Firstly, I must say we have done nothing to cause male pattern baldness but we come across taunters who have hair but have some other adverse condition which they have caused themselves or have control over. In my view, they have no right mocking us and is morally wrong. I have used fitness as just an example here but there could be others. I also have nothing against people who are unfit because of a medical condition or otherwise but have something against those who have their own shortcomings but never cease to tease those with male pattern baldness.
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I did this once impromptu with someone who was a relentless harrasser. Now this defence has worked many a times with great success every time. I have also used it with some friends (who needs enemies) who have messed themselves up but are blessed to have hair. Here's how it goes:
Someone (pretending to be concerned but actually mocking): Oh! you have lost all your hair. What's happening?
Me: Hair doesn't matter, but one's body should be fit
Someone: Yes, that's true
I am quite fit (38 years at ideal BMI, slim but muscular) so I do this to people who I know for sure are trying to mock my baldness while being oblivious to their disregard for their fitness or something else. I do not feel guilty because first, they are mocking me purposefully for something I have no control over so I consider it to be equivalent of mocking a disabled person. Second, because they have control over fitness but are oblivious to it and think they are more attractive just because they have hair. I Agree NOT. Ask any woman, baldness over obesity anyday, specially for older men.
The end result usually is that they lose their confidence and I gain mine. They never mock me again and some have even come back to me later saying how good looking and fit I am at this age (kind of tacit aplogy which I appreciate them for in my heart).
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I did this once impromptu with someone who was a relentless harrasser. Now this defence has worked many a times with great success every time. I have also used it with some friends (who needs enemies) who have messed themselves up but are blessed to have hair. Here's how it goes:
Someone (pretending to be concerned but actually mocking): Oh! you have lost all your hair. What's happening?
Me: Hair doesn't matter, but one's body should be fit
Someone: Yes, that's true
I am quite fit (38 years at ideal BMI, slim but muscular) so I do this to people who I know for sure are trying to mock my baldness while being oblivious to their disregard for their fitness or something else. I do not feel guilty because first, they are mocking me purposefully for something I have no control over so I consider it to be equivalent of mocking a disabled person. Second, because they have control over fitness but are oblivious to it and think they are more attractive just because they have hair. I Agree NOT. Ask any woman, baldness over obesity anyday, specially for older men.
The end result usually is that they lose their confidence and I gain mine. They never mock me again and some have even come back to me later saying how good looking and fit I am at this age (kind of tacit aplogy which I appreciate them for in my heart).