Are we just overreacting? - Alopecia World2024-03-29T14:31:36Zhttps://alopeciaworld.com/forum/topics/are-we-just-overreacting?commentId=2022678%3AComment%3A669389&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInteresting direction this di…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-06-06:2022678:Comment:6693892011-06-06T03:11:34.185ZTuesdayhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/Tuesday
Interesting direction this discussion has taken. I think I agree with you, too, Terri - help people get over their misconceptions and prejudices about baldness, alopecia etc?
Interesting direction this discussion has taken. I think I agree with you, too, Terri - help people get over their misconceptions and prejudices about baldness, alopecia etc? I think it is maybe such that…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-06-02:2022678:Comment:6659492011-06-02T23:58:02.679ZLexihttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/LexiWhitney
I think it is maybe such that Afro Americans seem to really embrace each other more like true brothers and sisters, and caucasion people don't do that. I think you know what I mean, hard to really put into this post...they really seem to stick together and accept all the things they do, white people don't have that same relationship with each other. Too bad for us.
I think it is maybe such that Afro Americans seem to really embrace each other more like true brothers and sisters, and caucasion people don't do that. I think you know what I mean, hard to really put into this post...they really seem to stick together and accept all the things they do, white people don't have that same relationship with each other. Too bad for us. I agree with you Lexi. Bald b…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-30:2022678:Comment:6598842011-05-30T20:50:51.579ZJBeanhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/JBean
I agree with you Lexi. Bald black women seem to be embraced more by society as well as the media. I am thinking of Alek Wek who is commonly seen in magazines, but we have rarely seen a white bald women embraced by media and society.<br></br>
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Kayla Martell, the Delaware contestant from Miss USA chose to wear a wig, and has also chosen not to wear a wig in competitions. I am glad she brought some awareness to the topic of alopecia but I was a little disappointed when she wore the wig on the…
I agree with you Lexi. Bald black women seem to be embraced more by society as well as the media. I am thinking of Alek Wek who is commonly seen in magazines, but we have rarely seen a white bald women embraced by media and society.<br/>
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Kayla Martell, the Delaware contestant from Miss USA chose to wear a wig, and has also chosen not to wear a wig in competitions. I am glad she brought some awareness to the topic of alopecia but I was a little disappointed when she wore the wig on the actual night of the competition for Miss USA. It would have been a great night to show how white women can be bald and beautiful. Nonetheless, Martell garnered a lot of attention for not wearing a wig on a few occasions - when it shouldn't be that big of a deal. I certainly am not racist or…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-30:2022678:Comment:6601792011-05-30T20:16:57.750ZLexihttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/LexiWhitney
I certainly am not racist or prejudice ...so don't take this wrong....but it is so aceptable for black women to go bald, and they look awesome! It is so aceptable for black women to wear "hair"..that is not their own, except that they paid for it...and again, look awesome. And so ironic that black women have so much to chose from and the costs are so much less than for us caucasion european hair types..when it comes to buying wigs, weaves, etc. Nobody blinks when a black woman is rocking a bald…
I certainly am not racist or prejudice ...so don't take this wrong....but it is so aceptable for black women to go bald, and they look awesome! It is so aceptable for black women to wear "hair"..that is not their own, except that they paid for it...and again, look awesome. And so ironic that black women have so much to chose from and the costs are so much less than for us caucasion european hair types..when it comes to buying wigs, weaves, etc. Nobody blinks when a black woman is rocking a bald head, or rocking a full on wig. I feel maybe it is payback time for the white woman. Well, not most, I guess. Most are blessed with their own beautiful locks....none of us here, though. I'm with you on this one Terr…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-22:2022678:Comment:6491092011-05-22T12:50:42.083ZDavid B327https://alopeciaworld.com/profile/DavidB327
I'm with you on this one Terri. There's no excuse for prejudice of any kind.
I'm with you on this one Terri. There's no excuse for prejudice of any kind. I was thinking about this ear…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-22:2022678:Comment:6490932011-05-22T04:48:49.967ZBald and Fabulous AKA Terrihttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/TerriH
I was thinking about this earlier and having read so many different opinions on the matter. Some people think we should be more forgiving when people stare or make comments about our lack of hair or our choices as to what we do about it. But the long and the short of it is it not still a prejudice? Where do we draw the line? I work with a close minded woman that one day made a rude comment about the future of Elton John's new baby. I was shocked and remarked back that his child has the same…
I was thinking about this earlier and having read so many different opinions on the matter. Some people think we should be more forgiving when people stare or make comments about our lack of hair or our choices as to what we do about it. But the long and the short of it is it not still a prejudice? Where do we draw the line? I work with a close minded woman that one day made a rude comment about the future of Elton John's new baby. I was shocked and remarked back that his child has the same future as her new grandson. Being forgiving for allowing people to make comments about our alopecia, in my opinion, is no different then forgiving people for their prejudices to sexual orientation, race, colour and religion. A prejudice is a prejudice plain and simple. If we let others get away with staring and making rude comments about alopecia we are opening the door for people to have other prejudices. The line needs to be drawn. It can get easier Terri, but…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-20:2022678:Comment:6460952011-05-20T01:31:24.072ZDavid B327https://alopeciaworld.com/profile/DavidB327
It can get easier Terri, but it will only be when more people are openly bald, and doing so in a confident manner. Whenever we discuss this I think back to the days when I first went bald. It was difficult but I learned to cope.<br />
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What disappoints me is that it is still an issue for a woman to be bald in public. It is ironic that it was seeing that there were women that had decided to go bald (such as for example Grace Jones and Par Evans) that gave me the confidence to do so.
It can get easier Terri, but it will only be when more people are openly bald, and doing so in a confident manner. Whenever we discuss this I think back to the days when I first went bald. It was difficult but I learned to cope.<br />
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What disappoints me is that it is still an issue for a woman to be bald in public. It is ironic that it was seeing that there were women that had decided to go bald (such as for example Grace Jones and Par Evans) that gave me the confidence to do so. I think it is like cars we se…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-19:2022678:Comment:6460552011-05-19T20:35:06.908ZBTB (John)https://alopeciaworld.com/profile/JohnLaw
I think it is like cars we see them all the time and dont stare slow or even notice what type they are but put a car on the side of the in a crash scene people slow down they are drawn to look we cant stop ourselves its different and we look. Humans like conformity we see patterns is randomness our brain does not want to deal with differences, I was in China on business and went to a city where I saw no other Caucasian and I was stared at and it felt uncomfortable but I understood why. My…
I think it is like cars we see them all the time and dont stare slow or even notice what type they are but put a car on the side of the in a crash scene people slow down they are drawn to look we cant stop ourselves its different and we look. Humans like conformity we see patterns is randomness our brain does not want to deal with differences, I was in China on business and went to a city where I saw no other Caucasian and I was stared at and it felt uncomfortable but I understood why. My partner has been bald over 20 years and I still sometimes look and I did especially when she came out and went swimming down our local beach bald I had never seen her in public bald and I stated. With me I was bald had a hair transplant and no-one not even my best friend of 30 years noticed its weird humans we are just weird but generally I dont think the staring is meant to be cruel. John I wish I knew what could help…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-19:2022678:Comment:6463472011-05-19T20:09:45.670ZBald and Fabulous AKA Terrihttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/TerriH
I wish I knew what could help us at times to make things easier. Im almost starting to think its just one of those things that we have to adjust to. Today at work I was asked why when I drove up this morning I was bald and when I come into work I feel the need to "cover up"? I just tried to explain that I do that more for the freedom of being in my car, enjoying the sun and fresh air. And me covering up has more to do with how I wish to express myself this day. Kinda of like how she decides to…
I wish I knew what could help us at times to make things easier. Im almost starting to think its just one of those things that we have to adjust to. Today at work I was asked why when I drove up this morning I was bald and when I come into work I feel the need to "cover up"? I just tried to explain that I do that more for the freedom of being in my car, enjoying the sun and fresh air. And me covering up has more to do with how I wish to express myself this day. Kinda of like how she decides to style her hair that day. I wish it was that simple, but I know deep inside of me I still hold onto some embarrassment to being bald. As a bald 21 year old girl wh…tag:alopeciaworld.com,2011-05-19:2022678:Comment:6452952011-05-19T02:45:34.515ZJBeanhttps://alopeciaworld.com/profile/JBean
As a bald 21 year old girl who doesn't wear a wig (and hasnt for the 21 years) I am used to the stares. They occur everywhere I go...sometimes they're the flat-on 2 minutes stares so when you turn around the people are still looking at you! Usually I will just stare back until the person gets the hint, but everytime people stare I become more self-aware of how different I am. I become self-consious and somewhat irritated. It does make me feel uncomfortable, but at the same time, I don't think…
As a bald 21 year old girl who doesn't wear a wig (and hasnt for the 21 years) I am used to the stares. They occur everywhere I go...sometimes they're the flat-on 2 minutes stares so when you turn around the people are still looking at you! Usually I will just stare back until the person gets the hint, but everytime people stare I become more self-aware of how different I am. I become self-consious and somewhat irritated. It does make me feel uncomfortable, but at the same time, I don't think there's anything I can do about it. Is there anything to put us at ease?