Comments, put-downs, jokes about being bald

[zzaapp]

OK, a Warhawk-like question for you...

It seems like baldness is the one physical characteristic that many people don't feel a need to be "polite" about.  We've been told since childhood by our parents, that its not polite to make fun of somebody because they are fat, smelly, buck toothed, big eared, etc., but bald guys seem to be considered fair game for comments, put-downs and jokes.

So, what has been your experience with such things since going sly?

Personally, I used to get a lot of comments like "getting a bit thin up there", or "your hair ain't there".  After I shaved my head, no more comments or jokes.

Anybody else notice something similar, or has your experience been different?

[Razor X]

I've never gotten many comments before or after going sly -- with the exception of older guys in their 50s and 60s, who always seem to be thrilled to see someone who is younger than they are and bald -- either because they are bald themselves, or because they still have their hair and think that is an accomplishment on their part. 

[Brkeatr]

I have gotten 1 negative comment in 3 years. A very opinonated lady, whom by the way I hardly know, said I look like a skinhead one night as my wife and I were going to church !! Other than that comment everyone else has either said nice things or remained silent about the bald head.

[slyatlast]

I used to get 'em relating to my MPB. 

Now since going sly, I get nothin' but respect!   

[hammerdrill376]

One guy I work with told me I look like the Grand Dragon of the KKK. I told him I do have white sheets...but they are usually on the bed!

[PowerOfCheese]

A neighbor known for being a grouch and who I've NEVER seen without a baseball hat on said "hey baldie". I smiled and said "nice to see you too". He replied, "sensitive?". I said "If I was sensitive I'd probably always have a hat on."

There was no response.

[schro]

A neighbor known for being a grouch and who I've NEVER seen without a baseball hat on said "hey baldie". I smiled and said "nice to see you too". He replied, "sensitive?". I said "If I was sensitive I'd probably always have a hat on."

There was no response.

Well done, PoC!!!

[Razor X]

A neighbor known for being a grouch and who I've NEVER seen without a baseball hat on said "hey baldie". I smiled and said "nice to see you too". He replied, "sensitive?". I said "If I was sensitive I'd probably always have a hat on."

There was no response.

Excellent!!     

[Brkeatr]

LOL.....good come back POC....

[phuzzphree]

Good thinkin' POC.

I usually make the first joke.  Usually something about letting my hair down, or riding w/ the top off the jeep and the wind through my hair.

If it's someone that is in denial making the joke, I just look at 'em and ask, "So what is your point?"

[Will]

I think this kind of goes back to the whole confidence thing again.  I never got any bad remarks when I was starting to thin.  I think it was because of the way I carried myself.  I didn't really let it bother me and I never really brought it up accept discussing it with my wife once in a while.  I only ended up shaving because I...Well, just felt like shaving to try it out.  I actually received more "bad" remarks after I went Sly.  Like a few joking name calls and jokes about the slick dome.  But they were mostly all in fun.  People will react to anything like that if it's something out of the norm.  Like for example, when I first shaved my head slick it was a shocker to most people.  So of course they're going to make some sort of comment about it for a while.  Whether good or bad there are going to be comments made when you do something "extreme."  The one thing that I really can't stand...Or the comment that keeps being made to this day is from my mom.  She is always saying to me, "Why don't you just try some of that Rogaine stuff that will help hair grow back in if you don't like the thinning instead of shaving?"  But what she KEEPS failing to realize is that it's not really the thinning I'm worried about.  That's not the whole purpose of me shaving me head.  I tried it once just to try it and liked it.  Yes, maybe I was more interested in trying it because I was thinning but the point is I didn't let the fact that my hair was thinning make me feel bad about myself.  She, and people like her, will never get it.  Oh well. 

[PeripheralxMvmnt]

Good thinkin' POC.

I usually make the first joke.  Usually something about letting my hair down, or riding w/ the top off the jeep and the wind through my hair.

If it's someone that is in denial making the joke, I just look at 'em and ask, "So what is your point?"

same here.  ill also tell them that they should be jealous, because i save money on haircare products. (neglecting to tell them that i spend a small fortune on razor blades....   )

[(|8-)]

I've noticed that people now tell me who they think I look like in the first two or three sentences.  (Phil Dalhausser, John Malkovich, Joe the Plumber.) 

Previously, when with hair I looked more like Alton Brown, people would wait until we were talking for a while, and then be more tentative about it, "Has anybody ever told you you look like...?"  Now they just blurt it out. 

Confidence gets confidence in return?

[Phil Man]

I have developed a thick skin all these years due to the constant comments from my extended family members on my mother's side about my weight, hairloss, and any other physical imperfections they may find in me.

Heh, I never thought I'd find a use for them but they actually made me develop an extremely thick skin that's a very useful armour in the outside world 

[The Scottish Ambassador]

A neighbor known for being a grouch and who I've NEVER seen without a baseball hat on said "hey baldie". I smiled and said "nice to see you too". He replied, "sensitive?". I said "If I was sensitive I'd probably always have a hat on."

There was no response.

 

What a tube he was guys eh?