Men's hairstyles are generally much less labor-intensive to cut, and I haven't heard of a stylist tell a woman she can't get her hair buzzed or cut short. They could have worded it differently as "simple" or "complex" but that might confuse potential customers. Aside from the dollar-and-one-cent disparity in discounts I'm not sure how this is objectifying.
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Dave — July 7, 2011
Men's hairstyles are generally much less labor-intensive to cut, and I haven't heard of a stylist tell a woman she can't get her hair buzzed or cut short. They could have worded it differently as "simple" or "complex" but that might confuse potential customers. Aside from the dollar-and-one-cent disparity in discounts I'm not sure how this is objectifying.