The UK said calling a man "bald" is sexist. This is because the word bald is related to men. Most bald people are men. A company boss called a worker bald. The boss fired the worker. The worker won a case against the company in a court. The judge said the word bald was sexual harassment and harmful to men.
The court decided if 'bald' was an insult or harassment. The company said it was not harassment because women can be bald. The court disagreed. It said that saying a man is bald is the same as talking about parts of a woman's body. The court said the word bald was sexist because most bald people are men.
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Baldness - Level 1, Baldness - Level 2 or Baldness - Level 3
Sources- https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/bald-hair-men-man-ruling-high-court-latest-tony-finn/
- https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30968722/calling-man-bald-sexual-harassment-judge-rules/
- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/high-court-rules-calling-man-33866756
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