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Originally Posted by MarchHare
I'm 100% in agreement that it makes sense for different hairstylists/barbers to specialize in different styles (some of which may be more appropriate for either men or women but not necessarily both) and market their business accordingly, but that's not at all relevant in this particular case. She wanted a traditional men's style that has recently become popular with women as well. She went to a barbershop that publicly advertises the fact that they do the exact cut she wanted. It's not like she went to this barbershop and demanded they give her a style they have no expertise in, nor did she go to her usual salon (which probably specializes in women's styles) and ask that they give her this men's cut. She went to an appropriate business that sells the exact service she was looking for but had her patronage denied for...who knows why.
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I have seen it mentioned that this girl wanted a "men's cut", but I don't think that point matters all that much from the businesses point of view.
Guys are very silly about these things, especially many young guys. Maybe it is generalizing as there seems to be many open minded guys on this forum, but many young men are concerned with promoting a masculine self-image and prefer to reflect this with very gender specific fashions and styles. If this hairstyle becomes more popular with women than men, eventually a lot of men (I would wager most), will probably stop wanting it.
It probably is a poor business model to begin with, but I can see how gender preference affects it.