The patriarchy hurts men too, and capitalism screws everyone

[sabotabby]

Why is men's hair dye way more expensive than women's? That makes no sense whatsoever. If anything, you'd think it would be cheaper.

P.S. I am awesome at dyeing hair.

Comments

[marsianer.livejournal.com]

Where I first fell to Earth, Sitzpinkler (person who sits down to pee) and Schattenparker (person who parks in the shade) are popular derogatory terms. Next time I'm there, I shall propose Frauenhaarfärbemittelbenutzer (person who uses hair dye for women.)

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

yes.
yes they do.

[lokilokust.livejournal.com]

i have, too.
and it lend to an interesting night with some fellow that i first mistook for a nazi.
actually, the less said about that the better.

[billie0.livejournal.com]

Well, women pay more for haircuts so it evens itself out...

[(Anonymous)]

Well, the fact that you can tie a cherry stem in a knot with a tongue is just awesome, really.

[sabotabby]

That is patently unfair, too. I used to have a shaved head, and then short hair for years.

[rbowspryte.livejournal.com]

Good to know.

[ironed_orchid]

I agree about grey being distinguished. I like it on men. I hope one day my hair goes white.

[sabotabby]

Not my own, though. It's gotten too long.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

Surely it's because they make more money than women

Then why do they pay less for haircuts and dry-cleaning?

No no, since vanity is driven by the objectification of bodies, this has to be determined by more than pure economics or supply/demand curves.

[caprinus.livejournal.com]

My guess on why they are different for men in women is there is an assumption that men sweat more but don't need to smell pretty whereas there is an assumption women need less sweat protection (we glisten) but really want our pits to smell nice.

"Pretty" and "nice" sound like tools of the patriarchy!

No, seriously, most women's deodorant smells atrocious to me, a male. There is nothing nice about an armpit that smells like baby powder or a bunch of withered flowers. Now, most men's deodorant smells bad too, but there's no comparison to the most offensive women's deodorants. They make me think of catafalques, moth balls, the boudoirs of old rich widows, or being smothered by a lilac bush.

I don't mind people smelling like themselves provided they wash, but I understand many are embarassed by the sharp tang of even fresh sweat, and to prevent this, I prefer scent free anti-persipirants and deodorants which work by killing the odour-producing bacteria; second to that, the weaker of the "men's" smells, artificial concotions not trying to emulate anything in nature. "Sport" smell, "Spring rain" smell... the closest image these bring to mind is, I dunno, some kind of booze? -- I don't mind smelling like rum.