January 5

[Gatac]

(re: January 11th update)

Like the teaser. Need to comment on short hair news.

First off, a disclaimer of sorts. I wear my hair long. I have a McGyver-ish mass of (black) hair reaching down to my shoulders, and if anything, it'll grow larger and not be trimmed down. I've flip-flopped between various hair lengths all my life, but I'm increasingly coming to the conclusion that I like it best that way. True, it needs a bit more care, but it's also a bit more expressive and looks - imho - friendlier. I also have a light beard, not overly pronounced, but it's there and there to stay.

Now, I fully understand why some people don't like long hair. It requires time to look good, and even then it flops around a bit. Also, no two long haircuts can be made to look alike, owing to the structure of one's basic hairstyle. A short cut, however, is easy to do, easy to take care of, and easy to make look uniform. Individuality? Forget about it. This is what the debate is about.

The whole shebang is similar to the school uniform debate and bull excrement of the same calibre. If you dress rowdies and loonies up nice, they're still rowdies and loonies, though they do look more respectable while beating up the smaller kids for lunch money. What's it supposed to be about? Sensory overload? The Jury finds the defendants STUPID. There.

And, really, don't get me started on school uniforms. I can wear a suit and make it look good, but that's because I'm able to decide for myself how it should look. Dressing everyone up exactly the same means that nobody looks good in it. And really, what's the point of that? (Other than adding to overall teenage depression, that is...)

Gatac