Bald is Beautiful!

valhalla130valhalla130 13 Dark Shield Perceives the GodsRegistered User regular
edited September 2023 in Social Entropy++
September 13 is National Bald is Beautiful Day, a day to celebrate and embrace baldness!

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And this is another opportunity to show off my daughter's artwork! (A birthday gift she made me)

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Looking good!

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    As a person with hair I feel like this thread is discriminating against my kind.

  • Fig-DFig-D Tustin, CA, USRegistered User regular
    edited September 2023
    You still have the option to shave it.

    Though you'd just be a tourist.

    You would merely adopt the bald. I was born in it, molded by it.

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  • Johnny ChopsockyJohnny Chopsocky Scootaloo! We have to cook! Grillin' HaysenburgersRegistered User regular
    It's been 3 years since I stopped pretending that I had hair. Decades of a massive bald spot, unruly dry and curly hair that turned into Krusty the Klown's do at the slightest breeze. Finally got tired of it and the clippers were put to work.

    No regrets. My hair was a nuisance, and it deserved to die and I hope it burns in hell.

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  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    I am bald but I do miss my hair a lot still I liked to grow it out back when I had it

  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
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  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    I see a lot of hair in that photo still

    Distinct lack of commitment

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Straightzi wrote: »
    I see a lot of hair in that photo still

    Distinct lack of commitment

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    alopecia universalis

  • chromdomchromdom Who? Where?Registered User regular
    Being among the folliclely challenged, I've started to wonder if waxing my head would be a feasible option.

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Hair started falling out in my 20's. had a shitty comb-back for awhile (the remains of my ponytail, effectively) until I finally went "fuck it" and just shaved the whole thing off.

  • JokermanJokerman Everything EverywhereRegistered User regular
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    Sometimes I pine for the days of the shaved head.

  • JokermanJokerman Everything EverywhereRegistered User regular
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    Although this is the result.

  • Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2023
    I've got a pretty good bald head, but it doesn't look right without a beard to go with it, and going around with a bald head and beard makes me look roughly 20 years older, which I don't love

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

  • Magic PinkMagic Pink Tur-Boner-Fed Registered User regular
    bald guys are the hottest guys, no contest

  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I actually kind of wish I’d go bald. Save me so much money on haircuts.

    A haircut at a fucking Great Clips is like $20 now! It’s ridiculous!

  • FlarneFlarne Registered User regular
    Oh no I missed it

    Will have to celebrate next year

  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    One time I got my head shaved by a real deal fancy barber with a straight razor and everything

    Looked pretty good at the time

  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited September 2023
    I missed the boat on this but here's a picture of my bald self meeting Bill Nye the science guy anyways

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    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

    My legs are the same why. Hairy as heck but two big ol bald patches at the top of my thighs. Weird!

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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited September 2023
    Macro9 wrote: »
    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

    My legs are the same why. Hairy as heck but two big ol bald patches at the top of my thighs. Weird!

    I've heard this can be caused by friction from underwear/pants. Socks can cause the same thing to happen on the ankles. It's called frictional alopecia.

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    End wrote: »
    Macro9 wrote: »
    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

    My legs are the same why. Hairy as heck but two big ol bald patches at the top of my thighs. Weird!

    I've heard this can be caused by friction from underwear/pants. Socks can cause the same thing to happen on the ankles. It's called frictional alopecia.

    I always just assumed my lycanthrope skipped my upper thighs

  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    I love being bald and I wouldn’t go back ti hair if I could.

    Which I can, I started losing my hair early but haven’t lost all that much if it, I just like this look way better.

  • StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    End wrote: »
    Macro9 wrote: »
    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

    My legs are the same why. Hairy as heck but two big ol bald patches at the top of my thighs. Weird!

    I've heard this can be caused by friction from underwear/pants. Socks can cause the same thing to happen on the ankles. It's called frictional alopecia.

    I wish it would hurry up and work on me. I'm out here wearing skinny jeans every day and I still gotta shave these suckers on the regular.

  • Fig-DFig-D Tustin, CA, USRegistered User regular
    sarukun wrote: »
    I love being bald and I wouldn’t go back ti hair if I could.

    Which I can, I started losing my hair early but haven’t lost all that much if it, I just like this look way better.

    Yeah, when I occasionally lament the lack of hair on top of my head I'm not actually lamenting the loss of *my* hair. My hair was awful. It was stiff and wavy in the worst way: reaching skyward before crashing back down into my scalp, creating a shape somewhere in between misshapen pompadour and Looney Tunes head injury bump.

    When I'm jealous of a cool hairstyle, I'm actually pining for "good hair." Something I never actually had.

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  • ArtereisArtereis Registered User regular
    I wouldn't be so salty about being bald if I could grow a decent beard, but for some reason my back got all the good follicles.

  • ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

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  • DouglasDangerDouglasDanger PennsylvaniaRegistered User regular
    Elaro wrote: »
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

    That's been debunked as far as I know. Male pattern baldness is mostly about genetics.

    Google has sold out, and there's lot of sales pitches masquerading as unbiased scientific articles.

  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    Elaro wrote: »
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

    That's been debunked as far as I know. Male pattern baldness is mostly about genetics.

    Google has sold out, and there's lot of sales pitches masquerading as unbiased scientific articles.

    Not sure where you heard that's been debunked, but no, it hasn't been. Male pattern baldness is mediated by testosterone levels and so you see faster and more complete baldness in men with higher circulating testosterone. You have to have the genes for it in the first place, but hormonal levels absolutely influence it.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777765/ here's one paper talking about mechanisms, which links to many more.

  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    i started buzzing my head because i refused to support big haircut's extortion any longer

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  • Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    3cl1ps3 wrote: »
    Elaro wrote: »
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

    That's been debunked as far as I know. Male pattern baldness is mostly about genetics.

    Google has sold out, and there's lot of sales pitches masquerading as unbiased scientific articles.

    Not sure where you heard that's been debunked, but no, it hasn't been. Male pattern baldness is mediated by testosterone levels and so you see faster and more complete baldness in men with higher circulating testosterone. You have to have the genes for it in the first place, but hormonal levels absolutely influence it.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777765/ here's one paper talking about mechanisms, which links to many more.

    that being said, by default I'm skeptical of the idea that women tend to prefer baldies at all, and that if they do it's because they can smell the testosterone or whatever

  • UrielUriel Registered User regular
    The worst part of being bald is buzzing my head in the back because I can't see back there

  • ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    When I go out to pick up dames, I always rub a bald man all over me before hand. I need that extra testeroni.

  • RanlinRanlin Oh gosh Registered User regular
    End wrote: »
    Macro9 wrote: »
    So as hairy as I am, I have 2 completely smooth, bald patches on my upper thighs.

    And I mean SMOOTH. Like no hair has ever grown on those 2 spots.

    So I understand being hairless…on my upper thighs.

    My legs are the same why. Hairy as heck but two big ol bald patches at the top of my thighs. Weird!

    I've heard this can be caused by friction from underwear/pants. Socks can cause the same thing to happen on the ankles. It's called frictional alopecia.

    Yeah, I've got 2 big ol' bald patches on my upper thighs too. It's 100% right where my pockets are when the wallet is on one side and phone on the other.

  • JarsJars Registered User regular
    from what I understand baldness is caused by DHT, a byproduct of testosterone. so having more testosterone would lead to more DHT? makes sense

  • DepressperadoDepressperado I just wanted to see you laughing in the pizza rainRegistered User regular
    I wish I had hair on the top of my head

  • astrobstrdastrobstrd So full of mercy... Registered User regular
    I don't mind being bald, but jeez louise it would have been nice to get a few years after my acne cleared up a bit before I lost it all instead of being Picard bald at 21.

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited September 2023
    I'm the only bald person in my family that I know of. Before my 40th birthday I was tested twice for my testosterone levels and my doctor told me I had levels of someone half my age. She told me to put it to use and stop being a bum. I took that to heart.

    As far as being a bald dude. I'm fine with it but I would prefer to have my hair for sure. My long thick greasy hair.

    I was ignorant of the medicines that slow or stop it when I was younger and didn't know I was going bald for a while because I had long hair. I noticed more and more of it coming out when I washed it. I loved with some cousins at the time and they thought I was crazy because no one in the family is bald. About a year later I buzzed it off and you could very clearly see the small bald spot and my ever receding hairline.
    The worst part of being bald is buzzing my head in the back because I can't see back there

    I used regular clippers for years until last year when I bought a skullshaver. It works really well and as long as you maintain it once a week or so it doesn't take long. A waterproof is nice to have and use when taking a shower. It makes getting almost your entire head without worrying about missing something pretty easy. Only place I have to touch up is around the ears. I just hit them with a razor when I'm in front of a mirror.

    Those shavers also get a closer cut than bare clippers.

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  • sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    i started buzzing my head because i refused to support big haircut's extortion any longer

    I decided to shave my head after a haircut.

    When I lived in Japan, I decided to grow my hair out. I had a dinky little pony tail and a wavy, too-thin-on-top type situation everywhere else. When I came back home my mom got all upset and insisted that she take me to her stylist. I had more hair than I’d ever had so I was curious to see what a fancy stylist could do with my hair.

    She gave me the same haircut I’d had for 30 years so I decide I was done with hair now.

  • PaladinPaladin Registered User regular
    3cl1ps3 wrote: »
    Elaro wrote: »
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

    That's been debunked as far as I know. Male pattern baldness is mostly about genetics.

    Google has sold out, and there's lot of sales pitches masquerading as unbiased scientific articles.

    Not sure where you heard that's been debunked, but no, it hasn't been. Male pattern baldness is mediated by testosterone levels and so you see faster and more complete baldness in men with higher circulating testosterone. You have to have the genes for it in the first place, but hormonal levels absolutely influence it.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777765/ here's one paper talking about mechanisms, which links to many more.

    that being said, by default I'm skeptical of the idea that women tend to prefer baldies at all, and that if they do it's because they can smell the testosterone or whatever

    It's not exactly testosterone but dihydrotestosterone, a secondary product of testosterone, that is linked to male pattern baldness. So you can have lots of testosterone but little DHT due to genetics and your hair could be fine. Additionally, the sensitivity of the hair follicles to DHT can also be different from person to person. So most of it is genetics. In fact, the anti-hair loss drug Propecia, also called finasteride, is a DHT conversion blocker that prevents the testosterone from being used up, actually increasing levels of testosterone temporarily. So you can't really say for sure that bald people have on average higher testosterone levels because of all these moving parts.

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  • 3cl1ps33cl1ps3 I will build a labyrinth to house the cheese Registered User regular
    3cl1ps3 wrote: »
    Elaro wrote: »
    I remember one of my (balding) high school teachers saying that baldness was caused/correlated with high levels of testosterone, and that women tended to prefer baldies for that reason.

    I have no idea if that's true or not.

    That's been debunked as far as I know. Male pattern baldness is mostly about genetics.

    Google has sold out, and there's lot of sales pitches masquerading as unbiased scientific articles.

    Not sure where you heard that's been debunked, but no, it hasn't been. Male pattern baldness is mediated by testosterone levels and so you see faster and more complete baldness in men with higher circulating testosterone. You have to have the genes for it in the first place, but hormonal levels absolutely influence it.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9777765/ here's one paper talking about mechanisms, which links to many more.

    that being said, by default I'm skeptical of the idea that women tend to prefer baldies at all, and that if they do it's because they can smell the testosterone or whatever

    well yes that's obviously bullshit

    but the molecular mechanism that leads to hair loss is mediated by testosterone, is all

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