Oscars

Sunday’s Oscars has gotten to us bald women for a reason. It’s not always easy to walk around bald. Some of us has gone years to get to a comfortable spot to leave our homes to only get stared at or called out our names or called sir, bruh, man, some think we should cover up to avoid being talked about. After we just spent years getting to this point, you want us to go back in hiding because the world isn’t ready for us? On July 13, 2022, it would be 10 years since I got brave enough to expose my head after hiding my Alopecia for 12 years and accept the fact that I’ll never have a full head of hair again, but I now have a life of dealing with insensitive people. Most days I’m good, but some days I wish people had a clue what they just did. I’m not saying violence is the way to go, but sometimes you have to control from going to that level. If I didn’t have that control, I might not have my job right now. I think we all need to be kinder to everyone jokingly or not. Everyone has a situation that they’re not ready to be made fun of yet and us bald women is not going to keep hiding behind wigs, hats and scarfs because the world isn’t ready to see us. It’s part of why I wrote my story Smile Through It All to show what I’ve went through to get to this comfortable spot. And since I’m also a survivor of domestic violence is why I don’t condone violence of any kind to solve an issue. I pray we all learn to get along and use our words wisely and get a more understanding of why people react the way they do. I know a comics life is to talk about people, places and things, but know your audience a lil bit please. Some have taken their lives over being bald and not being able to cope with the aftermath of folks teasing them. Y’all have a great day and rest of your week. If you want to read my story here’s where you can go to order a book. smilethroughitall.org