Are there any morally wrong hairstyles?

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George_Stegmeir said:
How old are you? If you are an adult, I hope you realize that such a hair style can seriously have a negative effect on your employment. And, if you are a youth, your school officials are likely to have a dim view of your choice of hair style.
I will say though, that here in New York City, Mohawk hair dos are considered passe and only prentious country bumpkins (for you in Australia- unsophisticated people from the bush) wear them.
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I am a woman that has had mohawks before (now I would wear them down at work), but I would have to say it never caused a problem for me finding employment. It also greatly depends on you line of employment as well. I have had one in California, Connecticut, and Louisiana and they never were a problem Times are a changing.
 
I do not see how any hairstyle can be morally offencive, unless you want to copy Lady Godiva.

Just send me her chocolates lol.
 
YellowPancakes said:
I’m considering getting a mohawk. Not a big one and not shaving the sides either, just short. Something like this: www1.pictures.stylebistro.com/bg/Dior+fashion+show+in+Paris+rjcxs8aMWool.jpg

Is there anything wrong with this? I’d most likely wear it down at mass anyway.
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I apologize that I don’t have an answer for you as I have never thought of hair styles as being moral or immoral, but I do have a question for you–well actually two:
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      1. How old are you?
      2. Why do you want a mohawk?
If you have the time I would seriously like to know. What does it say to you? or mean to you? What is it that is appealing about it to you? Are you trying to send a message or make a statement? What is that message or statement? Do your peers have similar hair styles? I don’t ask these questions in judgment–its just a hair style but I am currious about the factors behind your wanting this hair style.

Peace,
Mark
 
MarkInOregon said:
I apologize that I don’t have an answer for you as I have never thought of hair styles as being moral or immoral, but I do have a question for you–well actually two:
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      1. How old are you?
      2. Why do you want a mohawk?
If you have the time I would seriously like to know. What does it say to you? or mean to you? What is it that is appealing about it to you? Are you trying to send a message or make a statement? What is that message or statement? Do your peers have similar hair styles? I don’t ask these questions in judgment–its just a hair style but I am currious about the factors behind your wanting this hair style.

Peace,
Mark
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  2. I think they look awesome to be honest. It’s almost summer here (in Australia) so if I’m gonna get it cut short, why not go the mohawk? None of my friends have mohawks or anything and I just like being different. 🙂
 
Just don’t go off looking like Justin Bieber, lest you want all sorts of unwarranted attention!
 
TheRealJuliane said:
Technically, that photo is a faux-hawk, not a mohawk. You gotta shave the sides for a mohawk.
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Yes, that is what I was thinking as well. I don’t see any problem with fauxhawk hairdos, but I have heard that some consider a traditional Mohawk to be culturally offensive when worn by individuals who are not part of the Mohawk nation.

To wear a traditional Mohawk, when the individual knew he was giving offense, might have moral implications. But I don’t think that danger exists with the hairstyle depicted in the first post.
 
Actually, you don’t have to have shave the sides of your head for a hairstyle to be considered a mohawk. You have to at least buzz it though. A fauxhawk is when people have same length or their hair in the middle is just a little longer and they style it up like a mohawk.
 
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