Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Bald Woman

Why do bald women make us uncomfortable?

Mark Dery

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Apr 4, 2022

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Let’s unpack the cultural baggage — the misogynoir, the anxious masculinity, the Fear of the Weird— behind Chris Rock’s joke and Will Smith’s slap (with a little help from Isaac Hayes, Pat Evans — the badass with the bullwhip on those Ohio Players covers — and the warrior women from Black Panther).