The Bald Chick Thread

[boo boo]

Originally Posted by VEGANGELICA

That does seem to be a nice solution, boo boo, except I hope she doesn't just say that being bald is a sexy alternative but is also an alternative that may have nothing to do with a woman's sexuality. And I understand your point, which is a good one, about emphasizing the benefits of alternatives rather than forcefully challenging someone about her behavior.

Well for Blynn it's also about challenging people's ideas of femininity, not just what is attractive. Blynn was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 10 years ago, she beat it in 2003 but she's kept her head shaved ever since. She is a public spokeperson for cancer survivors but she is also a model.



She keeps the look both to encourage women who don't have the choice of having hair to not be ashamed of their condition but to also challenge the social norm of what is attractive.

She's also an activist for getting the media and fashion industry to depict bald women in a more positive and empowering way, and she has appeared in various media spreading the idea. You can poke fun of her ears if you want, but she deserves a great deal of respect.

While not common there are bald supermodels. Eve Salvail (best known for playing the blue opera singing alien chick from The Fifth Element) is the most well known. There's also Sudanese model Alek Wek and Indian model Diandra Soares. And there are models like Anna Fitzpatrick and Margaret Baker who have alopecia and embrace their baldness instead of hiding it.

The preference for baldness is interesting to me, because so many people really like the feel of someone's head hair...but it's all just a preference, of course, and there is nothing wrong with the fact that you groove on smooth!

By the way, I DID see that leg shaving comment in the rape thread. I've managed to refrain myself...for now.

Groove on smooth, ha, I like that turn of phrase.