When you see somebody with coloured hair...

Do you approve of colouring your hair unnatural colours?

Hell to the yes!	69.4%	[ 68 ]
My school/workplace won't let me... But I would if I could!	13.3%	[ 13 ]
Not really...	14.3%	[ 14 ]
NO. >:C	3.1%	[ 3 ]
Total Votes:			[ 98 ]

[LUX AURUMQU3]

Kyra Valdire

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Kyra Valdire

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Kyra Valdire

I automatically assume they're a fake. Also wonder what was so bad about their real hair. Not against most things like that, my own hair is well below my shoulders, but...
Ugh. Don't.

Oh yes, I'm such a fake.

I do it because I actually like it.
I also like my natural hair colour.

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

[The Spellslinger]

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

I automatically assume they're a fake. Also wonder what was so bad about their real hair. Not against most things like that, my own hair is well below my shoulders, but...
Ugh. Don't.

Oh yes, I'm such a fake.

I do it because I actually like it.
I also like my natural hair colour.

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

[LUX AURUMQU3]

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

For one, I don't think unnatural colours are better than natural ones, I prefer a pop of colour in a mostly natural coloured head of hair.
I like it because it's a bright pop of colour, and it makes me happy.
I can't give you the exact neurological and psychological science behind why I like colours, particularly bright ones, because that's not my field of study.

I don't remember where exactly I first saw it, all I can really remember is talking with a friend in the beginning of our junior year and deciding we wanted to do something different with our hair.
At the time, blue was my favourite colour, so I lightened the tips and made them a deep bright blue, while she put hot pink in her hair.
I don't recall anyone in my high school having unnatural coloured hair, or at least no one I saw, and I saw most people on a daily basis due to working in the cafeteria for all of high school.
It was only myself and one friend who put these colours in our hair, none of our other friends were interested in it for themselves.
Nowadays, I listen to a number of bands that are alternative styled and their fans typically have unnatural coloured hair.
Back then, I listened to a lot of bands like Sum 41 and Three Days Grace but never really went to big concerts until after I graduated high school, and those bands didn't colour their hair unnaturally so I doubt they were the influence.
I can't tell you what exactly made me do it, or why I wanted to.
All I can tell you is that I like it.

[Pikkewyn]

Most of the time, I don't take them seriously.
Most people I see with coloured hair are teenagers. And I rarely take teenagers seriously.

[oOMadammeOo]

To be honest, it depends on your overall style. When I see someone like Xiaxue, whose hair is hot pink, "scene" doesn't even come to mind because of how frilly and gyaru her style is. However, when I see a kid with unnaturally-colored hair wearing black skinnies and a band tee, I think scene.

What really matters is if YOU like the color. just make sure you do it properly. I've heard it's really easy to botch a dye job like that.

[CatchingOrigami]

I love dying my hair, I think it's fun, I like being able to match my hair with outfits, and it also makes various hairstyles look a bit more uh zazzy. I don't even know if that's a word.
I agree that dyed hair can look godawful if not done tastefully, but hey, if they like it I don't see why it should really bother anyone else, aside from the fact it's frustrating when it's not done right. I don't understand how some people find hair and what other's do with it offensive.
'~'

[lullies]

theyre usually nicer than people who go, "ew i'd never dye my hair that color" confused
i can usually approach them and we can start talking about hair ahhaha

[The Spellslinger]

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

For one, I don't think unnatural colours are better than natural ones, I prefer a pop of colour in a mostly natural coloured head of hair.
I like it because it's a bright pop of colour, and it makes me happy.
I can't give you the exact neurological and psychological science behind why I like colours, particularly bright ones, because that's not my field of study.

I don't remember where exactly I first saw it, all I can really remember is talking with a friend in the beginning of our junior year and deciding we wanted to do something different with our hair.
At the time, blue was my favourite colour, so I lightened the tips and made them a deep bright blue, while she put hot pink in her hair.
I don't recall anyone in my high school having unnatural coloured hair, or at least no one I saw, and I saw most people on a daily basis due to working in the cafeteria for all of high school.
It was only myself and one friend who put these colours in our hair, none of our other friends were interested in it for themselves.
Nowadays, I listen to a number of bands that are alternative styled and their fans typically have unnatural coloured hair.
Back then, I listened to a lot of bands like Sum 41 and Three Days Grace but never really went to big concerts until after I graduated high school, and those bands didn't colour their hair unnaturally so I doubt they were the influence.
I can't tell you what exactly made me do it, or why I wanted to.
All I can tell you is that I like it.

You don't need to be studying a field to introspect, and dig deeper into your memories to discover the whys about yourself. You mention wanting to do something different with your hair, and earlier you've mentioned piercings, are you trying to mark yourself as unique, an individual? Or did you mean something different from the way you'd been doing your hair, and not mean your statement to include the nearby society at all?

[Jagger-Wolf]

Kyra Valdire

You don't need to be studying a field to introspect, and dig deeper into your memories to discover the whys about yourself. You mention wanting to do something different with your hair, and earlier you've mentioned piercings, are you trying to mark yourself as unique, an individual? Or did you mean something different from the way you'd been doing your hair, and not mean your statement to include the nearby society at all?

Because someone has unnaturally colored hair or piercings does not necessarily mean they are trying to separate themselves from general society or to identify with a certain subculture. Sure, these things are aspects of various subcultures, but having one or two of the things "required" for that subculture doesn't automatically make you a member. For example, liking black and macabre things like bats and spiders doesn't automatically make you a goth, even though those are traditional "markers" of a goth.

There is no such thing as doing something to make yourself "unique", because it's all been done before. No one is more of an individual or unique snowflake than anyone else. You can't pierce your lip and say "Look! I'm totally unique and special now!" when there are thousands upon thousands of other people with the exact same thing.

I color my hair purple for several reasons. Initially, I did it with a friend who was unsure if she wanted her hair turquoise. She was waffling back and forth unsure if she really wanted it, so I told her "I'll do it with you, so you're not alone, and I'll do... purple! Since I like purple." And turns out I really liked it and decided to keep it. I think it flatters me and my personal style and it's not so "crazy" as to be distracting or anything.

I pierce myself because I like the way jewelry looks in certain places. It's also a strange sort of "I don't like this part of myself, so I'll do what it takes to make myself like it." My lip piercings were done with this in mind, at least partially. I hate my mouth, everything about it; my teeth, my lips, my mouth's size, it's shape, absolutely everything I hate. So, I decided to get a traditional labret to MAKE myself like it, I changed it in a way I thought would make it better, at least to my eyes. I got the Dahlia set done with the same intention, and it actually worked out really well because they give the illusion that my mouth is wider than it actually is, which is cool.

It's hard to explain really deeply why anyone likes something, other than "I like the way it looks/I like the way it makes me feel/I just think it's cool to look at/whatever." Beyond that, why do you need any more explanation?

[Tuberculasers]

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

Just gonna answer a few of your questions here myself. Out of nowhere.
I really find pastel colours aesthetically pleasing. I think they're fun, cute, and a lot more subtle. I don't think any pastel colours are better than natural ones or vise versa. I don't think any colours are better than any other colours in general, there's only what's right for you and what's not. I personally don't like dark browns/blacks because they look really bad on me. But that doesn't make them bad colours.

I listen to a lot of rap. My style and musical taste are VERY different things. My favourite female artist looks like this, and all of my friends have very clean cut, simple looks, the farthest any of them will go with their hair is highlights.

It really is just as simple as a "mythical force". You come across a hair style, or colour, or article of clothing or anything and think "Hey, I like that" and then you like it. You don't need 20 years of a background check to see where your childhood somehow went wrong or something and this event over here merged with that event over there and they collided with event #3 that pushed you in this direction of wanting to dye your hair green.

[LUX AURUMQU3]

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

For one, I don't think unnatural colours are better than natural ones, I prefer a pop of colour in a mostly natural coloured head of hair.
I like it because it's a bright pop of colour, and it makes me happy.
I can't give you the exact neurological and psychological science behind why I like colours, particularly bright ones, because that's not my field of study.

I don't remember where exactly I first saw it, all I can really remember is talking with a friend in the beginning of our junior year and deciding we wanted to do something different with our hair.
At the time, blue was my favourite colour, so I lightened the tips and made them a deep bright blue, while she put hot pink in her hair.
I don't recall anyone in my high school having unnatural coloured hair, or at least no one I saw, and I saw most people on a daily basis due to working in the cafeteria for all of high school.
It was only myself and one friend who put these colours in our hair, none of our other friends were interested in it for themselves.
Nowadays, I listen to a number of bands that are alternative styled and their fans typically have unnatural coloured hair.
Back then, I listened to a lot of bands like Sum 41 and Three Days Grace but never really went to big concerts until after I graduated high school, and those bands didn't colour their hair unnaturally so I doubt they were the influence.
I can't tell you what exactly made me do it, or why I wanted to.
All I can tell you is that I like it.

You don't need to be studying a field to introspect, and dig deeper into your memories to discover the whys about yourself. You mention wanting to do something different with your hair, and earlier you've mentioned piercings, are you trying to mark yourself as unique, an individual? Or did you mean something different from the way you'd been doing your hair, and not mean your statement to include the nearby society at all?

At this point, you're really just playing Devil's Advocate.
I can't tell you exactly why I like bright colours, because simply saying they appeal to me and make me happy isn't good enough for you, and honestly, there isn't anything past that.
I don't do anything to make me "unique" or and "individual," because let's face it, it's pretty much impossible.
I'm not the only one in the world to put a couple chunks of deep purple in my hair, I'm not the only one with double nostrils and a septum piercing, I'm not the only one with tattoos on my body.
It's never been about being "different" from everyone else, it's about doing what makes me feel good about myself.
What I do to my appearance is 100% for me, not for friends, not for society, not for anyone else.

[The Spellslinger]

Jagger-Wolf

Kyra Valdire

You don't need to be studying a field to introspect, and dig deeper into your memories to discover the whys about yourself. You mention wanting to do something different with your hair, and earlier you've mentioned piercings, are you trying to mark yourself as unique, an individual? Or did you mean something different from the way you'd been doing your hair, and not mean your statement to include the nearby society at all?

Because someone has unnaturally colored hair or piercings does not necessarily mean they are trying to separate themselves from general society or to identify with a certain subculture. Sure, these things are aspects of various subcultures, but having one or two of the things "required" for that subculture doesn't automatically make you a member. For example, liking black and macabre things like bats and spiders doesn't automatically make you a goth, even though those are traditional "markers" of a goth.

There is no such thing as doing something to make yourself "unique", because it's all been done before. No one is more of an individual or unique snowflake than anyone else. You can't pierce your lip and say "Look! I'm totally unique and special now!" when there are thousands upon thousands of other people with the exact same thing.

I color my hair purple for several reasons. Initially, I did it with a friend who was unsure if she wanted her hair turquoise. She was waffling back and forth unsure if she really wanted it, so I told her "I'll do it with you, so you're not alone, and I'll do... purple! Since I like purple." And turns out I really liked it and decided to keep it. I think it flatters me and my personal style and it's not so "crazy" as to be distracting or anything.

I pierce myself because I like the way jewelry looks in certain places. It's also a strange sort of "I don't like this part of myself, so I'll do what it takes to make myself like it." My lip piercings were done with this in mind, at least partially. I hate my mouth, everything about it; my teeth, my lips, my mouth's size, it's shape, absolutely everything I hate. So, I decided to get a traditional labret to MAKE myself like it, I changed it in a way I thought would make it better, at least to my eyes. I got the Dahlia set done with the same intention, and it actually worked out really well because they give the illusion that my mouth is wider than it actually is, which is cool.

It's hard to explain really deeply why anyone likes something, other than "I like the way it looks/I like the way it makes me feel/I just think it's cool to look at/whatever." Beyond that, why do you need any more explanation?

She's the one debating my comment, but I can't take it any farther without knowing that. I don't need to know it, but nothing I say will be relevant without it, so I'm asking. I never said it did mean you identify with a certain subculture (well, actually I may have, but not in this thread tower), and asked if it was a personal thing right after I queried whether it may be a result of that.

[The Spellslinger]

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

For one, I don't think unnatural colours are better than natural ones, I prefer a pop of colour in a mostly natural coloured head of hair.
I like it because it's a bright pop of colour, and it makes me happy.
I can't give you the exact neurological and psychological science behind why I like colours, particularly bright ones, because that's not my field of study.

I don't remember where exactly I first saw it, all I can really remember is talking with a friend in the beginning of our junior year and deciding we wanted to do something different with our hair.
At the time, blue was my favourite colour, so I lightened the tips and made them a deep bright blue, while she put hot pink in her hair.
I don't recall anyone in my high school having unnatural coloured hair, or at least no one I saw, and I saw most people on a daily basis due to working in the cafeteria for all of high school.
It was only myself and one friend who put these colours in our hair, none of our other friends were interested in it for themselves.
Nowadays, I listen to a number of bands that are alternative styled and their fans typically have unnatural coloured hair.
Back then, I listened to a lot of bands like Sum 41 and Three Days Grace but never really went to big concerts until after I graduated high school, and those bands didn't colour their hair unnaturally so I doubt they were the influence.
I can't tell you what exactly made me do it, or why I wanted to.
All I can tell you is that I like it.

You don't need to be studying a field to introspect, and dig deeper into your memories to discover the whys about yourself. You mention wanting to do something different with your hair, and earlier you've mentioned piercings, are you trying to mark yourself as unique, an individual? Or did you mean something different from the way you'd been doing your hair, and not mean your statement to include the nearby society at all?

At this point, you're really just playing Devil's Advocate.
I can't tell you exactly why I like bright colours, because simply saying they appeal to me and make me happy isn't good enough for you, and honestly, there isn't anything past that.
I don't do anything to make me "unique" or and "individual," because let's face it, it's pretty much impossible.
I'm not the only one in the world to put a couple chunks of deep purple in my hair, I'm not the only one with double nostrils and a septum piercing, I'm not the only one with tattoos on my body.
It's never been about being "different" from everyone else, it's about doing what makes me feel good about myself.
What I do to my appearance is 100% for me, not for friends, not for society, not for anyone else.

Geez, that post almost sounded depressed. That's not what I'm aiming to accomplish here, nor am I playing devil's advocate (not really advocating anything at this point, just trying to understand something). If you ever do figure out why you like it, you may be surprised by the answer. I'm going to leave you alone now, sorry if I caused offense.

[Jagger-Wolf]

Kyra Valdire

She's the one debating my comment, but I can't take it any farther without knowing that. I don't need to know it, but nothing I say will be relevant without it, so I'm asking. I never said it did mean you identify with a certain subculture (well, actually I may have, but not in this thread tower), and asked if it was a personal thing right after I queried whether it may be a result of that.

As someone who is modified and has unnaturally colored hair, one of the most frequent questions I get is "Why would you do that?" and my standard response is the same as LUX's: "Why does anyone do anything? Because they enjoy it, at the minimum." That should be all the reasoning one needs. You don't need to know why I like it, just like I don't need to know why you like the things you do, it's none of my business. If you don't like something, don't do it for yourself, that's the bottom line.

I really don't understand where this rationale that "everyone who has unnatural hair is a poseur/is attention seeking/has daddy issues/is trying to be part of some subculture" or whatever, because the same could be said of anyone else, no matter what they look like. Nothing is 100% unique to any subculture or non-subculture. EVERYTHING someone does to their appearance or wears is a marker of some subculture. If you had a picture of yourself, I bet I could pick out at least 3 things you wear or do that would somehow attach you to a subculture.

Unnatural colored hair is no different than any other hair. So long as it's done well/treated well/looks good, who gives a s**t?

[The Spellslinger]

Tuberculasers

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

LUX AURUMQU3

Kyra Valdire

Not sure what your point is. I thought the whole point to dying your hair was because you liked it?

You automatically assume people with coloured hair are fake.
You also said that you wonder what was so bad about their real hair.
My point is that there IS nothing wrong with my real hair and that I like it just fine, but that I also like other colours, and there's nothing fake about that.

So why do you like it then?

Why do people like anything?
I happen to find it aesthetically pleasing, and not because of any group of people or whatever trend.
I've had various unnatural colours in my hair since I was 16, and I still enjoy it almost 6 years later, same as my love of piercings and stretched lobes.

Ok, but why do you find it aesthetically pleasing then? Why do you find an unnatural (couldn't think of a less negatively charged word, although I did try) hair color, to be better than a more usual one? Did your favorite bands model this behavoir? Do your friends have similar styles? Where'd you pick it up?
There are reasons that people like things, it's not a mystical force acting on your mind for no reason whatsoever.

Just gonna answer a few of your questions here myself. Out of nowhere.
I really find pastel colours aesthetically pleasing. I think they're fun, cute, and a lot more subtle. I don't think any pastel colours are better than natural ones or vise versa. I don't think any colours are better than any other colours in general, there's only what's right for you and what's not. I personally don't like dark browns/blacks because they look really bad on me. But that doesn't make them bad colours.

I listen to a lot of rap. My style and musical taste are VERY different things. My favourite female artist looks like this, and all of my friends have very clean cut, simple looks, the farthest any of them will go with their hair is highlights.

It really is just as simple as a "mythical force". You come across a hair style, or colour, or article of clothing or anything and think "Hey, I like that" and then you like it. You don't need 20 years of a background check to see where your childhood somehow went wrong or something and this event over here merged with that event over there and they collided with event #3 that pushed you in this direction of wanting to dye your hair green.

"I like that" is not a reason for liking that, and there's always a reason. I'm not saying anything went wrong either- that's much more Freudian (and potentially offensive) than I'm trying to be, but I am saying that things don't happen arbitrarily. You've already come up with a reason: you think it frames your face better, which is a good reason because it ties it in to something else. From there you can take it back to a primary reinforcer (i.e. more attractive face = more appeal to the opposite sex = sex; and sex is a primary reinforcer.) The difference lies in the fact that you did it because you want to be more aesthetically pleasing, and the other person did it for purely personal reasons. Am I still making sense?