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Ross 0611
Question:
Do you think balding, or the prospect of balding, is harder for you than for the average cis man?
Options:
Yes, because I haven't had as long to come to terms with it
Yes, because I'm still influenced by female beauty standards
Yes, because beauty standards for trans men and transmascs are different from the standards for cis men
Yes, because beauty standards for non-binary transmascs are different from the standards for men (I am non-binary)
Yes, multiple of the above
Yes, for another reason or other reasons
No, it's the same
Balding/the prospect of balding is easier for me than for the average cis man because it's so gender-affirming
Balding/the prospect of balding is easier for me than for the average cis man for another reason
Nuance/other/results
Transmascs: Do you think balding, or the prospect of balding, is harder for you than for the average cis man?
Yes, because I haven't had as long to come to terms with it
Yes, because I'm still influenced by female beauty standards
Yes, because beauty standards for trans men and transmascs are different
Yes, as beauty standards for nonbinary transmascs are different (I’m nonbinary)
Yes, for another reason or other reasons
Yes, multiple of the above
No, it's the same
No, it’s easier for me than the average cis man because it's gender-affirming
No, it’s easier for me than the average cis man
Other answer / it’s complicated / unsure
Results / not transmasc / not an “I’m bald button”
Drawing our ponysonas bald next time
Me with my receding hairline OUHH I actually getting a haircut todau :3
I’m not so much put off by casting older actors as the elves (I’m a known Hugo weaving defender) especially as canon ages for these folks are pretty mutable depending on the draft you follow, but I think it sticks out like a sore thumb against an unrealistically young galadriel. The absolute irony to do that to galadriel after cate blanchet gave that interview about how 50 is the industry expiration date for actresses when 50-y.o. men are still getting cast. See Celebrimbor. So no, I don’t think some wrinkles or a receding hairline preclude people from playing elves but it’s interesting who’s allowed to age and who isn’t.
One Year After Baldness
November 2019 at our AirBnB in Seoul
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November 7, 2020
Almost exactly one year ago today, three friends and I were spending a holiday in Seoul, South Korea, wandering the city streets, singing karaoke, and eating copious amounts of fried street food. I packed three different wigs with me on that trip, so I could wash and dry them after each use. They definitely kept my bald head warm, and I felt incognito.
November 7, 2020, a full year later of growing my hair out. No trims or cuts yet. Some product and hair straightener to emphasize the natural layers tho! _____
While I am currently not doing anything quite as international this time around, I am finally starting to feel more emotionally comfortable about a future haircut. Perhaps I'll pay a visit to the salon of the man who helped me get a wig last year, courtesy of the American Cancer Society.
Although I have continued working out most days of the week, I have noticed the ab muscles on my right side occasionally cramp up, which I suspect is more a lingering side effect of the second biopsy, rather than the chemotherapy. Who would have known!
In lighter news, it has been more than a year since my last chemo treatment, so I am eligible to donate blood again! Add in today's official political announcement, and I am feeling extra good and optimistic about the future. ^.^
Please get your flu shot, wash your hands, and be kind to strangers. Most struggles are not apparent at the surface. Love others, especially yourself.
Side view, not the aesthetic I prefer, which is why I still wear it in a ponytail when I leave the house, haha
i want to cut my hair
Dad, you should grow your hair out like this again...if you can. @chicksandbabesdigmyride
I just keep making huge decisions about my looks this year... this life... So next up: I've decided I'm gonna get my head hair shaved.
Yeah, I'm still hyper-femme and all, but I'm just profoundly sick of the current quality (or lack there of) of my hair. It looks like crap, is very very thinned out all over and so brittle it breaks in my hands. I wonder if it's possible the it's the testosterone I took that caused this, or something else. It breaks off all the time and that has left me with a rather unsightly, unintentional... mullet. I'm embarrassed by how bad it looks and for the past few weeks have not even wanted to show it in public. Been relying on wigs and hats.
That has got to change! I think it's beyond saving, but I'll be consulting a hair dresser first, and well, book an appointment for getting it buzzed. I am looking forward to it though. I think it will be awesome, even though it's a little scary too. I'll face those fears of mine too. This isn't a total change of my style, but it is a drastic haircut. I'll still have my fem goth style otherwise. And oh, fucking finally my ear ring will show! I’m kinda seeing it as a fresh start in my detransition. I don’t need long hair to be a woman, but hopefully that’s a redundant statement.
I'll likely still be wearing wigs from time to time, to change things up. But I'll totally be rocking the bald style in public too. I can feel it empowering me already.
