"I have nothing against bald people but I'm trying not be one of them"
SA comedian touches on a 'sensitive' topic - going bald...
Some men can't accept the idea of losing their hair. Perhaps they see it as the first signs of ageing.
Whatever the reason, going bald can be attributed to many things; it might be a natural progression of getting old or even genetics.
Psyche.co says: "There are many causes of hair loss, but ‘pattern hair loss’ – the kind that occurs naturally with age – is the most common. For men, it typically manifests either as a receding front hairline, thinning on the crown of the head, or both. By the age of 50, around half of men are affected. Whether it occurs or not seems to come down to a combination of genetics and levels of male hormones circulating in the bloodstream."
Linde Sibanda, a three-time Comics Choice Awards-nominated comedian, MC, and writer, has grown in the industry since joining the comedy scene in 2017. He often shares fun, relatable content that sometimes hits a nerve.
He recently posted a video that picked on the topic of balding.
"Last night I had a nightmare, it got super technical. In the nightmare, I was slowly going bald. You know when you get the Joshua Doore, the cricket pitch, where you have hair on the sides but nothing in the middle? Yeah, bro, and then I was crying in the nightmare. I woke up fortunately, and then I touched, and I was like false alarm. But I realised there's nothing wrong with bald people, bro. Some of my best friends are bald. Some of my heroes are bald," he says.
Watch the full video of his nightmare and talk about baldness on Instagram.
Sibanda shared his fear of going bald, but also joked about the "Joshua Doore" look.
There's often a stigma attached to going bald, but what if men (and women) began redefining how their hair makes them feel?
They say true confidence comes from not worrying about what others think, so what if you wore your hair (bald or not) as your crowning glory, regardless?
Interestingly enough, Psyche.co says that many men have a deeper connection with losing their hair.
"For many clients, their hair is deeply linked with their early relationship to their mother’s body and how they experienced their eventual separation from it. Unlike most other parts of the body, except nails and skin, hair can be cut and regrown, making it a pliable medium to express one’s difficulties around separation and individuation."
That's some food for thought...
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