Bald-gate

[kahvi]

Oh lol - I haven't been writing for a while, and I just dug out my Cabin Pressure WIP... and discovered the following passage:

Mr. Smith frowned, adjusting his glasses. His height was not the only thing that differed from Martin's mental image of him; in fact, he looked nothing at all like a sassy LGBT blogger. His glasses, though designer and

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[hazeltea]

I don't get what's so bad about Martin having a little bald spot wtf people.

I guess thinning hair makes teenagers feel like they are lusting after their dads, while I am so old that it doesn't matter LOL

[kahvi]

It's teenage Cumberfans having a hissy fit, IMO.

I mean, my vision of Martin is as described above; maybe because he reminds me so much of Rimmer. But then again, that's just another way of saying "imperfect hair", of which baldness is another variant. Perfectly valid, all.

And, of course, there's the minor point that JOHN FINNEMORE ACTUALLY GETS TO DECIDE WHAT MARTIN LOOKS LIKE. FFS.

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