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Originally Posted by kerry
Where would humans be without hair to make social statements? Orthodox Jews, Buddhist monks, LDS polygamist women, Muslim beards, boot camps, all use hair as social markers/controllers. What does it all mean?
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What has always been interesting is how others assume that I'm making a statement with my hair. As you correctly point out, many do make such statements. I suppose it's not much different from a peacock or a frilled dragon - using what we've got to make a point - seductive or threatening - to help us survive.
I suppose my current haircut is somewhat grounded in the Buddhist detachment from afflictive attachment to physical appearance, ala the monks. But I'm not attached to that reason
