People thinking youre pentocostal because of your hair?

[Nightshade]

I've gotten this a few times and I'm always very confused because if you look at any of the rest of me... uh, nothing at all says "oh yes, that deathly pale lady with screaming orange hair and a tatty black leather goth coat screams pentocostal"

Like maybe the long skirts, but even those have way more of a Victorian / goth vibe.

[Andalusite]

I think it has a lot to do with styling, rather than purely length of the hair. At least that's what I understood from the experiences of others. Obviously it's still an odd thing to assume but especially when the hair has to styling cut to it, as it's just blunt straight cut, and if the person has a classic clothing style, this assumption occurs.

[knobbly]

I’ve never gotten this but a. I live in NYC and no one cares what you are wearing/how you look unless it prevents them from getting where they’re going and b. I have a septum piercing and visible tattoos so no matter how long my skirts are I doubt anyone would think that Jesus is the reason

[angel-baby]

Lol, definitely not. I'm covered in tattoos, dress like a metalhead groupie or a Barbie or both at once, and even when I had hair down to my butt it was dyed black. I get asked a lot of borderline offensive questions about my religious leanings, but "Pentecostal" isn't usually one of them.

[Christi May]

I dress like a grandmother in long sleeves and skirts every day (slightly religious, but mostly just because of personal preference), and that's the only reason why I've been asked if I was a religion (Mennonite, not Pentecostal, though. I had a knitted cap on and I guess that's why?)

[Messyhair]

I can't imagine strangers just coming up and saying anything about my hair. Maybe a compliment? But not anything about religion or anything negative. That seems really weird to me.

[spidermom]

A neighbor recently saw my hip length hair loose for the first time ever and commented that I look like a rock star, not a pentecostal.

[Für immer]

What's a "pentocostal"?

[foreveryours]

I thought it was Pentacoastal (Australian surf film)

[sarana]

Pentecostals are Christian religious people. I suppose they are kind of strict and conservative?