“Ponytails are dangerous for men that actually have to work for a living.”
In the vast majority of occupations that is a myth which even 50-60 years ago in the days of the flattop was thoroughly refuted. American men managed to build this nation in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries despite wearing their hair long, whether in the trades, the military, or the halls of the legislatures. Short male hair for the purposes of emergency medical care in the military became more relevant as the modern weaponry inflicted more shrapnel wounds that could become infected with fragments of hair in the wounds.
I'll keep mine put up if/when it ever grows back.
/johnny
Sorry, that must have been written by a long haired hippy. After working in the machine shop industry for a couple of decades I can assure you that whoever wrote that paragraph is full of BS.
In the vast majority of occupations that is a myth which even 50-60 years ago in the days of the flattop was thoroughly refuted. American men managed to build this nation in the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries despite wearing their hair long, whether in the trades, the military, or the halls of the legislatures. Short male hair for the purposes of emergency medical care in the military became more relevant as the modern weaponry inflicted more shrapnel wounds that could become infected with fragments of hair in the wounds.
Huh... Try getting your ponytail caught in a body grinder... or your beard caught in a fly-cutter... You'll learn a thing or two...