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Originally Posted by Ghengis
like Jesus and his gang of disciples
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Long hair on men, throughout recorded history, has been more the rule, than the exception. As Ghengis mentioned, there is Jesus. William Shakespear, Martin Luther, George Washington, Beethoven, the Founding Fathers, most presidents until the modern era.
Since the 1960s and 1970s, while long hair on men has gone in and out of style. it has always been an option. The 1990s saw a resurgence of long hair on men, with grunge music. The 1980s had heavy metal, New Wave and Goth styles.
Now it appears to be more of personal preferences. Long hair isn't the sole domain of progressives or the counterculture. It's worn by men of all political stripes.
Personally, I love long hair on men and boys. In high school and college (1970s, 80s, and 90s, I had no interest in men with very short hair. I had a boyfriend who had hair as long as mine. He's now a professor at a well known university in New England. Obviously, in certain fields, shorter hair is the norm. In professions, long hair is accepted. My doctor sports a pony tail.
Very short hair on young mail children is a relatively new trend. Beginning in the 1940s and rising to it's peak in the 50s and early 60s, Baby's First Haircut was an event that was often celebrated, with photpgraphs.
Little boys and girls were indistinguishable from little girls in the early 30s and well before. It's a modern concept to cut little boys' hair.I was in now rush. My son's flaxen locks remained quite long until first grade, and even then, I trimmed it myself.