Short Hair Stories

Alright, so I was reading this article about why women get short haircuts. As someone who has tried a lot of different hairstyles -- from as long as my lower back to mohawks to chopped really close to my head -- I found it slightly amusing, slightly annoying and altogether detrimental to women with short hair. Women cut their hair short for five reasons, according to this writer for The Frisky. Number one on the list is that they move to France. I'm not really up on French culture, but as far as I know, it's Eastern Europe that's known for it's women with short hair. When I was in Hungary, I almost considered growing my hair long again because so many people had styles that looked like mine. In fact, my older female cousin there had just about the same exact look - cut, color, roots and all. The other reasons for short hair: becoming a lesbian, teenage angst, building character, and boy problems. I get that it was probably (sort of) satire, but I think it just tries to box us and our reasons into certain stereotypes. When I cut my hair, it wasn't for any of those reasons -- it was just that I wanted to try something new and exciting. And that short hair is way easier to take care of -- and much more fun! Think of the different, crazy styles you can do. (Although, mine's getting too long for all of that right now). I think the article almost discourages women to cut their hair short, but I encourage you to protest! Cut your hair! Break down stereotypical barriers! Show them that you can make short hair look sexy and still feminine! (Alright, so maybe I've got a little bit of leftover teenage angst...)