Permanently Deleted

  • Redbolshevik2 [he/him]
    ·
    2 years ago

    Annoyed by everyone saying that being bald is just fine bruh. You may perceive it that way, but people as a whole do not. Baldness is generally considered unattractive.

    most relevant studies agree that bald or balding men are perceived as less physically attractive ( Cash, 1990 ; Hellström & Telke, 1994 ; Mannes, 2013 ; Moerman, 1988 ; Muscarella & Cunningham, 1996 ; Roll & Verinis, 1971 ; but see also Butler, Pryor, & Grieder , 1998; Sigelman, Dawson, Nitz, & Whicker, 1990 ; Wogalter & Hosie, 1991 )

    • RamsFan [none/use name]
      ·
      edit-2
      2 years ago

      Self-esteem encouragement is good, but I agree that depending on the situation advice to actively stop a problem might be preferred.

      I did notice tho that most of these are from the 90s (Tho one is from a bit under a decade ago in 2013), perhaps views on at least full-on baldness (Maybe not on balding men unfortunately) have softened since? I feel like "balding man trying to cover it up" isn't as used of a gag in pop culture as it once was at least, if that means anything.

    • hostilearchitecture [any]
      ·
      edit-2
      2 years ago

      That's probably true of most people right now but I'm sure this isn't an innate part of biological reality for humans, eg different cultures at different times will surely have different ideas about attractive hairstyles or lackthereof.

      I find it hard to believe a bald/balding guy in the Soviet Union at the height of Lenin's cult of personality wouldn't benefit at least partially from that.

      Also this is a weird artifact of Russian culture if anyone cares: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Bald–hairy

    • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
      ·
      2 years ago

      I mean try to worry less about what vain people think then? baldness is totally natural. Anyone who judges another negatively over baldness is being an unrealistic asshole.