Why a bald head is never neutral

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Two weeks ago, Kayla Martell may have lost the Miss America title to 17-year-old Miss Texas, but she was the more memorable contender, applauded in the media for bravery in the face of baldness. “You can’t be defined and shouldn’t be defined by your hair,” she told reporters. But what about being defined by your lack of it?

 

It was odd timing that Martell’s story emerged when another bald head was traveling the globe in the vivid photograph of accused Arizona shooter Jared Loughner. Loughner’s now infamous mug shot showed a faintly stubbly skull, capping a grinning, feverish expression.

 

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