But aggression against the man shorn is always the underlying issue. For example, when the Nazis first began harassing Jews they would be arrested and then released. But they would return home with their hair having been forcibly removed. Thus long hair on a man very much conveys the message that the man before you is a man who is independent and thinks for himself. On the contrary, he is perceived as a warrior unsubdued, and this can be particularly unsettling to those who have allowed themselves to be shorn.
Longhaired men are a minority today.
Though our reasons for being longhaired vary much, our issues are very much the same, and we have come together on the Internet for support, often lacking same from close friends, co-workers, or relatives. As with any message board, many issues come up over and over. In time it makes sense to collect those issues and wrap them into an FAQ, a document that provides answers to frequently asked questions. Two cultures in the world don't use fire - Andaman islanders and Pygmies.