i am not my hair... or maybe i am?

Friday night, I had a discussion that really irked and annoyed me. I've been toying with the idea of cutting my hair super short again, like how I did after my 24th birthday when I did the Big Chop. My hair was like half an inch long and it felt liberating and I didn't have to do anything with it, which was amazing. Lately, my hair has been pissing me off. I can't find a product that works 100% the way I want it to and it has been catching lint everywhere. I can't seem to get rid of the lint. Not to mention, my arms are tired of spending hours twisting it. I'm tired of dealing with my hair - I don't want to go back to chemically straightening it (or texturizing it), and weaves/wigs just aren't appealing to me. So, the simple answer is to chop it all off.

I polled a group of my friends on Friday at dinner and the general response was, "You can totally pull it off! Your head is so well-shaped for that, but..." And then, four separate people - a straight man, a gay man, and two straight women - told me that if I cut off all my hair men would be intimidated and not ask me out. Not because it would be unattractive, but because being with a girl who was liberated enough to essentially shave her head would not be appealing to them. WTF?! I know there is probably only one straight man reading this blog (if that), but really?! Is this really true? Can men really not handle dating a woman who doesn't have hair? I would've understood if the answer was "No, you'll look like shit or you'll look like a man" and that's why dudes wouldn't want to holler, but because it's intimidating?! Really?! Fuck life.

Someone else suggested that it could be a good weeding out mechanism, which makes sense, but I honestly like to believe that men wouldn't be emasculated by the choices I make with my hair. That seems so silly to me and makes me angry. Anyway, I just wanted to rant about something, so there you go. If there are any straight men out there who care to comment, please do. It would be much appreciated.