Eoulapa was preparing for his open discussion with the discipline master tomorrow. He was then preparing rebuttals.
Eoulapa, pondering as he wrote in his notebook: "People often say 'this is a school, not a circus', implying that flamboyance in boys having long hair turns the school into a frivolous place. However, one must prove that flamboyance itself signifies a circus. Moreover, the fact that members of a circus all possess a quality X does not mean that everyone with that quality is also a member, like having four legs like a pig does not imply that cows are pigs, nor does it imply the opposite. Hence, even if flamboyance is indeed an essential circus characteristic, it does not convert all flamboyant people into circus members. On top of that, whether long hair is flamboyant is already disputable - one may claim that hair that covers the eyebrows, which already is deemed 'long', is not in any way extravagant. Even if the statement conveys how, in an educational environment, students must remain austere, it still must be shown that long hair is not austere."
He paused for a while, thinking of his next rebuttal, and wrote: "And some other claim that long hair incites comparison and 'bullying'. They claim that because some peers consider long hair 'ugly', those who keep their hair long will be ridiculed, resulting in bullying. However, it is far more commonplace that bad trims get mocked. My classmate Pemmaìn initially had curly hair that spanned beyond his eyebrows - nobody complained, some even adored it. Then, he was forced to get a trim, and his new hairstyle has been taunted for an entire week... not maliciously, though. Nonetheless, how can one prove that long hair induces more 'bullying' than bad trims? How can one prove that long hair will even get roasted?"
Eoulapa, again, paused, but chuckled at his thought: "And obviously, when students dance on Christmas Party Day, they will revel in not the thought that they and their fellows are together, but in the notion that their hair is of the same length - short. They will evidently entertain how 'masculine' they are as well, as that is the primary reason why hair restrictions are a thing. They will always bear in mind how they've complied with those restrictions and relish 'discipline', although adhering to conventions is just a matter of obedience, not cognisant self-restraint or anything one must nurture, but I digress. Regardless, hair restrictions are so great!"
"These would suffice," he thought.
~Written 15/11/23 00:46 at home.