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* Discussed in ''Webcomic/Rain2010'' after {{transgender}} protagonist Rain suffers a TraumaticHaircut and feels less feminine now that her hair is short rather than long. Her friends sympathize with her distress at not being able to look the way she wants to look, but also assert that there is no one way to be feminine and that having short hair doesn't make Rain or any other woman less of a woman.
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* Comicbook/{{X 23}} is the {{Ugly Guys Hot|Daughter}} OppositeSexClone of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}. One method of emphasizing this is that rather than sharing Logan's distinctive hairstyle, Laura has long black hair down to around or just past her shoulder blades. In fact, her healing factor even recognizes this as its normal length; when she first appeared in ''Comicbook/AllNewXMen'' she was still bald from the events of ''Comicbook/AvengersArena'' and whatever the Purifiers were doing to her, and when she first woke up in the Weapon X lab where Cyclops had his base after being rescued she had a very tomboyish pixie cut. It then grew back out to its normal length again over the course of a conversation with Teen!Scott.

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* Comicbook/{{X 23}} is the {{Ugly Guys Hot|Daughter}} OppositeSexClone of Comicbook/{{Wolverine}}. One method of emphasizing this is that rather than sharing Logan's distinctive hairstyle, [[Characters/MarvelComicsLauraKinney Laura Kinney]] has long black hair down to around or just past her shoulder blades. In fact, her healing factor even recognizes this as its normal length; when she first appeared in ''Comicbook/AllNewXMen'' she was still bald from the events of ''Comicbook/AvengersArena'' and whatever the Purifiers were doing to her, and when she first woke up in the Weapon X lab where Cyclops had his base after being rescued she had a very tomboyish pixie cut. It then grew back out to its normal length again over the course of a conversation with Teen!Scott.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Katara, the first prominent female character, is the only girl in the core cast whose hair is long and worn down (if not loose, i.e. braided) at all times. Katara is also the most mothering, nurturing, and feminine of the cast — in addition to being the LoveInterest. [[CuteBruiser Toph]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Azula]] both have long hair that is almost always up, and [[ActionGirl Suki]] has short hair.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Katara, [[Characters/AvatarTheLastAirbenderKatara Katara]], the first prominent female character, is the only girl in the core cast whose hair is long and worn down (if not loose, i.e. braided) at all times. Katara is also the most mothering, nurturing, and feminine of the cast — in addition to being the LoveInterest. [[CuteBruiser Toph]] and [[ManipulativeBitch Azula]] both have long hair that is almost always up, and [[ActionGirl Suki]] has short hair.



* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy]] and [[TheFashionista Rarity]]. They're the two girliest mane ponies, and they have long manes, Fluttershy's actually is long enough that part of it trails on the ground behind her. As a rule, even in background ponies, the mares have the longer manes.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[ShrinkingViolet [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicFluttershy Fluttershy]] and [[TheFashionista [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity Rarity]]. They're the two girliest mane ponies, and they have long manes, Fluttershy's actually is long enough that part of it trails on the ground behind her. As a rule, even in background ponies, the mares have the longer manes.



** This is inverted with [[TheLadette Amethyst]] and [[LadyOfWar Pearl.]] Amethyst has ankle-length hair, but she's by far the crudest, hedonistic and tomboyish of the Gems, while Pearl's hair just reaches her chin, and she's prim and proper and the most conventionally feminine.

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** This is inverted with [[TheLadette [[Characters/StevenUniverseAmethyst Amethyst]] and [[LadyOfWar [[Characters/StevenUniversePearl Pearl.]] Amethyst has ankle-length hair, but she's by far the crudest, hedonistic and tomboyish of the Gems, while Pearl's hair just reaches her chin, and she's prim and proper and the most conventionally feminine.



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* Creator/MaryPickford had an image as "America's Sweetheart", helped by her long ringlets. They helped her play TheIngenue when she was well into her late thirties. When she bobbed her hair at the age of thirty-seven, her career didn't really recover (although this did coincide with the UsefulNotes/RiseOfTheTalkies as well).

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* Creator/MaryPickford had an image as "America's Sweetheart", helped by her long ringlets. They helped her play TheIngenue when she was well into her late thirties. When she bobbed her hair at the age of thirty-seven, her career didn't really recover (although this did coincide with the UsefulNotes/RiseOfTheTalkies MediaNotes/RiseOfTheTalkies as well).
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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Moebius M has waist-length hair, which makes her look much older and more mature than the short-haired Mio, [[spoiler:despite them being exact copies of each other besides the hair. When M swaps bodies with Mio to save Mio's life, Mio desperately asks her friends if she should cut it, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome because it's a huge pain to wash and keeps getting in her way]]. It's pretty obvious that the only reason she considers ''not'' cutting it is because she [[ShipTease thinks Noah might like it]]]].

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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': Moebius M has waist-length hair, which makes her look much older and more mature than the short-haired Mio, [[spoiler:despite them being exact copies of each other besides the hair. When M swaps bodies with Mio to save Mio's life, Mio desperately asks her friends if she should cut it, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome it, because it's a huge pain to wash and keeps getting in her way]].way. It's pretty obvious that the only reason she considers ''not'' cutting it is because she [[ShipTease thinks Noah might like it]]]].
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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself in the summer of his final year of high school, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series. Note that the girls themselves don't ashere to this; all of them have varying hair lengths, and all adhere to femininity or desire to be mlre feminine. The only two boys with hair as long as Koyuki's are the Shibasaki brothers, but they wear their hair in more acceptably masculine styles for neck-length hair.

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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself in the summer of his final year of high school, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series. Note that the girls themselves don't ashere adhere to this; all of them have varying hair lengths, and all adhere to femininity or desire to be mlre more feminine. The only two boys with hair as long as Koyuki's are the Shibasaki brothers, but they wear their hair in more acceptably masculine styles for neck-length hair.

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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': Sol's "feminine" appearance [[CharacterCustomization if the player chooses that at any point in the game]][[note]]their appearance and pronouns can be chosen separately and be changed anytime[[/note]] has hair that reaches down to their waist.

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Sol's "feminine" appearance [[CharacterCustomization if the player chooses that at any point in the game]][[note]]their appearance and pronouns can be chosen separately and be changed anytime[[/note]] has hair that reaches down to their waist.waist.
** Marz is the most feminine among Sol's female peers, given her love for fashion and shopping, and has hair reaching down to her thighs as a young adult.

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* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}''. Aside from [[spoiler:the PosthumousCharacter that is]] Mari, Kel and Aubrey have longer hair than the rest of the main friend group, yet are the two most outwardly masculine members.

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* {{Averted|Trope}} {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}''. Aside from [[spoiler:the PosthumousCharacter that is]] Mari, Kel and Aubrey have longer hair than the rest of the main friend group, yet are the two most outwardly masculine members.members.
* In ''VideoGame/PotionPermit'', several young female characters such as Rue, Laura, and Hannah have waist-length hair, highlighting their femininity.
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*''Anime/MischievousTwinsTheTalesOfStClares'': Both twins have hair that goes past their shoulders. Isabel manages hers with a hairband, while Pat dons a TomboyishPonytail.
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* PlayedForHorror in ''Literature/PosterGirl'' as it`s mentioned that under the old regime women would get punished for having a short haircut but loosing a certain amount of the FictionalCurrency each day for it.
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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself in the summer of his final year of high school, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series.

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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself in the summer of his final year of high school, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series. Note that the girls themselves don't ashere to this; all of them have varying hair lengths, and all adhere to femininity or desire to be mlre feminine. The only two boys with hair as long as Koyuki's are the Shibasaki brothers, but they wear their hair in more acceptably masculine styles for neck-length hair.
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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself for his high school debut, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series.

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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself for in the summer of his final year of high school debut, school, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series.
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* ''Music/ConfessionExecutiveCommittee'': Koyuki Ayase started out as a sensitive, shy boy who loves reading shoujo manga and is in the gardening club. In middle school, his effeminate personality was accented by long, shaggy hair. When he changed himself for his high school debut, one of the first things he did was give himself a shorter, more masculine haircut that he's kept for the rest of the series.

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** The same goes for the ladylike Rhaenyra Targaryen in ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', even in her tomboyish youth. And also perhaps to showcase her Targaryen pride as well.

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** * ''Series/GenV'': Jordan Li's female form has longer hair than their male form. It's {{downplayed}} though since this is only slightly longer and not in a very feminine style.
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The same goes for the ladylike Rhaenyra Targaryen in ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'' has long hair, even in her tomboyish youth. And also perhaps to showcase her Targaryen pride as well.
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* Aphrodite from ''WebAnimation/GodsSchoolTheOlympianGods'' is one of the most traditionally feminine goddesses and has blonde hair so long that it drags across the floor.
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* Eri Kawaguchi and Monica Ambrose from ''WebOriginal/BusterGirls'' both have long hair. Eri is often directly described as a beauty, while the animated Monica is the most feminine member of the main cast.

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* Eri Kawaguchi and Monica Ambrose from ''WebOriginal/BusterGirls'' ''Literature/BusterGirls'' both have long hair. Eri is often directly described as a beauty, while the animated Monica is the most feminine member of the main cast.
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* ''Series/GenV'': Jordan Li is a SexShifter whose female form has longer hair than their male form, as well as a different power set.
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* Violet from ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' has waist-length black hair, which stands out from most female characters in the films since they generally have short hair.

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* Violet from ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'' has waist-length black hair, which stands out from most female characters in the films since they generally have short hair. It's pretty helpful if she finds herself needing to hide.
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* Played with by Creator/JRRTolkien. Most of the women have miles of hair, but most of the men wear their hair long too. Particularly elves. This fact is used by the humans, the bad ones, to deride them as effeminate. However, the reader is made thoroughly aware that this is not accurate. Plenty of long-haired elves in the series are RatedMForManly, and Galadriel with her super-long hair is nevertheless described as a {{Tomboy}} in her youth. And how can you tell that the Rohirrim are actually good guys despite their first appearance? Their long flowing golden locks, naturally. Long hair is a sign of beauty in Tolkien's works, but beauty is not a characteristic assigned only to women: it is generally associated with holiness and goodness.

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* Played with by Creator/JRRTolkien. Most of the women have miles of hair, but most of the men wear their hair long too. Particularly elves. This fact is used by the humans, the bad ones, to deride them as effeminate. However, the reader is made thoroughly aware that this is not accurate. Plenty of long-haired elves in the series are RatedMForManly, manly, and Galadriel with her super-long hair is nevertheless described as a {{Tomboy}} in her youth. And how can you tell that the Rohirrim are actually good guys despite their first appearance? Their long flowing golden locks, naturally. Long hair is a sign of beauty in Tolkien's works, but beauty is not a characteristic assigned only to women: it is generally associated with holiness and goodness.
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* In most fanfics that feature a male character [[GenderBender turning female]], said character will automatically get long hair. Because hair length is clearly determined by the presence of two "X" chromosomes.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Vera has the longest hair of the kids, and is a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak. Tooey's mother Atsaq also used to have long hair before cutting it to a bob in the present day.
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* Several women from ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' such as [[BigBeautifulWoman Disa]], [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Miriel]] and [[TomboyPrincess Galadriel]], all wear their hair very long and styled as a sign of their noble blood.

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* Several women from ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' such as [[BigBeautifulWoman Disa]], [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Miriel]] Miriel and [[TomboyPrincess Galadriel]], all wear their hair very long and styled as a sign of their noble blood.
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** Hacchi and [[spoiler:Yui]] are two long-haired characters who used to have BoyishShortHair before undergoing a GirlinessUpgrade prior to the series. Hacchi was OneOfTheBoys until precocious puberty caused her friends to stop wanting to hang with her. [[spoiler:Yui]] was a tomboy until [[spoiler:becoming a FashionModel]].

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** Hacchi and [[spoiler:Yui]] are two long-haired characters who used to have BoyishShortHair before undergoing a GirlinessUpgrade prior to the series. Hacchi was OneOfTheBoys until precocious puberty caused her friends to stop wanting to hang with her. [[spoiler:Yui]] was a tomboy until [[spoiler:becoming a FashionModel]].model]].

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* In ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', Cure Sunshine's long hair symbolizes [[{{Bifauxnen}} Itsuki's]] desire to become more feminine.
** Talking of ''Anime/PrettyCure'', almost every main character [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow gets longer hair after transforming]], but [[TrueBlueFemininity all blue (and white) Cures]] have long hair even in civilian form and they are usually the most feminine members.

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* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
** In ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'', the girly Honoka has long, deep blue hair, usually decorated with a heart-shaped accessory, in contrast to the tomboyish Nagisa having short hair.
** In ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', the most tomboyish Cure, Rin, has short hair, while the other Cures who are more feminien have at least bicep-length hair.
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In ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', Cure Sunshine's long hair symbolizes [[{{Bifauxnen}} Itsuki's]] desire to become more feminine.
** Talking Downplayed in ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure''; all of ''Anime/PrettyCure'', almost every main character [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow gets longer hair after transforming]], the Cures are feminine, but [[TrueBlueFemininity all blue (and white) Cures]] Haruka, who has short hair, is a clumsy GenkiGirl while the longer-haired Cures are more elegant and graceful.
** In ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'', the masculine Aoi and Akira have short hair, while the feminine Ichika, Himari, Yukari, and Ciel
have long hair even in civilian form and they are usually hair.
** In ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'',
the most tomboyish Homare has short hair, while the more feminine members.Cures have longer hair.
** Inverted in ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure''; the tomboyish Asuka has long hair, while the sweet, nerdy Minori has a short, [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma]]-esque bowlcut.

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* Princess Peach from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has long blonde hair and is the [[PinkMeansFeminine girliest]] character in the entire franchise. It especially stands out when she's compared to TomboyPrincess Daisy, who has shorter hair post-redesign (though it's still medium length).
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/KanColle'' with the Nagato sisters. Nagato, who has more masculine traits, is the one with long hair, while the more feminine Mutsu wears it short.



* Zigzagged all over the place with [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]]. The length of her hair varies, but most of the time it usually reaches her shoulders. That being said, femininity is the last thing that could describe her. While some promo material for ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' describe her as "surprisingly feminine", she doesn't really show any typically feminine or masculine traits in any games.
* {{Averted| Trope}} in ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}''. Aside from [[spoiler:the PosthumousCharacter that is]] Mari, Kel and Aubrey have longer hair than the rest of the main friend group, yet are the two most outwardly masculine members.

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* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': Sol's "feminine" appearance [[CharacterCustomization if the player chooses that at any point in the game]][[note]]their appearance and pronouns can be chosen separately and be changed anytime[[/note]] has hair that reaches down to their waist.
* Inverted in ''VideoGame/KanColle'' with the Nagato sisters. Nagato, who has more masculine traits, is the one with long hair, while the more feminine Mutsu wears it short.
* Zigzagged all over the place with [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus Aran]].Aran in ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}''. The length of her hair varies, but most of the time it usually reaches her shoulders. That being said, femininity is the last thing that could describe her. While some promo material for ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'' describe her as "surprisingly feminine", she doesn't really show any typically feminine or masculine traits in any games.
* {{Averted| Trope}} {{Averted|Trope}} in ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}''. Aside from [[spoiler:the PosthumousCharacter that is]] Mari, Kel and Aubrey have longer hair than the rest of the main friend group, yet are the two most outwardly masculine members.members.
* Princess Peach from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' has long blonde hair and is the [[PinkMeansFeminine girliest]] character in the entire franchise. It especially stands out when she's compared to TomboyPrincess Daisy, who has shorter hair post-redesign (though it's still medium length).



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* In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' story "A Game of You", the [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]] Wanda has long red hair that, according to her friend Barbie, she is rather proud of. [[spoiler: When she dies, her family, who never accepted her as a woman, have her buried with short hair as part of their erasure of her female identity.]]

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* ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'': In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' the story "A Game of You", the [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]] Wanda has long red hair that, according to her friend Barbie, she is rather proud of. [[spoiler: When [[spoiler:When she dies, her family, who never accepted her as a woman, have her buried with short hair as part of their erasure of her female identity.]]
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* In the ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' story "A Game of You", the [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]] Wanda has long red hair that, according to her friend Barbie, she is rather proud of. [[spoiler: When she dies, her family, who never accepted her as a woman, have her buried with short hair as part of their erasure of her female identity.]]

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* In the ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' story "A Game of You", the [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} trans woman]] Wanda has long red hair that, according to her friend Barbie, she is rather proud of. [[spoiler: When she dies, her family, who never accepted her as a woman, have her buried with short hair as part of their erasure of her female identity.]]
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* Several woman from ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'' such as [[BigBeautifulWoman Disa]], [[TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask Miriel]] and [[TomboyPrincess Galadriel]], all wear their hair very long and styled as a sign of their noble blood.

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* Eri Kawaguchi and Monica Ambrose from ''WebOriginal/BusterGirls'' both have long hair. Eri is often directly described as a beauty, while the animated Monica is the most feminine member of the main cast.

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