Ladies: I admit I'm kind of an old fashioned guy when it come to the subject of ladies hair. Perhaps it's my quasi-european upbringing? I DO like to see it long. (If it's at least long enough to cover a woman's bewbs it's just about perfect! Dunno why I think so.) As I've said in the men's thread, not even I would do it. (I'm not even close to going bald.)
To me there's also a more emotional component to it... That throughout the ages a woman's hair has been regarded as her pride and joy. If it was shaved off it would be an utter public humiliation and emotional trauma and has been used to that effect. If you see enough movies about previous ages, seeing women's heads shaved in a brutal fashion does have that kind of emotional impact. (Please spare me the arguement about this being a modern age...) Even today, many women will be in tears if they loose their hair for whatever reason. Can it not also be said that hair loss is associated with ILLNESS? Cancer, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, you name it. A lot of emotional pain and trauma associated with those for sure. It just freaks me out.
My humble $0.02
V665