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BigBen · 08-25-2005, 06:57 AM

I don't have a problem with long hair, when it is kept neat and clean. There is a big difference there.

If you look like you just got out of bed, then there may be some misconceptions on my part. I think that way about people with short hair too.

I think that this prof is not the most politically correct person in the world, and academics is arguably the most politically correct work environment. I would recommend that you tell him that you found his comment inappropriate, and that he might want to refrain from that in the future.

It is true that you have to look a certain way to get noticed in some companies...and you have to get noticed to get promoted.

I want you to take responsibility for your appearance. Nobody is forcing you to grow or cut your hair. Fuck what other people think. Do what makes you happy. Having said that, it will be hard to complain that you got passed over for promotion (or even a job interview at your stage) in favour of someone who met the visual standard.

To conform or rebel, that is the question.
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep--
To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil...

08-25-2005, 06:57 AM	#27 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	I don't have a problem with long hair, when it is kept neat and clean. There is a big difference there. If you look like you just got out of bed, then there may be some misconceptions on my part. I think that way about people with short hair too. I think that this prof is not the most politically correct person in the world, and academics is arguably the most politically correct work environment. I would recommend that you tell him that you found his comment inappropriate, and that he might want to refrain from that in the future. It is true that you have to look a certain way to get noticed in some companies...and you have to get noticed to get promoted. I want you to take responsibility for your appearance. Nobody is forcing you to grow or cut your hair. Fuck what other people think. Do what makes you happy. Having said that, it will be hard to complain that you got passed over for promotion (or even a job interview at your stage) in favour of someone who met the visual standard. To conform or rebel, that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep-- No more--and by a sleep to say we end The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep-- To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub, For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil... __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.