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crispeeduck — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 08:57 AM)
I just wanted to say that bald men are darn sexy, and having hair or not having hair does not diminish a person's attractiveness. If you were to ask most lady trek fans who the hottest male was in Star Trek overall, I bet Picard would be top of the list!
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Dark_Sithlord — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 12:06 PM)
In the episode
Rascals
, after Picard was restored to his former self, he stroked his head to see if he were still bald after having a full head of hair as a kid. There was almost an imperceptable expression on his face where Picard seemed a little disappointed that he was bald again. At least, that's what it seemed like to me. -
WyldeGoose — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 03:31 PM)
I don't think Picard really cares about his lack of hair all that much. I'm sure there are lots of remedies for male-pattern baldness, but for a man like Picard, who can only see himself as Captain of a ship and little else, the notion of romance comes at a very distant priority. He is not James T. Kirk, and he's certainly no Benjamin Sisko, the former had no trouble finding ample women throwing themselves at him, and the latter having no trouble separating family from his career. Some men find romance rather effortless, and some find it a distraction from their goals.
With Picard, you could say this may be a sign of some insecurity, that he feels if he ever were to settle down, he might not be flexible enough to warrant a command, let alone command of the Federation flagship. For all the grief I give Picard about his other failings, he does take certain responsibilities seriously enough. I think if his brother had made a similar commitment and didn't have a family, Picard might consider it just to continue his family line prior, and that might affect his career choices.
But, military careers really aren't all that conducive to family life. The military, in most nations, encourage marriage for their officers because it both settles them down a bit, tempers them to be a bit more discrete about their private lives so that it doesn't interfere with their military service the way it can with single men. But, for many men, who know what military service can do to a family life, the notion of getting married while serving is anathema; they would not want to put a woman through the long absences necessary for the service, or any children through the constant moves that are also necessary. That's why, in spite of my many dalliances, I refused to get married while I was in the service. I saw too many men get divorced within a few short years of marriage, especially among those who serve in combat roles. -
eddysl12 — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 02:09 PM)
A real problem with a cure for baldness is this. If a cure enabled a person to keep his or her hair that they had at say 18 years of age, how would that match up to their face as they age?
Would you really want to be say a 60 year old man with the hair of an 18-year old? I assume that a cure for baldness would also keep hair from graying as well. There would be such a mismatch between what the hair looked like and what the skin looked like.
If you ever have re-modeled a house then you would understand that say putting down new tile in one part of your house is going to make your old carpet in the next room look so much older and also everything else in the house. That new tile just highlights the oldness of your old carpet and makes it look so much worse.
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eddysl12 — 9 years ago(September 24, 2016 09:08 PM)
I just googled him and he does seem to be an exception. Still, his hair does have a considerable amount of gray in it.
That you are not bald doesn't mean that your hairline doesn't recede to a certain extent or that your hair doesn't thin out as you age.
I do feel the most sympathy for young men who are bald or practically bald as sometimes they can look the most unnatural for their age. An older man who is bald is more of a natural fit.