Brush cut Marine

A brush cut is a type of haircut in which the hair on the top of the head is cut short in every dimension.[1] The top and the upper portion of the back and sides are cut the same length, generally between 1⁄4 and 1⁄2 inch (6 and 13 mm), following the contour of the head. The hair below the upper portion of the sides and back of the head is tapered short or semi-short with a clipper, in the same manner as a crew cut.[1][2] A variant form may have a slight graduation of the top hair longer from back to front or a quickly graduated bit of hair at the front hairline to achieve a little flip up of the hair at the forehead.[1] A brush that is cut at less than 1⁄4 inch on top may be referred to as a burr.[3] A brush that is cut at 1⁄4 inch or longer on top, and especially one that shows natural curl, depending on length, may be referred to as a short brush cut or brush cut.[4][1][5] Brush cuts are traditionally groomed with hair control wax, commonly referred to as brush wax.

Culture

Short brush cut

A butch haircut is a common haircut for women who are masculine, typically a lesbian, with "butch" existing primarily in LGBT slang. Since the lesbian subculture of 1940s America, "butch" has been present as a way for lesbians to circumvent traditional genders of women in society and distinguish their masculine attributes and characteristics from feminine women.[6] According to some academic studies about the butch/femme subculture, "Femmes were sometimes bisexual."[7]

Brush cuts are commonly used in various militaries, either as form of social conformity to the military or as a hygienic measure. Conversely many punk cultures and movements have likewise adopted brush haircuts as a form of personal identity and of rebellion.[8]

Airforce brush cut

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Trusty 1971, p. 113.
  2. ^ Thorpe 1967, p. 135.
  3. ^ Sherrow 2006, p. 101.
  4. ^ Trusty 1971, p. 107.
  5. ^ Trusty 1971, p. 116.
  6. ^ Firestein, Beth A., ed. (2007). "16. Gender Expression in Bisexual Women: Therapeutic Issues and Considerations". Becoming Visible: Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan. Columbia University Press. pp. 301–310. ISBN 978-0231137249.
  7. ^ Ukockis, Gail (2016). "5. Lesbians and Bisexual Women: Concerns of Lesbian and Bisexual Women: Butch/Femme Stereotypes". Women's Issues for a New Generation: A Social Work Perspective. Oxford University Press. p. 136. ISBN 978-0190239411.
  8. ^ Donovan, Johanne Edwina (January 1, 2014). ""Hardcore makes me sick" truth, youth and unity in Australian hardcore punk subculture" – via ses.library.usyd.edu.au.

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