Having previously taken on such dire threats to Western Civilization as “fat girls,” “manginas,” and “rape tourettes,” the pickup-artists-cum-worldly-philosophers over at Roosh Valizadeh’s Return of Kings blog have decided to take on an even more insidious danger: Women — sorry, girls — with short hair.
In an alarming expose, guest blogger Tuthmosis reveals the shocking tuth, er, truth:
No woman in all of human history has ever looked better with short hair than she would with a head full of healthy locks.
So why are so many women choosing to cut off the long hair that men so universally admire (allegedly)? Tuthmosis has a few theories. One is that other women are convincing them to do it so that they can have all the short-hair-hating men to themselves. Yep. It’s hair sabatoge!
Women are quick to encourage other women to cut their hair by telling them how “cute” it is. While I’m no scientist, I’m convinced this is some deep, genetic programming at work, one that forces women—who compete with one another on a physical level on a daily basis—to encourage any behavior that might eliminate competitors in the dating pool.
And straight men contribute to this sorry state of affairs, too. Well, “cowardly and deluded men” anyway, according to Tuthy — though why exactly being “cowardly and deluded” would cause men to encourage women to cut their hair is never quite explained.
Tuthy also blames gay men, who apparently have the power to sway the minds of women en masse.
The plaudits a Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, or Anne Hathaway receive when they cut their hair off—from people who have no business commenting on the attractiveness of women, like gay men—creates a copycat cycle that increases the trend geometrically.
So what exactly is the problem with short hair? Don’t get Tuthy started on that!
Seriously, don’t get him started, because what he says makes no fucking sense.
The truth of the matter is that long hair’s almost universally attractive to men, when they’re actually speaking honestly (without trying to appease women in the room). Furthermore, it’s a symbol of youth, femininity, and health. Why can’t old women grow long hair? Because it’s an ephemeral trait of your fertile years.
Women instinctively know this, which is why every American girl who cuts, and keeps, her hair short often does it for ulterior reasons. Short hair is a political statement.
A political statement of what? A political statement that she won’t put up with assholes like you?
And, invariably, a girl who has gone through with a short cut—and is pleased with the changes in her reception—is damaged in some significant way. Short hair is a near-guarantee that a girl will be more abrasive, more masculine, and more deranged.
Ah, ok. So it does mean that she won’t put up with assholes like you.
I’d developed that belief on years of platonic interactions alone. The bitchiest work colleagues, the most difficult cashier, the most confrontational, aggressive cunts in bars have all shared one trait—short-ass hair.
Yep, it definitely means that.
Tuthy then relates the horrors he faced during his own brief experiences dating women with short hair.
One had rape fantasies and used four-letter words! (These are your complaints? The guy who runs the blog you’re posting on is an actual admitted rapist, and you yourself just used the word “cunt.”)
Another used racial slurs and later got an unflattering “soccer mom” haircut! (Racial slurs? I mean, that’s a dealbreaker for me, but you’re writing for a blog that’s crawling with out-and-proud racists. Aren’t racial slurs right up your alley?)
Yet another jerked him off while texting! (You’re not going to at least give her credit for her manual dexterity?)
He concludes with this:
Not only is short-hair unattractive, it’s one of the biggest signals a man can get that a woman is damaged beyond repair.
In other words, short hair on women appears to repel a certain kind of asshole. Make use of that information as you wish.
EDITED TO ADD: Oh dear. Apparently Tuthy’s dumb post was so dumb and offensive it managed to “go viral”” and generate a ton of hate-traffic for Return of Kings. Roosh, naturally, has decided to try to fan the flames with a “publisher’s note” reiterating Tuthy’s, er, “argument” and helpfully revealing to his new readers what a shithead he is.
Here are some quotes, along with some photos to remind us just who it is who is lecturing women about their hairstyles.
Sadly, the women who are blasting us right now with vulgar speech and masculine manner are treading the line of self-mutilation with their pixie cuts. If you know a girl who has voluntarily chopped off such a reliable indicator of female beauty and fertility, nothing short of an intervention with all family and friends is necessary to force the victim to grow her hair back out.
I part now with a message of hope. Women: unless you have a smushed pig face, your attractiveness increases at least 6% for every inch your hair passes your shoulders. Don’t listen to people who are trying to sabotage your beauty by encouraging you to adopt a lesbian haircut.
We are the only ones who will be brutally honest with you. We are not shy to state where objective female beauty comes from, unlike the saboteurs in your life who are just trying to make it harder for you to find a good husband.
And for those of you especially sick women who think that you are going to punish us by cutting your hair, you’re only punishing yourself. Being lonely and having to settle for a brood of cats is not a good life for a woman, but that’s what will happen if you keep your hair short.
cassandrakitty, I’m an atheist too, I don’t believe in god or gods ( I don’t believe in any existence of deities), I would love if everyone promotes separation of state and church and stop imposing their religion/beliefs and passing them into laws. I don’t go around belittle people of faith or their religion (it usually the other way around). I grew up in Catholic household, I read the bible and back then I knew it wasn’t for me, so I made the conscience decision to leave that religion once I was old enough. And yes their are lots of atheist asshat out there, that give us a bad name.
Attention female earthians! Your refusal to extrude long strings of keratin from your cranium signals an improper lack of deference to males!
Damaged specimens will be quarantined with cats to prevent contagion!
Warn all carbon emitting life forms of tufted peril!
~END TRANSMISSION~
Buttercup, I will rather be with cats then with someone that defines me by length of my hair.
I’m thinking superheroes, ‘The Tufted Peril’. 🙂
Muslim feminists alone are proof positive that Islamophobes don’t know what in the holy hell they’re talking about. When you have a woman (or in Malala’s case, a girl) using the precepts of the Qur’an to challenge and refute tribalistic sexism and other general backwardness, you know you have to lose the blinders.
I would like to point out that when a Koch brother sends his genetically-engineered flying monkeys to capture all of us who think that ill people who are not wealthy have as much right to medicine that may save them from diseases as rich people do, that our government should have laws to protect workers’ rights and that companies should have to follow real environmental regulations to protect us all, that we will at that time be on the same side against the flying monkeys as Koch watches them on his crystal ball as they try to snatch us.
What, is it incomprehensible comment day? Did someone forget to send out the memo?
O-Kay, flying monkeys aside…
@Robert Ramirez. Religion/belief is hard.
I know I’ve been joking about the Buddhism thing for a while, but it was something I once took very seriously. It was hard to walk away from the Sanga when I started feeling that I disagreed with things like karma. Morally I felt a lot of the core teachings of Buddhism hurt people.
Now I’m looking at ‘Engaged Buddhism’ instead of the western flavour. I know I was a better, calmer, happier person back then, so I’m wondering if a compromise is okay. Buddhist ideals without all that karma/being nice to truly terrible people bit.
I certainly would never call myself a Buddhist, but I don’t see any harm in incorporating the good bits if it makes you a better, happier person.
Maybe I’m just one of those pick and mix types of people when it comes to religion, but honestly, if I’m a better person for it and if I don’t hurt anybody else along the way, what is the problem?
(Not trying to get you to look at Buddhism, just saying I get what you’re talking about.)
Right? I’m kind of drunk right now and I couldn’t make that little sense if my life depended on it. On another note,
LBT, it’s good to hear from you! Sorry you have to deal with a creeper – that sucks. You know it’s not you, right? These shitheads do this to everybody they can.
Today’s comments make watching Monty Python feel like reading The Economist. If this is going to continue I’m going to need some good drugs, maybe it’ll make more sense that way.
Yes, @LBT, I really hope things get better, I’m sorry I didn’t say that before.
Also, thank you so much for the booklet on PTSD that you linked me to the other month, it was really helpful.
@serrana, be a pet and pass the booze. 🙂
Yeah, fizzy pop just doesn’t cut it.
Sorry, have to say, Monty Pythons Flying Monkeys would be awesome.
What if we took the flying monkeys from Wizard of Oz and gave them the faces of the Python guys?
I am not going to live my life in fear of flying monkeys…not even if those monkeys look like Davie Jones or Mike Nesmith
BEST. MASHUP. EVER!
I am a cosmetologist. I have cut many women’s hair off young or old. When you’re young and have thin fine straight hair and grow it long, let alone can see straight through it and do not want to get extension pieces or have to fight it everyday since heat is extremely damaging to the fine thin hair, having it long is out of the question. You don’t have to go pixie cut short, but it makes the woman herself feel more attractive. Being able to style her hair with volume and life compared to long thin straggly hair, which no woman wants, is so much more attractive. A short pixie will show off a woman’s true beauty in her face, bone structure, and elegant neck line. Why would women want to hide behind a whole bunch of hair if they don’t want to?! You sir, have hair my length.. Why are you into having longer hair like a woman? Should men keep they’re hair short then if woman need to keep it long? It’s the 21st century! Tattoos are being accepted as completely normal, piercings of new trends are slowly making they’re way, and beautiful textured short pixie cuts are now on famous actresses and musical artists we look towards for fashion inputs. Face it, your blog bashed what women feel comfortable in, hair dressers of all types, the fact women can do what they want with they’re image, and just plain common sense that long hair is not for everyone. Including you. You are one person, there are many women with pixie cut hair, the odds are not in your favor. Man don’t you just love Jennifer Lawrence and her pixie? I do! Anne Hathaway looks so mature and elegant, and Rihanna just plain looks hot. SHORT HAIR DONT CARE.
Just who the hell is this guy to comment on women’s look? He himself looks like a total creep, his facial expression and gaze are outright scary and unpleasant. And his personality perfectly matches his looks.
Shivers.
I’m off to bed folks.
I shall dream about Buddhist flying monkeys with the face of Eric idle, lying motionless in the bottom of a cage whilst John Cleese shouts:
“‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This flying monkey is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is metabolic processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s off the twig! ‘E’s kicked the bucket, ‘e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-FLYING MONKEY!!!”
Nighty, night.
John Cleese as a flying monkey? Oh myyyy.
My point was that even though we may disagree on some things, when it is a real social justice fight, we can set aside our differences and fight back against what bad thing people in power want to do to us. When the TEA hits the fan, we’re all going need as many allies as we can get, including those we strongly disagree with on certain points.
I’m drinking coke with spiced rum and Kahlua. I don’t remember what this drink is called, but I recommend it very much.
BUT WHAT IF THE MONKEY IS A REPO MAN?
Fun fact: Looks like Roosh’s inflatable ladyfriend there has SHORT hair. Things that make you go hmmmm….
LBT — my pidgin ASL didn’t know that one, so I looked it up. Looks like telling him to a fuck a cactus will have the double perk of basically including the standard middle finger fuck you. (And I’m sorry your new place is still shitty)
Fornicate — http://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/FORNICATION/6735/1
Cactus — http://gardeningandthespanishway-rohrerbot.blogspot.com/2011/10/sign-language-for-cactus.html
I’m fairly sure that that’s all you need, the and a are implied, and I’ve never heard of or seen a sign for with.
Now to catch up on the rest of the comments!
Well you must not care about Muslims terribly much if you’re OK with people thinking you hate them.