I don't think I've ever been to a salon that wasn't mixed—though my grandfather took me to a barbershop once that was only for men. It was unpleasant. A lot of places around here are now charging either by length rather than gender or they have a nonbinary pricing alongside men and women's. So, yes, hair is very political. In my youth it was perhaps one of the most political everyday actions a young person could take.
Yes! This is what this salon does too, charging by length and what kind of service you want without accounting for gender. I have to say that this averaging brings the price down very significantly from a women only place 😵💫
Thank you so much for this snippet of education! From my very limited field of view i haven’t even considered the benefits of such places. I honestly (all jokes aside) found the atmosphere a lot more relaxed and welcoming.
Trying to imagine the conversations in an old school barbershop when all I have to go on is that one scene from Community and, well, yikes.
"I was becoming angry. Imagine, imagine waking up with perfect hair four out of seven days? And not only that, there is a solution for the other three days?! The world is truly a rotten, unfair place." I just love the way get so much out of a visit to the hairdresser. I don't know about hair, but it seems to me that you have words very well under control. Groomed to perfection even.
Like you, I prefer it when a woman works on my hair, too. And a 4-day good hair week seems to be a freakin' miracle when you're a woman. Lordt, men have it easy sometimes! And yes, hair can be a political thing. I'll be talking about it this week, too.
I don't think I've ever been to a salon that wasn't mixed—though my grandfather took me to a barbershop once that was only for men. It was unpleasant. A lot of places around here are now charging either by length rather than gender or they have a nonbinary pricing alongside men and women's. So, yes, hair is very political. In my youth it was perhaps one of the most political everyday actions a young person could take.
Yes! This is what this salon does too, charging by length and what kind of service you want without accounting for gender. I have to say that this averaging brings the price down very significantly from a women only place 😵💫
Thank you so much for this snippet of education! From my very limited field of view i haven’t even considered the benefits of such places. I honestly (all jokes aside) found the atmosphere a lot more relaxed and welcoming.
Trying to imagine the conversations in an old school barbershop when all I have to go on is that one scene from Community and, well, yikes.
"I was becoming angry. Imagine, imagine waking up with perfect hair four out of seven days? And not only that, there is a solution for the other three days?! The world is truly a rotten, unfair place." I just love the way get so much out of a visit to the hairdresser. I don't know about hair, but it seems to me that you have words very well under control. Groomed to perfection even.
I swear if there was a compliment olympics you would sweep up golds across the board 😭
Like you, I prefer it when a woman works on my hair, too. And a 4-day good hair week seems to be a freakin' miracle when you're a woman. Lordt, men have it easy sometimes! And yes, hair can be a political thing. I'll be talking about it this week, too.
The sad fact is our best hair days happen when we have no plans/nowhere to go. Or, at least that's my sad fact. xo