From my perspective both in and out the Watchtower:
In:
When I was in, I had a buzz cut. Then I cut it too short and the C.O. had a fit and I was told to grow it out.
I basically told the elders, "Dude. I'm ASIAN."
If you know anything about Asian hair, it's not like Black person's hair and it's not like White person's hair.
It's basically much like a white person's hair except for it's much more course.
Even most hair stylist can't get it right, because if it's cut "medium" length it "sticks out."
So eventually the C.O. comes to me (and I kid you not)... and says well look... "The Society has a picture of this of this Asian man in the Live Forever book."
And I didn't say anything at the time. But I wanted to say, "Yeah... and he looks like a DORK."
If you have an old Live Forever book, look in it. It's the picture (not a drawing, and actual photograph) of an Asian man sitting in a chair reading.
THAT is what I'm taking about. Asian hair cut like a White man looks DORK-ified.
So then the elder's backtracked and said, "Hey that I just had to cut the back of my hair."
Which, by the way, is another Asian "sensibility" problem.
Generally, Asian hair has a tendency to grown further down the back of the neck. Hard to explain, but the hairline in the backof the head is lower.
Anyway, I ended up "White-person-a-fied" my hair to appease everyone.
Out:
Since then, I decided to wear my hair that befit's my race.
Asian men in my opinion look good with their hair one of two ways. Either very short. Or very long.
Origionally I grew my hair longer out of statement in the congregation. Basically, while I was still going to meetings, I started growing my hair long to say, "Hey. It's the inside the counts not the outside."
Now I really like wearing my hair long.
In understand what you're saying about the scripture, but it is all relative.
My hair is long compared to most guys today, but I have it cut just about at shoulder's length.