Why the double standard on hair dye?

LIAM GALLAGHER posted a selfie on Instagram last week sporting new blond locks. All hell broke loose.

The Oasis rocker was widely ridiculed because people thought that he’d dyed his hair.

He said that, in fact, it was just the sun — but why is there such a double standard with men dyeing their hair compared to women?

It seems ridiculous that in today’s world, men still can’t change hair colour without attracting sneers and mockery.

Of course, the other side of the coin is that men also escape criticism for shunning the salon.

While a screen idol such as George Clooney (pictured with wife Amal) is dubbed a ‘silver fox’ for letting their grey hair grow through, women are accused of not making an effort and giving in to ageing if they don’t reach for the dye.

It seems that in this age of equality, hair colour is one of the last bastions of sexism.