Stupid me. All this time I thought:

Mullet = a fish
dreadlock = some kinda special incarceration to be avoided.
cornrow = something discussed in Iowa diners
horsetails = well, horsetails

Hair grows, or doesn't. Attracts females or doesn't. Projects intimidation, or doesn't.

Mostly for me: doesn't. It only works as a first impression - what the wearer hopes I think of him/her. Ten minutes later tells the truth, despite hair, clothes, shoes, car, or talk. The question is whether to invest those 10 minutes.

I betcha the mullet-sporting, pinstripe-wearing, Ferrari-driving guy has as much value to contribute to Foreign Policy, Cultural Zeitgeist, or Batting Averages, as the crew-cut, bluejeans, F-250 fella.

Personally, I prefer to look at longish hair on a guy. Tells me how they care for themselves. Done well, kinda frames their face. Done poorly, makes them greasy, needy, victim-y. Short- hair? Who knows? you're forced to focus on the eyes - kinda rude. Fine on the battlefield, inappropriate on a city street.

So, weaselly hypocrite that I am, I keep mine 3 inches or less, collar length, conventional. When it hits 4 inches, have it cut to 1. It grows.

I cannot imagine sitting for the hours it would take to cornrow or dread my hair.