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U.K. court says calling a man 'bald' is sexist
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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
A UK court has said calling a man "bald" is sexist and could break equality laws. This is because the word bald is directly related to men. Most bald people are men. This sex discrimination case came after a company boss called a worker bald. The boss fired the worker. The worker won a case of unfair dismissal in a court. The judge said the word bald was harmful to men. He said using it was sexual harassment.
The court had to decide if 'bald' was just an insult, or if it was harassment. The company said it was not harassment because women can also be bald. They said the word bald can be used for both sexes. The court disagreed. It said that commenting on a man's baldness is the same as a man making comments about parts of a woman's body. The top judge said the word bald was related to sex because more men are bald.
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Baldness - Level 2
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A UK court has said calling a man "bald" is sexist. The court said using the word could break equality laws. This is because the word bald is directly related to gender. Most people who are bald are men, so it is wrong to use the word against men. This sex discrimination case came after a worker took his company to court. The boss angrily called the worker bald. The boss fired the worker. The worker won a case of unfair dismissal in the court. The judge said the word bald was harmful. He said using it was sexual harassment.
The court had to decide if 'bald' was an insult, or whether it was harassment. The boss' company said the word bald was not sexual harassment because women can be bald. They said: "In order to be related to sex, it would have to apply to that sex to the exclusion of the other sex." A court judge disagreed with the boss' company. She said that commenting on a man's baldness is the same as a man making comments about parts of a woman's body. The top judge said the word bald was related to sex because more men than women are bald.
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Baldness - Level 3
A court in the U.K. has said calling a man "bald" is sexist. The judge in the court said using the word could break equality laws. The judge said this was because the word bald is "inherently related to gender". This means that because most people who are bald are men, it is wrong to use the word against a man. This sex discrimination case came after a worker took his company to court. The boss called the worker bald. The worker said he had an argument with his boss. The boss angrily called the worker "bald" and fired him. The worker won a case of unfair dismissal in the court. The judge said the word bald was harmful, and that using it was sexual harassment.
The court had to decide if the word bald was simply an insult, or whether it was harassment. Lawyers for the boss' company said calling a man bald was not sexual harassment. They said that women can also be bald. In court, they argued that: "In order to be related to sex, it would have to apply to that sex to the exclusion of the other sex." They said that because women can also be bald, it could not be harassment. A court judge disagreed with the boss' lawyers. She said that commenting on a man's baldness is the same as a man making comments about parts of a woman's body. The lead judge said the word bald was related to gender. He said this was because more men than women are bald.
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