Flippy - I Rant, You Read

I asked my nephew, Michael, for his permission to post the picture he took of his hair.  If I wasn’t so lazy (and, so old), I’d love to do this to my hair.  I think I’d probably go more for blue tips, but I think his hair looks fabulous.  My mother, however, hates his hair.  She seems to think that it’ll stop him from getting a job or that people will think he’s…, I don’t know, different?  Well, he’s only 19, which I think is an excellent time to have a cool mohawk.  If he finds the right job atmosphere, he’ll be just fine with his hair.  In fact, if his hair prevents him from getting a job that he’s qualified for, he shouldn’t want to work for that employer anyway.  Hair is not an indicator of work skills.  As for what people will think he’s like because of his hair - if they can’t see beyond the hair that he’s a smart, kind, creative (clearly, huh?) and just plain good kid, then who cares what “they” think anyway?  This picture is a bit dark, but in real life, he doesn’t look the slightest bit scary.

Last year, when we went out to dinner at the Gold Coast buffet, we saw a whole family with mohawks - from adults to little kids, there were a bunch of them.  They must spend a fortune on hair gel, but they looked so cool together.  I wish I’d had a camera with me, because in my lifetime, I don’t think I’ll ever again see a whole family that’s been mohawked.

If you saw a kid with a mohawk, would it affect what you thought of him/her?  If you were hiring, would you hire someone with a mohawk?