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Originally Posted by redwitch
I have no issue with people not liking man buns, long hair on men, male ponytails, comb overs, etc. I have some serious issues with people calling a hair style "effeminate", which has now been done twice in this thread.
Some men can look good with whatever style they choose to wear. Some men look like jokes. Most men try to keep the style they had at 16, provided they have the hair. Style change is not in their vocabulary.
Personally, I dislike shaved heads. Few men can wear that style well, whether 26 or 66. Even so, I would never dream of calling them names or disparaging their hair choice. I find it really sad that differences in taste must be put down or made jokes of. That's just wrong, unkind and pathetic.
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Differences in taste and discussion of differences in taste is part of the Freedom of Speech we enjoy. MOST of us do joke about being a "sissy" male OR female. (I am still not lovin' goin' to the dentist and my husband doesn't like movies about the occult.)We all do make light of our normal gender differences. I was born white and a female. I was born with certain genetic traits that govern my health and I believe quite a bit of my personality. I was born good at drawing and not so great at catching a ball. I will joke about the good ball catchers and some will joke about the drawing people. Humor sometimes does become bullying if it is meant to disparage and hurt. I don't watch certain late night talk shows anymore.
It is all how you look at things. It is all how you ARE. I cannot become a transgender person. I cannot become an Asian person. I cannot become young and I will never be the center for the Celtics.