Thursday, January 14, 2010

Why is a barber masculine but a person who cuts hair in a salon is not?

Same job, different place, do people think that if you do the same thing in a different setting then it changes what you are doing?Why is a barber masculine but a person who cuts hair in a salon is not?
In the state I live in if a person attend cosmetology school and only learns the hair cutting part their license states right on it barbering. It does not matter if they are male or female. Barber is just a term for someone who cuts hair. It is neither masculine or feminine. In the old days barbers did much more than cut hair too. They even preformed surgeries and dentistry. The red and white barber pole was a symbol for blood and bandages.Why is a barber masculine but a person who cuts hair in a salon is not?
Not the same job - barbers train in barber schools, but those who cut hair and work in salons 99% of the time train in cosmetology schools which is very much more involved: perms, hair tints and coloring, bleaching, layer cuts, more design work with long and short hair. If one goes to a barber shop, they generally want their hair cut - that's it. They want no special services, just trims and cuts. And I don't agree that men who work in hair salons are mostly gay.....I've known many and I'd say more than 50% are not gay, they just enjoy doing more to hair than just cut and trim. They have more often than not been pretty damn good at it as well.
Hahaha! Good question. But seriously, look around a salon at the men in there.





And it's not exactly the same job, either. I don't think barbers color mens hair, do they? And they don't cut womens hair for sure.





Also, the salons charge more, so I'd imagine they would make more money than in a barber shop.





This is simply based on my observations and does not necessarily reflect those of the good people of Yahoo and G %26amp; W Studies. (c) PP
A good barber does more than poof your hair. They can give you a shave and, importantly tend to those little details like nose and ear hairs and eyebrows going wild. Which is why, at some point, most men should be going to a good barber.
yes - changing the ambiance changes the perception. its not only about the factual detail- that is scientific- it is about creativity and that is the Essence of life- the ability to manipulate through creativity
Because the word ';barber'; is from the French word ';barbe'; for ';beard.'; A big chunk of the job of a barber was to shave men.
because the professional hair stylist types are gay mostly. and so are most male fashion designers. its not our fault to perceive then that way or stereotype them....they really are gay usually. ...

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