![]() We’re terrified and ashamed of going bald, then, because we see it as a sign of fading youth. ![]() For millennia, male hair has been associated with virility and strength, associations that can be explained by the fact that as we grow older and become frail, our hair has a tendency to fall out. However, you could argue that the matter of shaving your head is more pressing for men, who often have a complex psychological relationship with their hair. These are questions that affect both men and women, of course. And as more and more people jump on the bandwagon, questions are being raised about the significance we place on our hair, why it’s a source of so much anxiety and pride and what exactly was holding us back – in the time BC (before coronavirus) – from cutting it off in the first place. If you haven't already done it yourself, you almost certainly know somebody who has. ![]() Whatever the case, there’s no denying that the shaved head is now a genuine, fully established, celebrity-endorsed trend. Is that actually why so many of us have opted to shave our heads, though, or is it just a convenient excuse? Are we genuinely so concerned about looking a bit unkempt in front of our colleagues on Zoom that we're willing to reach for the clippers? Or have we all secretly been waiting for a good moment to finally find out what we look like with no hair? The number of people male and female to have done the deed within just a couple of days of lockdown – far too soon for their hair to reach a critical state of dishevelment, in other words – seems to suggest that there’s a certain amount of opportunism going on here.
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