I went to my local BMV here in Ohio to renew my driver's license over the weekend. I had to fill out paperwork with hair color, eye color, etc... you know.. the normal stuff. I wrote Brown for hair.The lady looks at me and says, "Would you like your hair color listed as bald? That's a choice now."I thought it was pretty funny!
Quote from: JohnRa on July 15, 2019, 06:54:46 AMI went to my local BMV here in Ohio to renew my driver's license over the weekend. I had to fill out paperwork with hair color, eye color, etc... you know.. the normal stuff. I wrote Brown for hair.The lady looks at me and says, "Would you like your hair color listed as bald? That's a choice now."I thought it was pretty funny!been there, done that in PA a long time ago. soon I have to get 'realID.' prob be asked same question.
I went for several years with my full head of hair photo after going sly. I always felt an explanation was needed when showing my DL. I was happy when I got a baldie photo upon renewal. Minnesota no longer lists hair color, which makes sense. Hair color can easily change on people.
Quote from: reddog on July 15, 2019, 04:03:07 PMI went for several years with my full head of hair photo after going sly. I always felt an explanation was needed when showing my DL. I was happy when I got a baldie photo upon renewal. Minnesota no longer lists hair color, which makes sense. Hair color can easily change on people.I was actually wondering about that. It's fairly easy to see "brown" on identification and tell whoever is looking at it that you shave it bald. But what about the opposite? I put "bald" on my license and then stop shaving for some reason? Will they accept it if you tell them you stopped shaving it? Will they interpret bald to mean that the person doesn't have any hair on their head naturally? I'm probably over-thinking it.
I think this depends on how you interpret hair colour. I think it usually refers to head hair rather than body hair or beard. Both definitions are good in my opinion. I decided to list Bald as my hair colour because I shave my head daily and intend on keeping it. I think bald is a better identifier than my former hair colour black. That is just my two cents. I look forward to renewing my passport with my bald head as well.