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Or blonde white people.
People who aren't in Seinfeld.
This comment is outrageous, egregious, preposterous!
The Boombox Incident: removing bald people from photos
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For me it's the same with characters from Friends. I can't see them in another role (except Jennifer, it's kind of odd to see her in other things but not as much as the others). That being said, George is an absolutely great character and one of my favourites in sitcoms :) Just reading these comments makes me want to rewatch Seinfeld.
I thought David Schwimmer was pretty perfect as Cpt. Sobel in BoB.
Yeah, might depend on the movie / series.
I did like LeBlanc in "Episodes" as well :)
Overall, seeing them will always remind me of their characters though.
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Blond hair is easy to fix. Hair dye has been around for years. Why shouldn’t bald people be afforded the same freedom, in an era where we literally fly through the air on titanium wings just to take vacations?
It's the term "fix" that I don't like. It assumes the opposite state is broken.
A person with normal hair growth can choose to be bald. Someone with alopecia cannot choose the reverse. If baldness were to appear only by choice rather than as a result of low IGF-1 expression in hair follicles, I would imagine it would be more respectable, not less.
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#64As a photo store clerk I can confirm that this is indeed one of the most frequent requests we get, so this could be a huge timesaver. But you really need to work on the removal part, it’s practically unusable as it is!
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#65Loosely related video, Star Trek actor talks about being bald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqm_Iq8rFeg . I'm linking it to remind that perceiving baldness as something negative (here: a criterion for removal from a photo) can be a cause of distress and loss of confidence.
Come on are there no limits to how sensitive people can be? It’s joke article on the internet, if that offends someone they need to see a shrink. I’m sensitive about my hair in person, with people I care about, but you really can’t be worrying about what online jokers joke about. That would be a full time job.
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There is medication that can prevent baldness. It has very rare, but very scary side-effects though. Eventually we might have something that fixes the genes responsible for baldness.
I don't feel like baldness is something that needs to be fixed. To me that sounds the same as saying the genes for blonde hair can be "fixed".
Then you’re out of touch. Almost all men are very unhappy about losing hair, but very few mind being blond. Some even like it!
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#67hey, author here, thanks for the attention on this post, especially the feedback regarding CV techniques. i wanted to write about some basic computer vision tools in the context of a Seinfeld reference. it was intended as a joke, but i realize it could be hurtful. i'm sorry if i hurt anybody's feelings.
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I do understand why people would feel insecure about baldness. Is it changing for the better though? Loads of "cool" bald people, think Vin Diesel etc. I still have a head full of hair and just turned 30. Not sure how I'd feel as I've had long hair all my life. I do feel that the volume isn't as high as it was in my early 20s.. I hope we make some progress in a cure either way.
There is medication that can prevent baldness. It has very rare, but very scary side-effects though. Eventually we might have something that fixes the genes responsible for baldness.
I've been taking finasteride for nearly a decade. No side effects for me and costs $40 a year. Haven't lost an inch of hairline since I started. My hairline is frozen at mild temple recession that looks "age appropriate" now that I'm older.
Yes I do have to keep taking it but I'm fine with that. Can't even imagine being completely bald at 30 which I would be if I hadn't started it young
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