https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/americans-havent-voted-a-bald-president-into-183150330.html
We know that the higher the hair the closer to God. But in light of the current election, and given the stunning statistic that Americans haven’t elected a bald president into office in 63 years — since Dwight D. Eisenhower — perhaps there’s some validity to a new adage: The more follicularly blessed, the closer to being commander-in-chief. Is it possible that we the people, in order to form a more perfect union, require a POTUS with a nice, full head of hair?
Think about it: John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and even both Bushes boast stunning heads of hair for which they can thank the genetic lottery. And who can forget John Edwards’ $400 haircut that shook the nation? Hair and politics have long been linked. Is there an inverse relationship between power of the presidential variety and a distinct lack of power alleys? Simon Doonan, style expert and creative ambassador-at-large of Barney’s feels that presidential hair is hair with conviction. “Hair-certainty describes hair that is what it appears to be,” he wrote on Slate. “Presidential hair can be messy. Presidential hair can be sparse, naff, and filled with dandruff. But, whatever it is, it just needs to have that certainty.” Which begs the question: Did Scott Walker doom his presidency based on his locks alone? Real talk: Are Americans biased against bald or balding men?
Hair surgeon Dr. Kenneth Anderson notes that most people are attracted to a full head of hair, just as they’re attracted to a full set of teeth. “Hair is one of those things we expect to see when we look at another human being,” he says. He adds that it’s part of how we see beauty in each other. “Why we find a full head of hair [attractive] is part of what makes us human; it’s an essential part of the human condition,” he says.
While there is no proven correlation between having hair and perceived competency in the oval office, Anderson brings up studies in the 1990s performed about first impressions, and about the assumptions we as humans in Western society make when first see another human. “The studies proved that we as a society think differently about people with hair loss as compared to those without,” he says. “We feel people with hair loss have less money, a less desirable job, are less trustworthy, and generally possess fewer of the qualities that attract us to other people,” he adds. Important to note, however, is that baldness makes no difference regarding the way intelligence is perceived. “Think Dr. Evil. Think Lex Luthor. Evil masterminds,” he points out.
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