Bald women sexy?
Has she lost her mind?
What brought this on?
A friend of mine had to go bald because of an illness.
So, after some thought, I shaved my head and went bald with her as a show of solidarity (my friends already know this, but for those of you who don’t I am female too).
I wanted her to know I sympathize with her, and have compassion for her. I also wanted to let her know there was nothing to fear.
However, I overlooked what society in general thinks about bald women. Among females, a healthy head of hair is an indicator of youth and beauty. We have princess/suburban prom queen stereotypes of normality. Women need hair to have societal approval.
If you are a guy and you shave your head no one says anything. Unfortunately though, if you’re female, the sight of a woman’s bare scalp still makes society’s hair stand on end.
Despite how far we’ve come, beauty and sexuality remain tied to a woman’s hair. There is a certain amount of vanity in those tresses.
Social pressures regarding appearance are generally felt more strongly by women, and female head shaving is considered taboo to many people. Societal norms dictate that “girls should have long hair”. Even when baldness is caused by illness, it is taboo because it flouts conventions of acceptable femininity.
The woman with the crown is Miss Tanzania, who was one of the Miss Universe 2007 candidates. Miss Tanzania had a shaved head during the competition which set off morality issues.
Miss Sweden unexpectedly pulled out of the event because of complaints in her country that 2007’s Miss Universe competition was morally degrading to women.
Morality, societal norms, and taboo are very sensitive issues, but I still want everyone’s opinion on this matter.
So, here are my questions:
- Are women who shave their heads degrading their identity?
- Are bald women sexy?
- What is it about a bald woman that generates so much controversy?
- Why when we see a bald woman do we assume she’s a lesbian, a radical feminist, a political extremist, or a skinhead?
- Why is a bald female head taboo?
- What is it with this global fetish with hair?
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Heres my opinion…. I think bald is beautiful.
Anyone that says otherwise should have their head taken off. 
The hair doesnt make you a woman. It doesnt make you any prettier. It is afterall just hair. People look at looks too hard. It is whats on the inside that counts afterall. I know that statement is usually looked at like oh okay shes fat or shes ugly so thats why she says that. But seriously its just hair. We are beautiful for what we have inside not out. Bald is beautiful. As for degrading?? No I believe bald doesnt show degradation. I say do what you wanna do and I commend you for your choice.
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I applaud you for your efforts. Now an answer on how I feel. No, it does NOT make a woman less a woman if they shave their head. It is their hair regardless, male or female. What a person does to their hair doesn’t make them a different person. If a woman shaves her head and is looked down upon, then why is it alright for a man to have long hair? There isn’t a difference at all. That is my opinion and I am sticking to it.
Bald is beautiful, and people should also look at the INNER person. Unfortunately, too many people today are conditioned to look just at the wrapping, not what is also inside!
It’s all down to biology.
Great and shiny hair is a sign and health - and health is an indicator for fertility. So no hair is mostly a sign of ill health - or you simply can’t check if a person is healthy.
Plus there is the old association of untamed and primitive sexuality with hairy beasts. Look at all the sexual Gods and Beasts from mythology and you find them rather hairy (male and female).
Plus pulling ones hair and holding on to it can be or is actually very sexy / sexual. No hair - no pulling.
Hair is also a part of our personalities and ’style) - that is why the military and almost all spiritual traditions are hairless. When you get into the military the first thing that happens is getting rid of your hair (sexuality and personality). The same is true for many monks and nuns - either hair has to be tamed, hidden or completely shaved off.
Sexy is in the attitude and the eyes…definitely the eyes…
“If you are a guy and you shave your head no one says anything. Unfortunately though, if your female, the sight of a woman’s bare scalp still makes society’s hair stand on end….” Unfortunately, the same can be said about a woman who doesn’t shave.
Why is it that a bloke can go unshaven, and no one says anything about it?
I’d like to go occassionally without having to de-fuzz..but don’t like my chances with all the glares I’d get… that’s my legs btw..NOT my face!!!
Saw your comment on Jerry’s blog..so come to have a look see…
I think orangeguru speaks well to our innate sense of attractiveness in regard to healthiness. Miss Tanzania is undoubtedly beautiful with her shaved head, but she has bright eyes, and shiny white teeth, and smooth skin that all convey health.
Societal and cultural norms are usually based in some part to that idea of healthy is beautiful. Hair is funny thing, though.
I’m thinking of religious ideas of hair in some of the Islamic and Sikh traditions. Sikhs let their hair grow and grow. Certain Muslim men don’t shave. Certain Muslim women cover their head hair, or additionally their face. I think in those cases, hair is sensual thing.
In western culture, I don’t think there is a huge double standard based on gender, to be honest. I mean, sure, you might get some funny looks from vanilla-flavored soccer moms who think you must be protesting something. The reason I think there isn’t a real double standard is based upon how much men worry about losing their hair. Think of all the money that gets spent on reversing male baldness!
But why would men spend that money? Because they feel less confident about themselves when they start losing their hair. So, I think for either gender, it’s more about self-esteem and how a person can carry on through life with self-confidence, hair or no hair.
People who are comfortable being themselves, even self-confident, are going to send out those good signals that attract others to them. Social norms also just depend upon the crowd you’re in.
Thank you for the comment on my blog entry. I’m feeling a bit better about it now.
About your entry, I just think that people are always going to be judgemental jerks and always find a reason to point out what they consider flaws in other people to make them feel better about themselves.
I think there is nothing wrong with bald women. It’s too bad that our society as a whole is hung up too much on appearances.
Have a wonderful day! This is an excellent entry by the way.
Howdy ho. Yup, I remember yas. I always liked the ‘contriversial’ stuff you posted. LOLOL
My input on your latest post??? I happen to think it is pretty but here is why *I* would not shave my head…
1 Corinthians 11
verse 14:Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
verse 15:But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
So I think it has to do with ‘nature’…same thing with man and woman…Adam and Eve….not Adam and Steve. That sort of thing…
Not trying to be preachy…just putting in my two cents worth. LOLOL
Have a great day and thanks for your comment. ANd yes, my blue diamond rocks. (pun intended) *snort*
Hair is a fashion statement, on both sides of the sexes. I suppose it does say something about a person’s personality in how they wear their hair, just as how they dress does. We are attracted to people’s appearances, and that includes their hair and clothing.
But baldness on a woman is more likely to catch more stares and pre-judgments than, say, a man with a ponytail.
As for my own opinion, I’m a “live and let live” kinda person. I care more about what’s on the inside than on the outside. I don’t have a desire to shave my own head, but have no problem with those who do choose to.
Bald is Beautiful wheter on a woman or man. Its NOT the hair that makes the person, its whats in their heart.
I have to say that this is a strange subject to bring up. I also have to say I am a bald female, and not by choice.
I can’t tell you how many times I was asked what type of cancer I have (I have none). I can’t tell you how many times people gave me “I feel so sorry for you” look. That’s not including the stares and whispering about who knows what. It sure didn’t look positive as far as I could tell.
I finally gave up.
I wear a wig now.
Now no one takes a second look…
That’s sad. We shouldn’t judge people by their packaging, but by the gift inside.
HI LOVE!
I always wanted to shave my head bald as well. Someday perhaps. I want to shock more people! HAHA!
Anyways, i wanted to e-mail you one of these days.
I’ll try to find a way when i’m free.
Take care, lotsa love.
First a bald woman can be sexy, It more about attitude than looks when that happens though. I realize this is strickly personal preferance, but I find hair sexy, all kinds of hair long hair, short, curly straight. I just think it is. This is one of the reasons I don’t understand why you would want to live in a society that has headscarves. Hair is sexy, sexy is good. That model in Miss Universe, I would type a growing sound but I can’t spell it. Also in America’s next top model a few seasons ago they had a bald woman from somewhere in Africa. She was beautiful.
There is a stigma attached to men who are bald. I will not even pretend to take the ridiculas point that it is the same for men and women, because it isn’t, but there is a multi billion dollar industry in the US alone for products aimed at helping dudes regrow hair.
Perhaps it is becuase bald women are such a rare sight in this county that when I see a bald woman, I immediatly think Cancer. As I have an pavlovian response to bald women and cancer, I am sure I was conditioned to think that.
I do wish your friend the best of luck dealing with her health.
“Are women who shave their heads degrading their identity?”
Hell no…a woman is not the sum of her hair!
“Are bald women sexy?”
Yes indeed bald women are sexy!If a woman is lucky enough (unlike me) to have a great shape to their skull I say go for it!
“What is it with this global fetish with hair?”
Sadly many people seem to equate femininity to the length of a woman’s hair.
BTW…Check out my perspectives blog!
About eleven years ago, due to a medical condition, I started losing my hair — which, at the time, was a long,wild mane. I cut it short — not bald but more of a buzz cut. I have to admit I was depression in the beginning but eventually I had more serious things to worry about. My hair became the least of my problems. When people would ask me about it and say they were sorry, I would tell them that they were probably more sorry than I was.
My hair has grown back. I’m actually looking forward to cutting it very short soon. If not for my shallow boyfriend I would love to shave my head. I’d wear lots of hats — but that’s nothing new, I do already, simply because I love hats.
In my opinion, what makes anyone sexy is their smile, laugh and especially their eyes. In the end, it’s the heart that matters. But, speaking from experience, I know it’s difficult to feel that way when it’s not a choice. Your friend is in my thoughts. She has a wonderful friend in you.
I do belive that bald women can be very sexy indeed. It is going to be all in how they can carry them selves. Either with confidence or with out. If we go back through out time. Every one that has ever walked around with confidence whether they may be bald or not, or even fat. Those people are found to be attractive and alluring. Male or female. Those who have walked around with out confidence usually get passed by and not even noticed, also that they are found to be NOT alluring or attractive. So if a woman decides to shave her head she must be willing to walk around with plenty of confidence. If she is willing to walk around with confidence then she will be found attractive. No matter what the main stream society thinks. So walk around with confidence and you will be seen as attractive. May you have a wonderful day.
Feeling sexy is a frame of mind - my opinion, of course. Whether I am viewed as “sexy” with my bald head is not something I am concerned about. Society has a tendency to lock down our thinking about what is acceptable and what is not acceptable. I believe that more women would choose to go bald if a stigma was not attached.
I shave my head by choice. I had worn a closely cut afro hairstyle for years and looking into the mirror after a shower, I wondered what I would look like bald. How would it feel? How would I feel? Well, an hour or so later after a buzz with the shavers, a very careful lathering of shaving cream and a steady hand with a razor - I was bald. I loved the feeling, I had a feeling of liberation and not one second of regret. Yeah, I got some looks at first; especially from those that had seen me with hair. As far as questions, my response is “I don’t want anything between me and God’s blessings!” I either get a smile or the person asking will go away and leave me alone.
If a woman (or man) is deeply rooted in what “others” think about how they look, bald is not the way to go. However, if a person feels beauty from within, then it will radiate outwards. If a person is confident and motivated, hair or no hair will not stand in the way of success. Well, unless a woman works for a company or organization that considers “head shaving” an “extreme” hairstyle. Guys can pull off the bald look in the workplace easier than a woman. Extreme hairstyle vs freedom of expression? The need and/or desire to make money/pay bills is possibly another inhibitor that prevents the shaved look among women.
nothing is finer than a shaved lady wish i could see more
American women have been conditioned to put exaggerated emphasis upon the color, quantity, etc. of their hair. European, Asian, African cultures seem to recognize that hair can sometimes distract from a woman’s most beautiful features (think the curve of her neck, delicate shape of her ears, her EYES!). I love to see the joyous expression of courageous women who dare to go bald in public. Their liberation is beautiful to behold.
I think it was beautiful way to support friend. It’s quite touching. Appearances fade, but inner beauty never does. If anything you might make people examine what is important in life and what constitutes a person.
Like other people said, having less hair will let your other features shine. That’s good stuff.
I shaved my head once Sophomore year in college after having chin length hair. Nobody talked to me a for a couple of weeks in my EE program. It wasn’t for an admirable reason… I did it because I wanted to see what would happen. You do gain some perspective though on yourself and on society.
Yes, bald women are sexy. It’s a beautiful look.
I work in a high school and have decided to shave my head in a month after school lets out. I really want to do it now, but it might scare the children (I say). I have already warned my husband of my decision. He likes hair, it’s my time, now. I once had really short hair about 15 years back and my hairstylist at the time said I looked like I had a pin head. This is same person who said my hair growth comes in like bozo the clown. Personally, I believe it’s what’s inside that counts and there are a lot of people with lots of hair that are a****** inside and out. More power to all the sexy bald women. I am going to be cool this summer for the first time in a long time (pun intended).
I know I can “rock” bald and I am looking forward to it. Think about it; big earrings, fun with eyeshadow, throw in contact lenses, maybe add some sparkle to the pate. Fun times. Your friend is a lucky woman to have a friend who will go bald in solidarity for and with her. Good luck to you both.
I am bald by choice. To be honest, I have psoriasis, and it’s quite severe on my scalp. My hair was short to start with, but when I had hair falling out along with the scales.. I just took the electric shaver and shaved it off. I wear a wig if it’s a special occasion or if it’s freezing out (I live in Canada) but otherwise.. I’ll just go around bald.
I do like to show off my pierces too, and it shows up better when I’m bald than not.
Astraea, did the shave help with the scalp psoriasis?
I’m bald, and I dare somebody to tell me I’m not sexy.
I love it, but it’s something that depends on how you carry it. You just have to own it and work it and love it.
I think that bald women are quite sexy. Aside from the way that being bald draws attention to facial features often overlooked, bald women appear daring, brave and self-confident (and all of this regardless of the reason for their baldness or whether or not they are, in fact, daring, brave and self-confident).
I think a cleanly shaved head on a woman is absolutely gorgeous. It accentuates her other features and proudly displays more smooth hairless skin, which is actually more natural to females. Why is it frowned upon for women to have hair everyplace else on their body except their head? Praise to those beautiful ladies that have the courage and confident sexuality to display their hairless pates–It looks bold and beautiful.
My wife buzzes her hair weekly and has for over ten years. She is hot and attractive and no matter how short she cuts it …one thing is certain …it continues to grow back. I love the look and one day would like for her to shave it completely bald which she has agreed to do. I look forward to her doing that this summer.
Although I am not bald I do have my husband clipper cut my hair to a Wahl #1 about once a month. He would probably like it shaved though.
They can be, as long as there are not other things making them unsexy, like drug or tobacco use, a fould mouth, too much body art, etc. But no doubt that a bald head in bed is unreal!
nothing more sexy than a bald women i just shaved my wife bald and she loves it said she may never want hair again and yes iam bald too.
Well i just want to say that I just shaved my head last night! And it was a completely fearful and anxious escalation of feelings before my loving boyfriend took the clippers to my head.I have been thinking about this for a long long time and I did it for several reasons. I do have a feminist conciousness and I am very proud of myself !!!!!!!!!!!!1
More and more women are opting to shave their heads bald. Younger women are by far the dominant demographic. But women of most age groups are represented. It may be easier to wrap one’s mind around the idea of woman who has very short hair deciding one day to get her head shaved bald. However, it is not uncommon for the person who decides to go bald to be a woman who has very long and thick hair. Usually in such circumstances she has been thinking about having a smooth and very shiny scalp for years. And the thing that is most interesting is that the previously long haired woman will very likely remain bald and for good measure shave of her eyebrows and body hair; possibly even going so far as to pluck out her eyelashes.
It’s like the maxim that says that you can’t tell a book by it’s cover. Most people think that it’s women with short hair who shave because they can see that there is not that much difference between that length and a scalp with no hair. what is missing form this perception is as I have said; that before a woman shaves her head she has probably fantasized about it for many years. She may have even done things such as covering the head or pulling back the hair in an attempt to see what she would look like with a bald head. By the time the woman goes through with the deed she has probably ’seen’ herself without hair many times. For the spectator who sees a lady with extremely long hair having it shaved off till her scalp is smooth, the change will be dramatic and sudden.
The usual way that a woman achieves the bald look is by shaving. There other ways, however. The considerations for using methods other than shaving are ease, thoroughness and how long she remains bald. Even though shaving the head need not take more than a few minutes every day or few days and that the process can be quite enjoyable and satisfying, it is also true that a lot of women would just as soon not have to constantly be removing the hair. Then there is also the fact that in most cases no matter how close she shaves her head the remains a shadow that only make-up will cover. And finally, no matter how close she shaves within a few hours a formerly totally smooth scalp starts to feel like sandpaper and the shadow becomes more pronounced.
To make the job of shaving go quicker the use of a good quality electric shaver can be used on the scalp. Generally however, one does not get a shave that is as smooth as with the use of a safety razor. To address the three concerns of ease, thoroughness and how long the head remains smooth one has to consider methods other than shaving. The thing is that each has drawbacks that are severe enough for them to be avoided. They are chemical depilatory, wax strips and finally permanent removal using laser or electrolysis. There is also the use of an electric tweezer type of system such as the Epilady or even the slow but very effective and long lasting approach of using a tweezer to pluck out every scalp hair. It happens to be the case that in ancient Egypt women used a gold tweezer to do just that; to remove every last hair from the scalp after which they would buff their bald scalps to a high polish. And there would be no shadow since the hair had been removed from beneath the skin. As a result women who used this method got a smooth bald head with no shadow. And the look lasted for at least two to four weeks.
A woman can use a chemical depilatory that is specially made for the removal of scalp hair. How long she will remain bald is unclear. Anywhere from one day to a few weeks is what one can expect. Even if it is not the method of choice it could be interesting fo try it just once because waiting the six or so minutes while the hair is dissoved below the scalp and then wiping off all the hair with a washcloth can be very sensual. ANd if all goes well the woman will have a perfectly smooth and shadowless head. No shaving could attain such a feeling of really being bald. The problem with depilatory is that one could need to apply it more than once to get all the hair removed from the scalp and to finish the job a razor may be needed.
A method that works along the lines of a tweezer is wax strips. The problem is that it can be painful. But if wax is used the person should be bald for weeks.
The electric tweezer such as the Epilady takes awhile. But it is thorough. If just a regular tweezer is used the amount of time required for the procedure is many hours but once the process has gotten going the pace may remain the same but the ease by which the hair is removed from the scalp will seem easieer. The thing never to forget to do is plan. On the average head there are 100,000 hairs. What a woman who is using this method wants to avoid is a situation where the entire fornt hairline has been pluck out while all the hair behind the crown is left intact. Perhaps have a friend or two help with the chore.The thing that will not be denied is that using either the regular or electirc tweezer will leave the woman with a smooth scalp that has no shadow and that will keep the hair from starting to stick through the scalp for at least two to four weeks.
The last approach that a woman could take to remove her hair is laser or electolysis, neither of which I am aware has ever been used as a means by which a woman has tried to get rid of her hair once and for all. The thing is that they are both expensive and the more costly, electrolysis, is also painful. It turns out that lasered hair does come back albeit smaller or thinner. With electrolysis the regrowth is minmal.
The woman just has herself the question,’Do I want to be able to let my hair grow back in or am I certain that I never will and that I want to be bald for the rest of my life’? There are a lot of balck men who use chemical depilatory to remove their hair instead of shaving. I do not know what effect the use of this stuff has on the hair if it is used regularly for 6 months or 12 months or longer. Shaving is be far the safeset and most predictable system. But if she wants and even, shadowless look is a constant and driving concern then the use of thess other methods should be consideered. Actually, the plucking approach is good because no chemicals are used that can burn or irritate the skin. And with plucking she can get the smooth, seemless look that is so sought after.
For the true afficianado of the bald woman nothing less than a scalp that has the same coloration as the rest of the head and body is good enough. And following from that is the idea that for the perfection of ture baldness to be achieved the eyebrows should be removed and absolutely every last body hair should be taken off. Even the eye lashes should be pluck out. By the way, the use of waxing or permanent hair removal for the body is a pretty straight forward proposition.
Women who have alopecia totalis or universalis where all the scalp hair has fallen out and alkl the eyebrows and lashes have also been lost often have a hard time of it. And for those who develop alopecia uniersalis or a complete loss of every last hair from the head, arms, legs, toes, fingers and so on the stress can be even greater. The thing of it is that there are women who have beautiful long and thick hair with lovely eyebrows and lashes who actually come to the conclusion that that standard of female beauty and attractiveness is no longer for them. So they voluntarily have their heads shaved smooth, their eyebrows and lashes removed and all the rest of their body hair taken off. The result is an appearance that mimics the most severe form of hair loss, alopecia universalis. The only but very significant difference is that thoses who choose to bo bald can always decide to let the hair grow in again. However, I have known women who have been bald and hairless a al universalis for years; and it is pretty clear that will never be letting their hair grow in again. The fact is that once someone shaves her head bald there is a good chance that she will remain bald either forever or for a long time. Removing the scalp hair and being bald is a kind of addiction. And the more the shaving is done and the longer the woman stays hairless, the less likely she will ever have scalp hair again.
I think, that only few women could afford a bald head (young,slim,an asthetical shape of head and an expressive face), but even they would look better with hair.
On all other women it looks grotesque and it is a disfiguration - especially on elder women it looks really horrible.When I remember my former girlfriend with her waist-long black hair I have to say, that it was an important part of her female beauty (well, of course not the only one !), but it would be a terrible imagination to see her with very short hair or even with a bald head. A real disfiguration…By the way: Most males like long hair on women and this is quite understandable (more than 65 % of males in Germany).
So I say no to bald females, but I do not like bald heads on men,too - as a male I wear long hair,too…
Bald headed women remind me of aliens from a certain sci-fi program really. To me a bald hair style on a woman is a bit of a gimmick, but like you your friend it can’t helped. That doesn’t mean I would point finger or think any less of a bald woman, not at all.
I’m 19 and I’m female. I’m shaving my head next year, to raise money for cancer.
I’m of course scared about it, but all these comments have made me feel more secure. Thanks
The phenomenon of the bald look for women is nothing new, ffrom an historical perspective. I recently read that as far back as 1500 BCE, in ancient Egypt, a bald headed woman was at the height of fashion. What the item said is that women used golden tweezers to pluck out the scalp hair and then they buffed their scalps to a high polish.There may be a practical reason for this seemingly extreme look.
Egypt then, as it is today, a very hot and humid place. It is quite conceivable that comfort in the heat was a decisive reason for both men and women to shave or otherwise remove the hair from their scalps.In a related case, the 19th. century British adventurer and secret agent, Captain, Sir Richard Burton often shaved hisa head to aleviate some of the discomfort that attends residing in hot and humid enviornments. He spent a greeat deal of time living and working in the Middle East.
The difference between women who went bald in ancient Egypt and those who opt for such a look in today’s world is that it appears that the hairless appearance was mainstream, whereas it continues to be a contemporary anomaly, regardless of how appealing it may be.
I believe that millenia ago, in Egypt, shaving as a method of removing unwanted hair was well established as were probably what we would call chemical depilation methods, albit they would have been what we would call natural; sugaring , for example. I was surprised to read that women pluck the hair from their scalps as the way to rid themselves of the hair. The process can be uncomforatable if not downright painful and if you’re not careful infection can set in. Perhaps that is why the tweezers were made of gold; gold is used for teeth , for example, because it does not react with the surrounding tissue and it lasts forever. Maybe gold also reduces the chance of infection as the hairs are being removed.
In addition to all of the above, it is also the case that plucking as opposed to shaving or depilatory, leaves the scalp more smooth and clean than the other methods; what would remain after all the hair had been plucked out would be a bald scalp with absolutely no shadow, no hint that the scalp ever had hair on it.
There are some blanks with regard to this procedure. I have read that plucking the hair out can actually stimulate hair growth. But at the same time, this way of getting rid of the hair does keep the head bald for many weeks, as the hair slowly works its way up to peek through the scalp. At the same time, I believe that repeated plucking can eventually cause the hairs to become thinner and eventually to stop growing at all.
Shaving remains the safest way to make the scalp bald. If the scalp remains hairless, if it is exposedto the sun, any telltale signs of hair should be minimized by the uniform colorationn of the scalp with the face and the rest of the head and body.
To SAM
I find this headshaving for fundraising really perverse. If I would be concerned of hairloss due to a chemotherapy, I would not like the idea, that a beautiful woman would shave her head for my wig. Today there are good artificial wigs for use.I think, the performers simply like the show (and the money they make !) and some spectators of such headshaving/fundraisings like the humiliation of a shaved woman…In former times women were often shaved, when imprisoned - it was mainly due to humiliate them…
If I would be at your place, I wouldn’t do that - spend some money for the victims, but make sure before, that they really get the money…
Tomcat
I’m a 26 year old male living in Columbus Ohio. I am picked on by my friends because I generally find women with very short haircuts or shaved heads extremely attractive, as a general rule when I look at women the longer the hair the less enthusiastic I feel about her. There are exceptions of course, and my friends are sure to ask me about the women we pass on the street.
i have the deepest love for baldwomen!!!!! they are great!!!!!!! go to alopecia world.com.
I always enjoy to see women with beautiful long hair - they are very special and they give me a very good feeling.
Ultra -short - hairstyles or even bald heads give me a very negative feeling
I’m female and have been bald NOT by choice since childhood. Why is it so important for me to have to be sexy in public all the time, anyway? If you want sexy, go look at strippers… I never wanted to be a stripper, myself.
I am glad that some people are uncomfortable that I am bald. Those kinds of judgemental, conformist people deserve to be made uncomfortable. I like seeing them wince.
And the people who like me… those are often the people I like best, anyway.
And I rock red lipstick better than most, for the record.
Well I came to this site just wondering why in a country like USA, being bald for a woman is considered taboo & not normal? I am Indian Muslim (liberal). I do understand all the aspects of woman hairs - sexuality, beauty etc. etc. I am loosing hairs, I have tried several medicines that didn’t help. People do notice it & comments on it (I am a pretty looking woman in my early 30’s with a lot of attention from guys still, regardless of my hair loss). Now I know its a matter of few years that non of the hair styles or hair products would help me. I am only going to have very few options..some kinda medical procedure (costly, painful, noticeable), a wig (ridiculous, noticeable).
Only if there is a fashion of bald woman..I’d love to shave my head!!
It’s all because of these stereotypes that woman has to go for fake hairs..How come men can grow their hairs longer but women can’t go bald?? Do these people, enjoying their full head of hairs, ever think about women with health issues..to this day there is no natural cure for hair regrowth. People! before you start passing judgement, be considerate. Would you like a woman with a wig on?? How embarrassing it is for her to take her wig off b4 getting intimate with a man??
I’m a 55-yr-old married mother considering shaving my head for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation next March. St. Baldrick’s raises money for childhood cancer research through head-shaving fundraisers. When I mention the idea to friends, just to see what kind of reactions I get, I’m amazed at the range of responses I get. One friend, when asked if he’d pay money to see me have my head shaved, answered with a hearty, “Oh, hell, yeah!” but other responses have ranged from Replies have included, “You’ll look like a lesbian (I guess they all look alike
), “People will think you have cancer,” ane my personal favorite, “Couldn’t you just write a check?” I ran it past my hair stylist. He said he’d miss my cut-and-color business, but thought I might look really good when my hair started growing back and can’t wait to see whatever shade of gray it ends up. It’s not that I haven’t considered the consequences of my actions. I think it has more to do with watching people I love go through the process of chemo and seeing this as a symbolic gesture. I guess I have lots of time to mull it over and plan my fund-raising tactics, but I really want to do this.
I think if any person or a group of people thinks that morals have something to do with the length of a female’s hair or her physical appearance then their opinion really shouldn’t matter because they are IGNORANT. Every woman has the right to express her femininity as she desires, this is why we have little girls disrespecting themselves and their bodies to be accepted by society. Instead of teaching our young ladies to love themselves and have minds of their own, we judge them and confuse the crap out of them to the point where they loose their self identity. Who cares if a lady cuts her hair or grows it too long, as long as she can afford to keep it nice and neat. Who writes the rules for good morals? Is it the same judgemental men and women that sleeps around on their spouses and their kids are doing drugs but the parents don’t know? Show me where I can find the book of morals and the author. The world thrives on pointing fingers to make themselves feel better of their wrong doing.
There is nothing wrong with my body and according to others I have an extremely beautiful face and great eyes. I shaved my head for the fun of it and it was fun but now I am afraid to go out in public sometimes even though there is nothing wrong with my appearance and the bald look happens to suit me well. The shape of my head is literally perfect but alas! I know that there are ignorant and disrespectful men (and women) who will give me the stink eye. It’s not fair, I don’t feel free, and I don’t care what anyone looks like because it’s none of my business. Wow…I sound resentful.
I’ve always been turned on at the sight of a woman getting her head shaved bald, or seeing a bald woman out in public. I would love to date a woman who likes her head shaved bald, I think it is very sexy.
I think bald women are HOT, HOT, HOT! I also have alopecia… Yeah, at first is SUCKED really bad, but as time moved on, so did I. I submitted my photo on the alopecia UK site a few years ago. I used to make some comments on the site, but those folks dragged me down, if you know what i mean…
Anyway, the woman at the top of this post is AWESOME and drips sex appeal! Just my humble opinion…
Greg
Bald women are very beautiful. Some are bald by choice and others like myself are bald by a medical condition.
I am actually very happy being an Alopecian, but it wasn’t always like that. It took me seeing my own worth and going beyond what “looks normal” for a woman, and embracing my outer beauty in a new way…the Alopecian way.
For us Alopecians, we have the opportunity to blend into society or stand out, much like a chameleon. Whether we chose to wear hair, a headwrap or go “aunatural” sporting around a cleanly shaved dome…the sky’s the limit for us. One day we may be a brunette, next a blonde, then a red head or we may choose to allow others to see our natural and vibrant beauty.
fuck it
i dont care
is her face pretty?
To hell with the hair
i am proud of my shaved head. i am 25 years old and love who i am. i am unique, different, unconventional…so why on earth should i try and blend in? and just for the record…guys tend to like it
When I was in sixth grade I shaved my head simply because I didn’t like having long hair, and afterwards none of my friends talked to me, and it was a big issue in my family. And with me being so young I didn’t exactly have a feminine body, so I had a hard time using public bathrooms. I had a hard time at school too, not only because I had just started Junior High and everyone is busy trying to fit in that they hated me because of my hair, but teachers would give me a hard time. Subs don’t believe me during roll, and after gym I some times get lectured for going into the girls locker room. But I didn’t want to grow out my hair, so this forced me to wear tighter and more feminine clothing. Still, there were rumors and many people thought that I must have cancer because “no girl in the right mind would shave their head.” Now, most people don’t bother me about it, not even the upper-class men (I’m a freshmen), but the people who still give me a hard time are older generations and other girls. I hardly ever get insulted by guys, because many of the ones I know like wearing long hair, and face the same weird prejudice. However I have past many guys that think women shouldn’t be allowed to have short hair, and I have received the question “Do you REALLY think you are EVER going to get a boyfriend looking like THAT?” But it doesn’t bother me anymore because I just answer truthfully that yes, I do. And I have one now. I’m still insulted at least twice a day by people who think they are better then me, but I don’t care anymore because I think that the way you look is your choice and people shouldn’t care about what is socially accepted.
But thats just me.
* Are women who shave their heads degrading their identity? - I dont think so, As long as the looks fits that woman and that woman behave so well aside from the bald head, I DONT SEE ANY PROBLEM…
* Are bald women sexy?- Again, it is in the unique look if he or she is sexy.
* What is it about a bald woman that generates so much controversy?- Most of them are in the show business that is why i guess.. and people are just so dogmatic, fundamental and all those stuffs.
* Why when we see a bald woman do we assume she’s a lesbian, a radical feminist, a political extremist, or a skinhead?- I see that she is a “bald person”.
* Why is a bald female head taboo?- i NEVER KNEW THIS UNTIL NOW… sOCIETY OF COURSE.
* What is it with this global fetish with hair?— HMMM, this question is tough. ^^
That is a very beautiful story Elaine! I admire your courage and I could only imagine you. I also would love to shave my head, maybe it would feel so fresh,… but the thing that holds me doing it is the fact that i wold not look okay with it because my face is very circle… ^^
It is always the society that sets the standard. I just don’t know why being bald is such an issue. But I guess, it is just a matter of being so conservative and not having an open mind as to things. As for me, I would love seeing bald women, the ones in images are beautiful looking. It laso makes one look really as she is for the hair can be tricky most of the time… I have always watched alez wek before… that bald afro-american (or seems to me) ramp model???
It’s a strange world we live in.
I also shaved my head a few years back (I’m female) to support my sister in the struggle with cancer. What an experience! I was 17.
The boy (not really a man at all) I was dating at the time told me he couldn’t be with a bald girl, it just wasn’t right. Hahaha what a douche.
I now have longer hair again, because it fits my face. But oh man, did I look slamming bald (not trying to be conceited) and I’m sure you do too!
After doing it, I have more respect for bald women, because I understand the social oppression they face. Eventhough I understand it, I don’t know why it is that way.
It can be said that I like attention, but the kind of attention I got when I was bald was something else. More people turned around to look at me, but more quizzically than approvingly. People are so judgy.
Through the whole experience I gained moral strength, but it also made me sadder. I am sad to know how many people are out there who would not only not support me (if I had cancer, I’m sure kind eyes wouldn’t hurt), but also be quick to write me off as a radical, rebellious, bad influence. True, people who knew me gave me koodos. I am just now coming to the realization that maybe through them knowing who I am and why I went bald, the next time they see a fellow baldie they won’t be so quick to judge.
Good luck to you. You are awesome!
Are bald women sexy? Hell, yes!
Are bald women sexy? Well, I’ve been bald since I was 10 (I’m 37)….I’m truly bald…not even a hair in sight.. I can answer that question …..I’ve got loads of experience..
1) It kinda depends on our mood, being bald doesn’t make one sexy on command
2) I’m lucky, I’ve got good skin, white teeth and a nice head.. no bumps in weird places….
3) I’m happy and fairly confident
4) It does take a special guy to date the ulitimate in “non bimbo look”
5) People like me for who I am
6) Stay clear of blokes with “bald girl” fantasies
7) Celebrate who you are
8) Save on shampoo
9) Delevop a wicked attitude
10) Understand that some people can’t deal with baldness (especially on a woman) and invest in cool headgear
11) Go out “sporting ” a nice brown bald head on fun summer nights
12) Humour is the ulitimate sex therapy….
There are some parts of Africa where the women shave their heads and those areas have some of the highest fertitily rates in the world.
It seems men there love bald women!
And not just African men love bald women, men of all races and ethnicities do! do!
I discovered that when I first shaved my head..
I am married, with a 5 year old daughter and I keep my head shaved smooth and bald because my man loves it on me! I wear headscarves at work, but sometimes doll myself up in a sexy dress with makeup and long earrings and go out bald, usually with my husband.
Bald is bad? Not really, just colder and breezier.
Bald hair does not take away from a woman’s “beauty,” on the contrary, if there is beauty in her features it brings it out more, as before the hair would either cover it, or take away from the focus on her face.
If you have feminine features, you will still have them regardless of how much hair you have.
I got many compliments when I shaved my head, and no one asked me if I was lesbian - I did however, get asked if I was in the army.. I guess because I’m fit? I’m fit because I’m a model (or I model bc I’m fit?), and in that business it’s ok to look different. However, I did get questioned by some people at my full time job - however all outcomming comments were compliments and admirations of bravery
As a cancer physician I can answer this question. Yes!
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I am a female with a Buzz-cut; I first did it to support my son who lost his hair to chemo….but now, even 3 years later(he’s in remission) I STILL decided to keep it that way; it’s very liberating with no hair and easy to care for, and it’s funky and unique! I stand out in a crowd for sure, and it has become my own signature style now. I love it. I like to challenge society’s norms of “beauty” and what is considered normal.It also brings out cancer awareness. Hair is just an accessory; it’s not WHO you are.It can be a bold political or fashion statement and less is more!!
you better believe it that bald women are sexy!!! if anyone says one bad goddam word about bald women they can kiss my ass!
I’m a black, 26 year old, beautiful lady and I’ve been growing my hair since April this year. Prior to that, I’d spend close to 2 years, in a bald head. It is one of THE MOST beautiful feelings one could experience. Between April and now, I’ve braided my head, had weaves, relaxed it with chemicals and done all sorts of things. Well, to cut the long story short, I’ve been thinking about goin back to my bald head. It’s been a tough decision to make, because I’ve been askin different peoples opinions about it, and well, 99% of the males I asked, said the bald looks good, but they prefer my hair (or fake weaves!). I’ve been debating with myself, up until I spoke to one of my male cousins, two hours ago. He told me something very important. He said that I should do what pleases ME! Stayin with these hair extentions, to try and please the world, will only make me unhappy. This is so true. So, YEP! I’m shaving my head, TODAY. Goin straight to the hair salon as soon as I knock off from work. I wont even think twice about it. The feeling is AMAZING. And I think, it’s very sexy. There’s a feeling, that comes with it, a feeling of purity, new beginnings, inner peace, unconditional self-acceptance. You look into the mirror and see yourself without hair, make up, and then you realise how beautiful you trully are, without all those things that we spend half our salaries on. My hair cut, will cost me R15!!! The weave on my head costs about R500. It’s hot, it gets sweaty when I go to gym, it causes dandruff, it requires 15 minutes of my time in the morning, to comb and prepare. Oh! Such drama.
Can’t wait to go bald again, and this time, I think I’ll keep the look for a lifetime!