I imagine having more than one personality would be exhausting, but I've seen that sort of fakeness in action. It's actually really disgusting. My mom's husband used to be so bitter and angry towards us, but as soon as he walked through someone else's door, mask was on. Church face, we called it.

Glad someone else recognizes that it's quickly becoming an epidemic, but have you noticed in young ones it's not only being fake, but also denying your fakeness publicly?

I'm not actually sure "fakeness" is a word.

1. so, if you someday in your life end up going bald, no rug for you? Oh, and what about if someone has just lost their hair due to chemo? And, I suppose you could say anyone who colors their hair has 'fake' hair. I don't really have a problem with fake hair. If somone wants to damage their real hair with extensions and weaves, go ahead, just don't complain to me about it.

2. I agree with this one. I have a family member with fake ones, when I hug her, they hurt, cuz they are hard! Plus she's always worried one is leaking.

3. American actors don't do British comedy because they make more money here. That is why actors from other countries come here too. And, people in the US want to hear that universal, understood by everyone accent. House would have a tough time coming off as a hard a-- if he used his soft British voice. :P

4. ah yes, I hate fake people. I hate when you think a person is one thing and find out they are actually completely different. What is the point? You are going to be found eventually.

hey brain! :)
i suppose there are all kinds of personal motivations for changing your appearance and perhaps it is the basis of the motivation that determines how fakosity or realistipidity. :p
perhaps a young guy (or, worse, a girl) goes prematurely bald. it can happen. i think i can understand the motivation, too.
however, to pretend or act a person that you are not toward someone else is, i believe, deception. i don't think i can understand or accept whatever motivation lies behind it.
cheers! good post!
:)

Yes, CG(and anyone who is curious) if/when I went bald or had to shave my head cuz it gets that bad...I will not resort to chemicals or faulty surgery tactics nor will I ever invest in a "rug". I said it quite plainly. I hate fake hair(unless its for a costume...and even then it tends to itch my scalp/face). As for others who go through chemo, its understandable they may want to replace that hair with a wig. And, maybe in some women's cases, I could tolerate it. But, Ive seen guys with fake hair and just cant stand it. It makes me self-conscious. Bleh.

Oh she does, does she?:) One more of her vanity/plastic things?:P You had me at hard/firm:P But, seriously....then you throw in her paranoia of leakage...my head hurts just thinking about such whining.

Well, I dont understand why we pay actors more here than elsewhere. It's just TV:P I'd rather pay a stage actor sometimes than a TV one cuz the TV ppl are not usually in front of a giant live audience(not anymore, anyway). I just get sick of seeing Brits playing American parts. And, the only Brit. show I have been able to understand and appreciate is Red Dwarf. [missmarie can attest to that:P]

Thanks for the input, you three:)

ok, just to clarify, when I said "dont complain to me" in my comment about fake hair, I was saying, if people get extensions or weaves and it damages their hair, I don't want to hear them complain to me that their hair is destroyed. And yes, my sister is a vanity case.. haha.

Good post. There are people out there who can do this. I was married to someone that I felt was very real but he had the ability to carry on a double life pretty easily. It's very hard to reconcile when you trust someone completely and then find this out about them, you doubt your own judgment and how you could have trusted someone that does this. It's kind of like they were acting one way for you and another for other people, yet you believed the act was real.

I think this is very different from the beginning of your post when you talked about things people changed that were external. I'm not a fan for fake hair or boobs for myself but if that's what it takes to boost someone's self confidence then more power to them.

I agree with the whta sounds like the general sentiment. What a berson does to their own appearance, if it makes them feel confortable with themselves then more power to them. It's not for me but ti's so important to be confortable inside your own skin. If you're not then you really can't be happy can you?

But those people who are fake inside. That's a deliberate snub to the person getting to know them. Kind of like saying you're not good enough or I don't trust you enough to know the real me. perhaps they're not comfortable with themselves on the inside too but that's not an excuse just and explanation. Learn to like yourself then show the real you to the world. Those who count will see it and love you, everyone else can go pound sand.

Well now. Speaking from the perspective of one who has a relatively pleasant exterior coupled with an evil twin within, I can state with assurity that oftentimes these things are just facets of one REAL personality. Neither is fake. Fakeness might manifest itself in one who has a "relatively pleasant exterior" and never allows the "evil twin" its moment in the sun.

As for fake hair, well, I'm not sure who rug-wearers think they're fooling...nuff said there.

Boobs you say? Couldn't just the act of wearing a bra constitute boob-fakery? Especially the padded ones? Heck, even a full-support foundation garment alters the actual appearance somewhat :P

I'll not hear another word about Hugh Laurie! I fully intend to run off with that man one day! :)

Some people are just not confident enough to be real. Too bad for them. I like Hugh Laurie too, he looks just like my dad used to.

I think some of your comments in items 1 and 2 are not very fair and serve to generalize the people who choose to wear the wigs/get fake breasts. Some people do the 2nd because one breast is smaller than the other, others feel less like a "woman" because they were not blessed with more than AA cup sizes (very small for those of you who don't know) and it can serve to make them feel horrible about themselves much the way bad skin can make some people want to hide their face from the world. I see nothing wrong with such surgery especially if it serves to increase the self confidence of the person having it. Of course, some people get huge fake breasts to flaunt them to men because they think they look sexier. Others, however, do it for completely different reasons. There is someone very close to me who got this surgery done and I will defend her decision to the death. She feels SO much better about herself now and that is priceless. And, you know what? When I turn 50 or so, I might get Botox. So the #$^$ what! Inside, I am as sincere as can be and no one who knows me would ever say otherwise. If it makes me feel better to fight gravity for a little while, why should anyone else give a damn?

Thanks for letting that out, Agent Merry:P I understand your standpoint. I still stand by mine. For me, self-confidence cannot be sustained by something artificial. I cannot wear a costume all day every day much less my favorite sweatpants without someone saying something. Well, who cares what anyone else says? Ya know, if we all say "who cares?", pretty soon no one cares and the litter you see on the sides of streets becomes like foot-deep snow of shit to walk through.

And, on a personal note. I am a man who is afraid to show his chest. Even if they had some sort of male implant to give men a Tarzan/Baywatch bod', I would not be happy with plastic in me nor chemicals that alter my makeup.