Male pattern baldness has been the mane bane since the dawn of time. Men had to play a game of acting as if balding didn’t bother them, because the options, toupee and combover, weren’t real options.
Baldness shame wasn’t seen as sexy, So guys needed was a stealth option. Something that eliminated the shame of balding, but was bold.
Michael Jordan popularized the bald head.
It didn’t destroy his perceived virility. Bald Michael Jordan looked like a champion, not a cancer patient.
Unfortunately, white guys didn’t enjoy the same option, because a bald white head made them look like nazis.
That is, until Stone Cold Steve Austin came around.
Because of Stone Cold, anyone, regardless of race, could shave their heads.
And then the backlash came.
Bret Michaels introduced a wig/hat combo which confused people at first, but eventually was revealed to be faker than a bad boob job.
Then, American Idol ringer Robbie Carrico tried to pull a Bret. Robbie was younger, so he thought he could get away with it.
He did, until TMZ struck.
After that, he was voted out of American Idol.
America is not down with the wigness.
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