"in a room full of classically handsome stars such as Chris Evans and Michael B Jordan, as well as newly minted hotties like Heated Rivalry's Hudson Williams, I was reading many appreciative and deeply thirsty tweets about bald 75-year-old Ed Harris. There was a focus on Ed because his wife, Amy Madigan, won an Oscar and his reaction was lovely, but a lot of what I saw was about how hot he looked."
"He has also been at some stage of balding for his entire career, something that has never once stopped him being considered sexy. The Ed praise brought to mind the discourse around male hair loss, something I have been thinking about for a while."
"I like your balding heads. And I think we should be bringing sexy balding back. I know there are ways society treats people badly due to lack of hair, and I'm sure it changes how you look at yourself, but ageing is inevitable, and the majority of men are going to experience some hair loss."
At the Oscars, despite the presence of conventionally attractive younger male celebrities, social media focused appreciatively on 75-year-old Ed Harris, particularly regarding his appearance and his supportive reaction to his wife Amy Madigan's Oscar win. Harris has maintained sex appeal throughout his career despite progressive baldness, possessing sharp cheekbones and piercing blue eyes. This observation prompted reflection on societal discourse surrounding male hair loss and desirability. The author argues that baldness should not diminish male attractiveness and advocates for normalizing balding men as sexy. While acknowledging that hair loss affects self-perception and that aging inevitably brings physical changes, the author contends that most men experience some degree of hair loss, yet society often treats this negatively.
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