There are several more interesting aspects of having long hair in 2010. For one thing, I’m apparently a Liberal. I’ve never really known exactly how to categorize my political views (I consider myself both Liberal and Conservative while simultaneously being neither Liberal nor Conservative), but several people have set me straight to the fact that I’m a Liberal. No question about it. Male w/ponytail = Liberal.
I find that complete strangers will make comments to me belittling Sarah Palin, or all those nutbag-crazy idiots who watch Fox News, or listen to Rush Limbaugh, or participate in Tea Parties. They’re not making light comments in order to test the water – they’re making HUGE assumptions that I will completely agree with them, and it’s all based on my ponytail. It happens in restaurants, in waiting rooms, at work, and pretty much everywhere else.
In addition to that, people seem to want to impress me because they assume I’m a cool guy since I have a ponytail. Of course, they couldn’t be more wrong, but they don’t know that. I’ve just noticed a markedly different attitude towards me – rather than avoid me or shake their heads shamefully at me, people seem to try their damndest to say ultra-cool things around me in the hopes that I will think they’re cool, too. It’s so weird.
I believe people also assume that I will be good at arguing since I have long hair. Therefore, I catch a whole lot less shit from folks – I think they’re actually afraid I’ll start some loud-mouthed long-haired hippie-freak rant and they simply give way to me rather than risk it.
The whole thing has almost been a fantastic qualitative behavioral study.
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