Daisy+A's+Op-Ed+Article

**"Why did you shave your head?" and other condescending questions I am asked too often.**

 * 1:** I shaved my head during a black out because it seemed like a good idea and my parents were asleep.


 * 2:** It is an edgy style I feel I can pull off. I got the idea from the model Alice Dellal. I knew it wasn't going to look awful.


 * 3:** It's none of your damn business. Maybe its me being an asshole, but do you really want to know why I shaved me head? Or are you trying to bring to my attention that fact that it is different and therefore "weird" and something not many people would do. I mean really, if I was concerned about how you thought of me, I would have **never** shaved my head. You're not interested in why, you're intimidated by my confidence and are trying to make me feel self-conscious. I shaved my head because I wanted to, and that's it.

I feel bad for the people who ask me condescending questions. All it shows me is how insecure you are, and how sad it is that you feel the need to take a chunk out of someone else's to help bring yourself up. I don't understand why people need to be so mean to feel better about themselves. Really. Do people have nothing better to do than to hate everyone, and throw themselves in to a cycle of self-loathing? The last thing an insecure person needs is to be mean, because now not only do they feel bad for themselves, but they will also have no friends to love and support them. People have this tendency to get stuck in these vicious cycles and never end up getting out. I never want to be trapped in one; it looks terrible.

Whenever I get asked a question like this, I never know how to respond. Do I make it funny and say I fell on scissors? Do I make it serious and tell them I had brain surgery which also explains my outfit? I mostly just look at them oddly and tell the truth. I find that it is almost more effective, because my calm reply throws their insulting tone back in their face and makes them look like a fool. It is such an awkward situation there really is no correct way to respond.

People like this make me grateful for my boldness. I rarely have a problem with how I look, and if I do, it is never long term. I can't wrap my head around the idea of insulting others to make yourself feel better. I really just don't get it. I feel like shaking them and screaming, **"GROW UP"** at the top of my lungs! It's shear immaturity.

Maybe people just haven't learned how to inflect their tone properly yet. These questions are nonetheless irritating, and a waste of my time to answer. If you truly are interested, ask me in a tone which doesn't imply "you're a freak."