So I'm not crazy after all! I thought it looked good myself once I cut it all off. Not one guy likes it, though. They all tell me I look like a first grader or a concentration camp survivor. What's this thing that guys have for girls with long hair? Fascists, the whole bunch of them! Why do guys all think girls with long hair are the classiest, the sweetest, the most feminine? I mean, I myself know at least two hundred and fifty unclassy girls with long hair. Really.
In this excerpt from Haruki Murakami's "Norwegian Wood," the speaker reflects on their experience after cutting their hair short. While they personally feel good about the new look, the reactions from guys are overwhelmingly negative. They find the comments comparing them to a first grader or a concentration camp survivor to be harsh and unfair, suggesting a societal bias against short hair in women.
The speaker questions the notion that long...