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[bubamara]

NEW YORK, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent Roper study reveals that bald is beautiful and women are loving it, with a considerable proportion of women willing to encourage their men to get out the razor.

Today, sports figures, television and movie stars alike have adopted the shaved-head, also known as the "Kojak" look, and now it would seem that a sizable number of women want their guys "Kojak-ed." And the guys are all for it.

 

"Kojak," which is derived from the classic 1970s cop drama starring bald-headed Telly Savalas as New York police lieutenant Theo Kojak, has been updated and will star another bald-headed actor, Ving Rhames, in the title role of the USA Network original drama series premiering Friday, March 25.

 

So don't be surprised if after March 25 at barbershops all over the country, a new instruction is heard: "I want to get 'Kojak-ed.'"

 

In an online survey conducted by NOP World's Roper Public Affairs, several hair-raising findings were reported:

 

 

* Shaved heads have gained in popularity over the past few years Overwhelmingly, people agree that you see more men with shaved heads

today than you did ten years ago (86%). In fact, 5% of men say they

themselves had a shaved head five years ago; today that number has

doubled to 10%. * Shaved heads are seen as "cool" and "sexy" Asked to choose which words best describe how they think a shaved head

looks, almost three in ten people (27%) say "cool." Following closely,

26% think a shaved head is "neat." One quarter of Americans think a

shaved head is "sexy" looking (24%), and one fifth call it "stylish"

(20%). Young women (ages 18-34) are particularly likely to find shaved heads

attractive with 36% calling them sexy and 32% saying they are very cool. Three-quarters of women say that most women find men with shaved heads

sexy. In fact, women strongly prefer a shaved head to a balding one or

one that tries to hide behind artificial hair. Eight in ten say they

would rather "rub a shaved head than run their fingers through a toupee

or hair piece." Further, balding men should take note: most people feel

that men who are balding should shave their heads rather than go for the

"comb over" look. * Men with shaved heads are admired for being confident and masculine;

they are not seen as weak, old-fashioned or arrogant Men with shaved heads are perceived as being confident by a majority of

Americans (52%), who name this as the characteristic they most associate

with men who sport this hairstyle. Just under half of Americans (45%)

say that the characteristic they most associate with shaved-headed men

is masculine. Three in ten think of these men as daring (30%) and

one-quarter associate being powerful (25%) with having a shaved head. In contrast, weak, old-fashioned, and arrogant are the attributes least

likely to be associated with shaved heads. Over half (52%) say weak is

the characteristic out of fourteen that they least associate with men

with shaved heads, followed by old-fashioned (43%) and arrogant (31%). Women are more likely than men in the same age group to consider

shaved-headed men to be confident, masculine and daring. * The original Kojak is the most famous bald character. When people think of a man with a shaved head, either a real person or a

made up character, the most famous TV personality that comes to mind is

Telly Savalas, or the original Kojak, named by one-third of Americans

(32%). "Mr. Clean" comes in a distant second, named by 8%. Not surprisingly, older men and women mention Telly Savalas/Kojak more:

40% of 35-44 year olds and 53% of 45-54 year olds mention Kojak.

 

The findings are from an online survey of 1,503 adults, aged 18-54 conducted by NOP World's Roper Public Affairs team using NOP World's proprietary Web-based survey technology. The interviewing period was from January 13-25, 2005. Each interview took approximately 12 minutes, on average, to self-administer.

 

The new, USA Network "Kojak" series is based on the Emmy-winning Universal Television police drama which aired on CBS from 1973 to 1978, setting a new standard for realism in its canny depiction of a New York cop with a passion for justice matched only by his frustration with an imperfect legal system. Telly Savalas created an instant television classic with his portrayal of the no-nonsense, lollipop-loving detective. Rhames puts his own fresh stamp on this iconic character, bringing Kojak's grit, strength and soul to today's mean streets.

 

"Kojak," also starring Chazz Palminteri and Roselyn Sanchez, is executive produced by Rhames and Tom Thayer (A&E's "The Great Gatsby").

[bubamara]

questo invece è uno spezzone di un'intervista fatta a tre delle più sexy fotomodelle americane....

 

 

BALD--BAD OR BEAUTIFUL?

 

Barbara: Bald can be bad and it can be beautiful; it depends on the man's attitude. It's bad if a man tries to hide his baldness with silly swirls in his hair, or if he is so devastated about losing his hair that he constantly makes comments about it, hoping for women to reassure him. On the other hand, a man who wears it proud when he's balding or shaves because he's balding is very cool.

 

Amy: I prefer a shaved head rather than bald spots. However, any guy who is well-groomed, dresses smart and is self-confident--not cocky--is sexy.

 

Jennifer: If you're losing your hair drastically, at any age--to the point you comb it over or try to cover it up--then just shave it off. I think guys like Ed Harris or Bruce Willis, with a supershort haircut, are very sexy. Just go with it. Don't fight the bald spots.

[Lady Marmelade]

chissà se vale anche il contrario..

[QuentinTarantino]

lady quanti mici hai?

[Lobo]

quel gatto è miooooo! è miooooo! è un angora turco!

[curvadong]

quel gatto è imbalsamato e pende come la torre di Pisa!!!!!Crudelia Marmelade!!!!!! ^_^

[Lobo]

eheh no no curva!! è un bellissimo esemplare di angora turco. un occio blu ed l'altro ambra. la foto "pendente" è in stile giornalistico!

si chiama hestia perla d'antalya ed è la mamma super premiata "FIN" del mio gattino. vedere foto che posterò su offtopic

[Corgan]

Grazie bubamara. Ogni tanto ci vuole un'iniezione di fiducia.