#baldphobia

[hcnnibal]

If we’re talking meta I think the silliest thing I’ve entertained in my head is that only blondes exist in the lookhomewardverse. No brunettes or gingers or anything, everyone’s just kinda like. Blonde and a bit evil. Idk It’s funny to me 🤷‍♀️

in the lookhomewardverse you’re either blond(evil) or bald(dead) 😔

[squirrelgreaul]

I found myself at the voting place yesterday after waiting behind a bald man in line for an hour. I gave them my ID and they gave me two stickers in return for selling my soul to the government. I found it a lovely experience that I would most definitely repeat.

After sending my ballot thew the computer thingy I was told I could ring the bell. Not sure why they think I want to ring the bell but they were totally right.

Anyways I rang the bell.

Then everyone clapped.

[flipante]

My take on the whole Will Smith situation is that, independently on whether you think he did correctly or not, it really shows a problem in our society not many people talk about: baldphobia.

Listen, I am bald. And I have seen it all. From being rejected by guys solely on the basis of being bald, to being insulted by being called bald, being told God is punishing my family for being evil with baldness, being called 'hot for being a bald guy' and 'hot because bald guys turn me on', being kissed thrice without consent on the head by strangers on the street, being asked what type of cancer I have, until where do I stop when washing my face, and much more.

Being bald is okay if you are old or muscled. But if you are young and thin/fat (which I am) then it's not. And don't get me started on the association with poc and gender.

There are a lot of stereotypes also associated to them. I have been considered lazy, conservative, bitter, and poor for being bald.

And this brings me to this episode. In this society we have it makes sense what happened but imagine that it was not baldphobic, what sense would there be then that 1) a guy makes a joke about someone being bald 2) this person (or her husband) gets so offended as to react out 3) people on social media say that the person had been profoundly disrespected (independently of whether they thought public violence was the solution).

Go through the last points thinking the joke was about being gay today, or about being gay but had happened in the 1990s, or about being fat, or black, or you name it. You see how this should make no sense? You see how this shows how behind we are on this topic?

Jada is bald. And she is (not 'despite of it'!) fucking beautiful.

Let's please include baldphobia in the discussion. I am tired of this not being talked about.

[the-acid-pear]

Idk how ppl can keep their heads always shaved, like you are CHOOSING to be bald