Guys and Straighteners - The Great Debate

speedboatchase

A year ago I had pretty short hair and considered straigheners (like most Irish blokes) - gay. Then I moved to England for college and noticed that everyone, not even metrosexuals or anything like that, used them. My friends auntie has a 13 year old nephew who wanted one for Christmas.

And gradually I started to come around to the idea. Not to sound bitchy or anything, but ive noticed English young people dress a lot better than Irish and generally are ahead of the curves on most trends (no fake D4 wannabees etc). So I eventually purchased a straightener and have the whole set up with spray beforehand etc, whilst growing my hair longer for that year.

Personally my hair now looks a 100 times better and nobody bats an eyelid over here, until I go home that is and my short back and sides mates take the piss. So will guys and straighteners ever broke out of the pre-conceptions that Irish guys have? And to answer most people's question - no, I dont listen to Emo

Sangre

There is no debate. Its looks ****. People in the UK have the worst hairstyles. Maybe only topped by the Italians. They all look like members of busted/mcfly which makes them look over styled and very fake. The put in a huge amount of effort into their hair only to like ponces.

If you have one of those mini-mullets straigthend with a GHD then your friends are right to take the piss out of you.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

you're a ****** dude.

no disrespect intended to any dudes out there who might be reading this post.

speedboatchase

Haha, and you're a moderator? What a crock of ****. The mecca of style - Carlow

EDIT - of course I dont have a mullet.

Jeebus

Hey mate,

I use a straightener and all. Get slagged about it something awful, but feck it, it makes my hair look at least fifteen times better, so I figure its worth it.

Whatever makes you feel good about yourself and **** the begrudgers.

speedboatchase

Well like yourself, I wouldnt change my opinion of it becauase of what people would say to me, but I'm just looking for other peoples opinions.

And as you can see from the above posters, the Irish reaction to it is CRAZILY angry and homophobic! Even though people love Kings of Leon, who have straightened hair and wear skinny jeans. People just seem to imagine mullets and bleached hair, which is the complete opposite

jam_mac_jam

i dont think any self respecting gay man would use a straightner.They tend to have a good sense of style. It is a female thing not a gay or hetrosexual male thing. If you are a man and you are using a straightner or wearing make up or shaving your legs then there is something very wrong with you.

jam_mac_jam

speedboatchase wrote: »

Well like yourself, I wouldnt change my opinion of it becauase of what people would say to me, but I'm just looking for other peoples opinions.

And as you can see from the above posters, the Irish reaction to it is CRAZILY angry and homophobic! Even though people love Kings of Leon, who have straightened hair and wear skinny jeans. People just seem to imagine mullets and bleached hair, which is the complete opposite

It is nothing to do with being homophobic, it looks stupid that's all.

Jeebus

Yeah the Irish reaction to it is scary.

Meh, whatever. It impacts me not. Anyone who forms an opinion of someone based on how they care for their hair is an imbecile anyway and not someone I want to talk too !

Think I'll get it chemically straightened before I move in with my new roomies though ;)

speedboatchase

There's nothing wrong with me Jam. You don't have to get so testy, eat a yorkie bar and cheer up



Nom nom nom

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

tbh I tend to think that people who spend alot of time on their hair are the imbeciles and people I'd like to avoid, so this could be the start of a beautiful ignorance.

jam_mac_jam

Jeebus wrote: »

Yeah the Irish reaction to it is scary.

Meh, whatever. It impacts me not. Anyone who forms an opinion of someone based on how they care for their hair is an imbecile anyway and not someone I want to talk too !

Think I'll get it chemically straightened before I move in with my new roomies though ;)

You are male talking about getting a chemical straightning, that is what is scary, I would imagine that in many other countries the reaction would be the same.

KTRIC

speedboatchase wrote: »

There's nothing wrong with me Jam. You don't have to get so testy, eat a yorkie bar and cheer up



Nom nom nom

What are you doing with a Yorkie ?? its not for girls :mad:

speedboatchase

Well this a fashion board, goes to show that maybe the people that come here take care or look after their appearence a bit more? Whats to be afraid of? A moderator calling another poster a ****** without provocation sounds a bit insecure to me :cool:

Calling me a girl? Oscar Wilde re-incarnate! Well you're a smelly weehead

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

look, you can all say it's only a bit of harmless fun and sure you're only looking after yourselves like good, modern european men.

http://www.barstoolsports.com/article/new_jersey_freakshows/1958/

but this is what it leads to.

Ireland says no.

Jeebus

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

You are male talking about getting a chemical straightning, that is what is scary, I would imagine that in many other countries the reaction would be the same.

I never said it wouldn't.

That doesn't make it right to react like that though, does it ?

I mean if you could give me a legitimate reason for why its wrong, then fair play to you, and saying it looks terrible just doesn't work, using a straightener does not determine your hair style.

All it does it straighten. Surprisingly enough, thats how it got its name.

speedboatchase

Hold up a second, how have New Jersey Guido's with SHORT, GELLED hair, that isnt straightened, got to do with anything European or to do with straighteners?

Funny page though

jam_mac_jam

Jeebus wrote: »

I never said it wouldn't.

That doesn't make it right to react like that though, does it ?

I mean if you could give me a legitimate reason for why its wrong, then fair play to you, and saying it looks terrible just doesn't work, using a straightener does not determine your hair style.

All it does it straighten. Surprisingly enough, thats how it got its name.

React like what? poker straight hair looks stupid on men, apart from the fact it is such a female thing to do.

Of course there is something wrong with it, make up is ok as well is it, fake tan and shaving your legs?

Jeebus

Dorothy Mantooth wrote: »

look, you can all say it's only a bit of harmless fun and sure you're only looking after yourselves like good, modern european men.

http://www.barstoolsports.com/article/new_jersey_freakshows/1958/

but this is what it leads to.

Ireland says no.

Looking at those lads it looks like they are wearing a load of gel and fake tan, not straightening their hair tbh. Brylcreem leads to this madness and must be stopped now.

speedboatchase

Its not about hair poker straight hair, tbh I think that looks rubbish. Its about if your hair is longer and curls up at the end, u just sort that and it looks neater. Heres one of the guys from kings of leon, looks cool to me

And no, of course I don't use make-up fake tan or shave my legs. People that smoke weed don't go out and inject themselves with heroin either.

Jeebus

jam_mac_jam wrote: »

React like what? poker straight hair looks stupid on men.

React like its the worst thing in the world (not referring to you, other posters with their "OMG THATS SO GAY LOL GTFO" attitude).

Thats a matter of opinion, and I know plenty of girls who would think otherwise, thankfully.

For instance, first result when I google it :

i think its absolutly STUNNING when a guy straightens his hair, especially when he's like a skater and its like shaggy. ah, and with a cute skater hat, hmm. that would be my dream guy♥

YUR! My friend (whos a guy) does it all the time it looks ace!!!

Its very normal!

Of course it's ok for men to straighten their hair! And men's hair is the same as women's hair, straighteners work equally well.

Yes.
this shouldn't be a question in the first place.

i think its fine for a guy to straiten his hair. iv seen lots of boys like that and i think thay look cute. LOL

etc etc ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070505140738AAvtufR&show=7 if you're interested)

Also, there are countless celebrity men who people drool over who straighten their hair

Jeebus

Of course there is something wrong with it, make up is ok as well is it, fake tan and shaving your legs?

I do none of these things, but if you enjoy it, then knock yourself out.

I don't see the problem. Do what makes you happy and makes you feel good about yourself, anyone who tells you to do otherwise is a nob.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

please don't compare the beautiful and natural act of smoking weed with this barbarism.

speedboatchase

Its the same "slippery slope" argument that if a guy straightens their hair, they're gay, shave their legs blah blah blah. A lot of Irish people are just a little behind the times, like your Anchorman username... ******

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

ok leg shaver

Sangre

speedboatchase wrote: »

Its the same "slippery slope" argument that if a guy straightens their hair, they're gay, shave their legs blah blah blah. A lot of Irish people are just a little behind the times, like your Anchorman username... ******

it doesn't make you gay it just makes you look naff.

JIZZLORD

Sangre wrote: »

it doesn't make you gay it just makes you look naff.

kind of like that twat who was on my super sweet 16?

speedboatchase

Naff?!!! Who says Naff!

Xavi6

Jeebus wrote: »

Hey mate,

I use a straightener and all. Get slagged about it something awful, but feck it, it makes my hair look at least fifteen times better, so I figure its worth it.

Whatever makes you feel good about yourself and **** the begrudgers.

Oh well that's ok then. If it made it only fourteen times better then it'd be a big no no :rolleyes:

Guys using hair straighteners? There's nothing straight about it. Great ironing though.

speedboatchase

"There's nothing straight about it"


....ITS. HAIR. Maybe in your mind a man with straight hair is automatically not straight, I just thought it was decided by his sexual orientation? Judging by the wasted braincells on this thread I'm surprised ironing, sitting in a womans car, wearing a scarf or owning a small dog don't make people gay these days too

p.s. City are sh*t

Jeebus

Xavi6 wrote: »

Oh well that's ok then. If it made it only fourteen times better then it'd be a big no no :rolleyes:

Guys using hair straighteners? There's nothing straight about it. Great ironing though.

So basically what you're saying is "OMG STRAIGHTENERS R FOR GAYZ LOLOL OMG".

Great argument. Good job.