Why Do Men Wear Those Awful "Rugs"?

Have you ever been in a room, and it is almost difficult to concentrate, because of the number of men who seem to find it necessary to wear toupees? As if that was not disturbing enough, most of these toupees are so obvious, and often so hideous, that it would be laughable if it was not so strange looking.

Why do these individuals feel the need to wear "rugs"? Do they really believe it makes them look better? Are they afraid that losing their hair makes them look older? Do they see themselves in the mirror?

I've often felt that if someone was compelled to wear a "rug," at least they could wear one like Sean Connery used to wear, or like Frank Sinatra wore. At least those toupees looked normal and could even be considered flattering if one feels a bald head is unflattering. Maybe because I have that age- appropriate balding spot (s), and it doesn't bother me, I don't understand the vanity, or whatever it might be, that drives someone to put "one of those things" on ones head.

The worst "rugs" are the ones where the color doesn't make any sense. When a man over 55 has a toupee with solid black thick hair, and no gray, it doesn't look real. When the color of the toupee contrast dramatically with the remnants of the color of the man's real hair, that looks silly. When the toupee is combed in such a seemingly silly way, that can be somewhat disconcerting.

If the individual wearing the "rug" doesn't realize how ridiculous his toupee looks, doesn't he have a mate, a spouse, children or friends, that might let him know? Are all the people close to this individual "afraid" to say something, for fear they will offend?

Next time you are in a crowd, on a bus, on a train, on the street, or at a party or event, look around you. Observe how many men wear these things, and how few of them look even decent. Observe how easy it is to spot these things most of the time.

Some of them look like they are "alive." They look like they are so full of spray, and have not been properly cleaned (or whatever you are supposed to do to a "rug" - - is it shampooed?) or they look like the wearer forget to "connect" the toupee properly, or they are rotated, or look out of place, or just look silly or hideous. I ask men who wear toupees to consider removing them. In the privacy of your own home, in your own bathroom, remove it, and look in the mirror. Then put it back on, and look at yourself objectively. Then, many of you might begin to believe that "bald is beautiful."