30, that's not the ******* point dude. Wow. Also, OP, your mom's a ****. I'd hate to hear what she would have to say if you actually were dating a transgender :/ she does not sound very supportive of any decision you, or your gf make.

Was that comment really necessary? Plenty of people shave their hair to raise awareness of cancer (ever heard of The World's Greatest Shave appeal?) and knowing that they aren't the only person with a bald head can really boost a patient's confidence and mood (which, if studies are anything to go by, positive moods CAN actually help with treatment). Many cancer patients feel ugly or alone when they are sick, which is made even worse when their hair falls during chemo. Knowing that a friend is willing to be bald with you can really make a person feel less alone. Sometimes it's the small things that can help.

32, In my book "supporting" patients by shaving your head is not very different from supporting disaster victims using facebook likes. If you want to do something useful, donate money to cancer research or visit your sick friend more.

Take it easy guys, he's just an idiot. The fact that she would shave her head makes her way stronger than most people. Most guys wouldn't even do that and there is no social stigma for guys to be bald, while as for women, there is a huge stigma. Exibit A: OP's mom.

I knew there would be at least one poster. Its her FRIEND meaning she probably sees her a lot therefor the support makes sense. Be nice.

Except for the fact that it's a million times more personable than Facebook likes, and it takes a lot more effort than clicking an icon. Oh wait! Shaving your head, which can be incredibly difficult for a girl to do, to show direct support and unity with a single sick person is totally exactly the same as taking a millisecond to click an icon you guys. Her hair was probably donated to Locks of Love too, as is often the case in situations like this, so that a wig could be made for a cancer patient dealing with the trauma of losing their hair. But again, that's the same as liking a Facebook page. Derp. Plus, how do you even know that OP's gf DIDN'T donate money to cancer research? Or that she DOESN'T spend as much time with her sick friend as she can? Are you psychic? God that comment made me nauseous. You have to make an effort to be that screwed up in the head.

43, It is a nice move, but ONLY, if she sold her hair (for a wig) and donated money for cancer research. If she didn't do that, it was a pointless move that creates illusion that you're doing something good (when in reality your action changes nothing). Going bald isn't really efficient for raising awareness - you should launch ad campaign for that instead. Still, it is her head, so she can do whatever she wants with it. Still pointless, though.

Honestly, if I were to have cancer I wouldn't allow my friends to do that just because of me. I wouldn't care much for it. It's impressive and all that she did it, but I just wouldn't. So now we look alike? Yeah, that would make me feel better....

I'm voting troll on EvilUndead. The logic I'm getting here is that the only way you can really help anyone is money. Doing something to make someone feel better and giving them unconditional support and love through the most traumatizing time of their lives is completely pointless. If you can't afford to donate money to cancer research, you're obviously a terrible person who can't do any good in the world because all good gestures are based on materialism. Obviously. You really think it doesn't do any good? Why don't you talk to her friend.

60, If your friend breaks a leg, will you break your own leg to "support" your friend? Your friend won't get better faster, but you'll get a broken leg. That's the same logic as with "go bald to support cancer patients". If you search a bit on the internet you'll find that some cancer patients find it offensive, some other cancer ex-patients said that "when you have cancer, going bald is least of your worries", and some other said that they wouldn't want their friends to shave because of them. As for money... money get things done. Unlike money, attention YOU (not the cancer patient) will get because you went bald is pretty much useless. There are much better ways to help - visit your friend more often, help them if they need to get something but can't leave hospital, and so on. Pretty much everything is more useful than shaving your head to make a pointless statement.

I (and others) explained to you why a person might shave their head to support a friend with cancer, and you're choosing to ignore the points and be contrary about it. Yes, that's called trolling. I will say "**** you" though, because it's obvious you don't know anybody with cancer if you had to "research" the opinions of cancer patients to prove a point. I've had (and lost) enough friends and family members with cancer (not to mention, worked in a hospital with a cancer ward) to know what these small gestures can do for people. By your logic, clown doctors and gifts for patients shouldn't exist because they don't "help" the patients cure the disease. If you really think that a person who shaves their head to support cancer is being a selfish asshole, then **** you. They aren't being an asshole. You are.

Thank you Ameel, couldn't have said it better myself. I've been debating whether or not EvilUndead is just a troll or a robot, since the importance of sentimental gestures seems lost upon them. Tragic, really.

Dunno why you people bother replying to EvilUndead. He's a desperate attention ***** who picks the unpopular opinion and argues it just to giggle at how badly you all get so pissed off. Kind of like Djeepee and a certain other commenter who "used" to post here. Hmm...

67, All am I saying that shaving head provide no support, can make your friend feel guilty (I would feel guilty if a pretty girl shaved her hair because of me), and there are better ways to help. So far people that disagree with me have failed to provide decent evidence to support their point. I've seen opinions of cancer patients say that doing this is pointless/stupid, and my position makes sense to me. I've spent plenty of time being sick and don't see how the heck somebody's bald head would make me better. Is that supposed to be "look, I can be ugly too" logic? A good way to ruin somebody's mood completely, if you ask me. Yes, clown doctors are stupid for adults. If I'm sick, I want to be healed QUICKLY by a professional, without dealing with useless crap. If I want to see a clown, I"ll go to circus or watch circus program. Gifts makes sense, because being sick (especially in a hospital) is insanely boring. People that try to support you emotionally in most cases are simply annoying. Moral support works better when gestures are subtle and unintended. Shaving your head is not subtle. Example of a good moral support is when you know that you have a reliable friend you can phone in case some serious shit happens while you're sick. By the way, AFAIK my grandfather died because of cancer.

73, you're trying to prove that people that can reason/argue (without going berserk and murdering their opponent) went extinct, right? Tragic, really.

88- Nice attempt at equivocation, but that comment in no way addresses what I actually said. At best, you're a feeble-minded idiot who gets warped satisfaction out of arguing for the sake of it. At worst, you're a common troll.

Brilliant use of the deductive fallacy there, Holmes. You find it annoying and useless, therefore everyone does. Makes so much sense that my brain just exploded. Trollbot.

98, Conclusion: some people can think rationally when discussion involves certain topics (like cancer, in your case). When such topics are touched and opinion doesn't match theirs, their logical thinking shuts down, they go into agressive mode and start hurling insults ("you dare to think differently? You must be a troll/idiot/whatever") - a total failure to comprehend different opinion. Pathetic. It is a good thing that in less than 100 years all those poor excuses for a humans will eventually turn into a nice fertilizer, at which point they'll finally become useful.

Sometimes, Perdix, I just want to punch you right in the face.

51- why, because he took offense to closed-minded stupidity?

Guess what doc, I'm trans myself. So no, not because he took offense to close-minded stupidity, because I did too. However, while I understand he was trying to be funny with the strap on, card carrying thing, it wasn't. At all. Because, for one, that sort of thing is sensitive for a lot of trans people. Joking about a transgender person's genitals is not something you should do (while it may not seem like that's what Perdix was joking about, and it probably wasn't his intention, it was. A strap on is just as much a transman's genitals as the ****** he was born with). Because,

Stupid mobile app. Accidentally hit the send button before I was done. Because, my lack of penis is one of my largest (if not THE largest) source of discomfort I have with my body. Jokes like that just remind me of what I don't have, and they make me feel like crap. So, doc, before you assume I'd want to punch him because he was offended, read his comment a few times and stop and think that his joke may have been offensive. Thank you, and have a lovely day.