40
submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by quarrk@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

What was that all about? I didn’t really pay attention to that discourse at the time, but I heard someone use the term “man bun” recently and I wondered if it is just gender essentialism / toxic masculinity / “boys have short hair and girls have long hair” ridiculous gender norms.

I get it, you’re uncomfortable with men doing “feminine” things like putting their hair up

Reddit example 1

Reddit example 2

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] ThatVeganYouHate@hexbear.net 11 points 18 hours ago

While that is a thing and I'm not discounting you experienced that, I don't think that is where what OP is referring to when people were making fun of man buns came from at the time to be honest. The criticism came from it being associated with shitty men like Russel Brand and was not a general "long hair bad/femme"

People weren't shaming Russel Brand for being feminine, they were shaming him because he is an asshole and was teaching other men to be shitty.

this post was submitted on 08 Aug 2026
40 points (97.6% liked)

chat

8645 readers
434 users here now

Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.

As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.

Thank you and happy chatting!

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS