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I think there's a strange double-standard where men are painted as weak or vain for worrying about hair loss, while at the same time the media portrays a thick
by skohan 7y ago
I think there's a strange double-standard where men are painted as weak or vain for worrying about hair loss, while at the same time the media portrays a thick head of hair - which is probably not realistic for a majority of men in their late 20's and beyond - as part of the definition of attractiveness. A huge number of celebrities, who serve as the model for what men "should" look like, either use hairpieces or have undergone hair replacement surgery. I don't think it's any wonder it's a source of stress for many men.
- C1sc0cat 7y agoAnd with the presumed age discrimination in SV might be an issue for guys who are unlucky in the genetic lottery.
- soganess 7y agoSometimes I get all tin-foil and think the machinery of society is just out to make as many people feel bad about themselves as possible. All throughout my teens and even twenties, I would regularly have people poking fun at how thick my hair was / the amount of correlated body hair I had. People weren't being super mean, but it was a low key constant; just enough to get under my skin. I did my best to play it cool, but it really affected me and shaped my body image in ways I'm still working through. Now that I'm in my mid thirties and things have thinned to more "normal" levels, the rolls are flipped. People almost _expect_ me to make fun of balding men. When I balk at those sorts of comments as being unacceptable, I get some really bewildered responses. I just can't get over the flashbacks and wondering if said people have never experienced some version that treatment.