it off because they all look weird. But you're not going to try to stop them because you can't be bothered? So in a nutshell you think people shouldn't be allowed to do stuff if they look weird but you wouldn't personally try to stop them? |
| llamamama |
exactly |
| survey22 | | posted 11-Jul-2006 2:25pm |
When I was 7 yrs old, I wanted long hair very much. I didn:t tell my folks as I knew they wouldn't let me. Because that desire was not fulfilled, I wanted long hair more & more. Finally when I was 30 yrs old, I started to let my hair grow, but it never gets long enough to suit me. People know I have long hair but they keep asking how long it is as i keep it up most of the time. So now if I could have my wish of having floor length hair, No one would know , as I love doing all kinds of hairdos that would not reveal the length. If I could have had long hair when I was a child, my desire then may have been satisfied so I would not have needed long hair now. But if a boy wants long hair, they should be taught how to take care of it & keep it put up to look nice & then they would not be teased so much. |
| survey22 | | (reply to hypersky) posted 11-Jul-2006 2:40pm |
I am a fellow, & I wish desperately that I had long hair down below the knees. I wouldn't care how much teasing i got as the sheer pleasure of it would be worth it. Really, I think anyone who teases someone with hair that long, is only jealous that they dont have hair that long. I did have extensions sewn in several times that were knee length, so I know I love it. |
| survey22 |
I wish my folks would have your attitude |
| hypersky | | (reply to survey22) posted 11-Jul-2006 6:50pm |
I was kind of joking. The last time I had long hair, I was 12 and I looked like and androgynous Farrah Fawcett. I'm partial to short hair myself, if only for the low maintenance it requires. I like to step out of the shower and walk outside without having to even think about combing and blow drying. I watch my daughters go in the morning and trust me, I don't have the patience to spend all that time taking care of my hair. If you want long hair, be my guest, but I'll stick with my short hair. |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 13-Jul-2006 7:38am |
So what would happen if a number of people said that something you were doing was weird? |
| llamamama |
agree |
| w_wanderers | | (reply to llamamama) posted 15-Jul-2006 4:56am |
So you would change no matter what it was? |
