long hair don't care

English

Etymology

Chosen for the rhyme, and in reference to the habit of many male hippies of growing their hair long.

Phrase

long hair don't care

1. A slogan of the hippy movement, dismissing perceived prudish and conservative attitudes of previous generations.
   • 2011, Sarai Juelz, The Triple B Girl's Club, page 28:

     This time she left the ponytail down. She had really long pretty black hair that fell on her dark brown shoulders. She had been growing it since seventh grade when her sister told her “Long Hair Don't Care.”

   • 2012, Richard Warren Crosson, Souljastory@itrilla.com: Too Hot for Urban Lit, volume 1:

     Or was she the type that may have been insecure about her dark complexion in the age of redbone skin tones, yellow models, 'long hair don't care'.

   • 2015, Eric Franklin, From The Heart: From The Case Files of Andrew Mason, page 217:

     He used to joke that their team name should be long hair don't care, because not only do both of them have hair that hangs down to their buttocks, but they are both lazy as all get out when it came to half ass doing their job.