Someone is Posing as Me!
As of May 2, 2009 the picture on the left is me. That’s right, this bald chick’s hair loss is going in remission. I won’t know for another six months if my hair is stable, but for now it is. I have both scarring and non-scarring Alopecia. Scarring Alopecia’s technical name is Cicatricial Alopecia. The scar exists under the skin and no outward signs of scarring can be seen. Upon close examination of my scalp, you will however see that there are no openings for hair to grow. The holes are closed up. This is a permanent loss of hair that can NEVER grow back. I have these spots all over my scalp. I also have been through a wide range of other forms of non-scarring Alopecia which is not permanent. Over the last five and a half years, I have not seen as much growth as I have now. I attribute this awesome hair growth to the lack of mold out here in the South West. Hair that seemed to be missing for so long has awakened like Sleepy Hollow. Those hairs that have been sleeping have chosen to awaken white as snow. It is definitely a very interesting look for me.
So here I am in all my glory. No make up, and newly growing almost full head of hair coming in. I posted that picture yesterday on the Women’s Hair Loss Project Network. Well, today, I get a private message on the Network from one of the ladies who was concerned about a blog site she stumbled upon and it had a picture of ME there. She gave me the link, and I was angry beyond all belief by what I saw. Let me give you a little background about the Women’s Hair Loss Project Network and Forum…
The Network and Forum were created to be a safe place for women to come and talk about their hair loss and seek comfort and support. I wrote an article about the Network if you would like to read it here. Anyway, one
of the reasons I love the Network and Forum is that you will not find any kind of advertising for hair loss products of any kind. The owner of the site has dedicated her life to helping women who suffer from hair loss. There are lots of forums and membership sites out there and the one thing they all have in common is that they offer some sort of products. Now, there is nothing wrong with making money, but I believe that there should be at least one place in the whole of the world wide web where women can escape from being bombarded by someone peddling a wig, topper, laser comb, laser treatments, pills and potions all promising to grow that head of hair back. The hair loss product industry is huge! There is a lot of money to be made there. On the Alopecian Muse, I have also chosen NOT to sell any products related to hair loss. My reason? I believe that women can be beautiful bald, and if they see that there is yet another option in being bald, why not?! Not everyone can afford expensive wigs, hair systems, loony “laser therapy” that doesn’t work, hair loss potions, or harmful medication that may or may not help in the hair growth process. We are bombarded everyday with these things, and when you are a woman and you are going bald, you will try almost ANYTHING to get that head of hair back. One woman said to me joking around that if hair would grow back by strangers pissing on her head, she would let them do it just so it would grow again. Was she really joking? I don’t think so. Hair loss is such a deeply emotionally scarring process that leaves both men and women feeling less than beautiful. Less secure. Those of us who have experienced it have gone through times of isolation, pushing away even those we love the most out of self preservation.
So…who is the freaking poser? Well, it is obviously a new member of the Women’s Hair Loss Project Network. You wouldn’t believe it if I told you how many people peddling products sign up trying to sell their shit on the Network. Selling stuff will get you immediately banned from the site, but that doesn’t stop greedy people from trying anyway.
This woman copied pictures of me and a few other ladies on the Network and decided to post them on her blog as HER! Beyond the fact that it is not her in those photos, she is using the picture of ME and my new hair growth to sell an e-book titled “Reverse Female Hair Loss” written by a woman named Ashley Michaels. Why would this chick need to use pictures of women on the Network instead of her own? Not only that, but gives a bogus testimony? It is all a big lie and hoax! This woman is trying to get her piece of the hair loss pie and wants to use unsuspecting women to do so! Do you see anything wrong with that? Here are two screen shots of her site:
I plan on also leaving a nice little blog on the Network directed at her, so after I do that she may actually remove the site and/or pictures. I thought a few screen shots were in order just in case she does decide to take down the site. I will also be reporting this to the company she is trying to make money from…namely Ashley Michaels. There are genuinely sincere people out there that do want to help women with hair loss, and I don’t want to disparage Ashley Michaels name or e-book because I have not read it. I don’t know if her book is just a big lie, or if there is some truth to it. One thing I do know though…if I were selling an e-book and bogus claims were being employed, I would sue their asses for everything they got.
A little message for Miss Becky from “Becky’s Hair Loss Blog”:
Becky,
You have come onto the Network “claiming” to be a woman in need of support for your hair loss, but all you have done is show that you are a money grubbing, hair loss whore trying to make money off the misery and vulnerability of others. Why use our photos? Why not use your own? You make me sick beyond belief.
Go crawl back under that rock you came from you fucking snake!
No Longer Yours,
Angela
For anyone wishing to leave Miss Becky a comment on her blog about all this, I highly encourage it! She may end up removing it, so get over there as quickly as possible and leave her your thoughts! Spread the love my friends. What she did was wrong, make sure to let her know!
Here is her site:
http://beckyshairlossblog.blogspot.com/
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John J Savo, the Authoring Auctioneer on Sun, 3rd May 2009 10:26 pm
Well, I just left her a nasty comment and I asked for an RT of this article on Twitter.
That bitch will burn in hell.
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Angela on Sun, 3rd May 2009 10:30 pm
Thanks John…I’ll have to go over and see what you said! Thanks for your support and the Sweet Tweets!
diesel on Sun, 3rd May 2009 10:38 pm
Came here via John. That chick is lame as hell. I bet her site disappears within days. And your scalp looks sweet!
Angela on Sun, 3rd May 2009 10:43 pm
Hey Rob (Diesel) I love your site! Thanks for the compliment too.
fracas on Sun, 3rd May 2009 10:53 pm
Came here via Rob’s retweet of John’s tweet. How awful she did that to you (or anyone)! Every copycat/thief out there is making a huge statement about themselves… and it’s this:
“Hi. I’m to fraccing lame to achieve anything on my own so I have to steal from someone who isn’t.”
And I too wanted to offer my compliments. You’re pretty dang beautiful!
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Angela on Sun, 3rd May 2009 11:07 pm
Hi Fracas,
Man, John has some really cool friends! LOL I just visited your site…very nice! I’m adding you to my Great Links page.
Thank you for the compliment too!
hennared on Sun, 3rd May 2009 11:36 pm
I ’stopped by’ to say ‘hello’ to Ms. Becky. Grrrrrrrr! May
she get buried in her own horse sh*t!
Angela on Sun, 3rd May 2009 11:48 pm
Hello my Henna goddess! Thanks for the support!
mary on Sun, 3rd May 2009 11:53 pm
I also found another blog by “becky shultz” that is identical that uses your image…
http://losingmylifeonehairatatime.wordpress.com/
Angela on Sun, 3rd May 2009 11:58 pm
Hi Mary,
Thank you for bringing this other blog to my attention too.
Geez, I wonder how many others she has out there.
Tara S. Dickherber, M.Ed, CPC on Mon, 4th May 2009 10:48 am
I’m glad people are speaking up and telling you what their finding!
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Svasti on Mon, 4th May 2009 8:15 pm
Whoever this blogger is, what they are doing is appalling. But have you ever considered perhaps its not even a female? Possibly, just some guy and in all liklihood, has hundreds of websites similar to this, trying to scam people into buying something or other.
The scam world is such a freaky place. There’s even people who now set up spam accounts on Twitter, as if they think people are too stupid to recognise spam content!
Its horrible when its personal, and they are using your picture. But seriously, this could be one of many strings to this scammer’s bow.
I hope you find a way to make them take it down. Have you contacted Blogger and Wordpress to advise them that these blogs are fakes? They might be able to do something for you there. Good luck!!
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Angela on Mon, 4th May 2009 9:19 pm
Hi Svasti,
I have considered that it may in fact be a man or more to the point some low life sub-creature that dwells like a parasite living online and WE are the host. LOL
I have not flagged this person or reported it to wordpress or blogger because I’m waiting on a response from a complaint I submitted to a cyber crime government site. The longer it stays up, the more chance they get to see it live. I also have printed the websites as well as taken screen shots of everything. It was something they asked for in the event that they take things to the next level and the site magically disappears.
I don’t go on Twitter that much because I have seen exactly what you are talking about.
Thanks for stopping by!
Fabiana on Fri, 24th Jul 2009 7:34 am
I’m glad I found your blog and could prove my theory right! It’s obviously a sham by a sick bastard and I almost fell into it for I suffer from alopecia. It made me sick, I can imagine how you felt when you saw your picture being used. Well done!!
Veronica Garcia on Sat, 9th Jan 2010 3:17 am
I cannot believe this shit!
I am SO sorry! If there is ANYTHING I can help you with please let me know.
Best of luck to you and I hope the site decides to do something about this crap because that is just flat out ridiculous!
Love and Hugs YOUR Way!
Curt G on Thu, 20th May 2010 6:41 am
I’m a 40 yr old male and have found bald women sexy since puberty. They are rare and beautiful. I don’t need for her to wear a school uniforms of clothes pins. I’ve seen that picture online, it didn’t do anything for me. I don’t understand how bald has to be associated with a sexual perversion or fetish. Society finds bald women unaceptable so men who find them attractive must be perverts. If a man likes large breasts on a women is that a fetish, if so why do so many women get breast implants or nose jobs. Women say love me for who I am inside, then go thru great pains to make themselves look exactly like the other women, accept my baldness, look past it to the person, but if my baldness gets you excited then there is something wrong with you, you just want my bald head. I think that women how have lost their hair find themselves unattactive so if a man finds them attractive there must be something wrong with that guy. Some people like their eggs over-easy others scrambled, it’s a matter of personnal prefference. If I lost all my hair and I met a nice women who was attracted to my baldness should I be offended? what a sicko, she should be repulsed to me? You women who suffer hair loss immediatly try to cover it up, why because you all stay in the closet and deny that part of you. Why don’t you stick up for each other? we all know there are bald women out there but finding one is rare. I can’t be bald because none of the other women are bald. Herd mentality. I surf around to all the bald sites and when you stumble accross an alopeian site the whole thing is about “the tragedy of baldness” and evil bald predators are around evey corner “their prabably linked to alciada” It’s like the old joke “I wouldn’t be a member of a club that would have me.”
Most baldfiles are guys who find baldness not just attactive but sexy “Oh the shame of it, they are perves” I’m a great looking guy with all his hair, I’ve had many women but not a single bald one. I knew that if I could find just one of these rare beautys I would marry her and never let her go.I guess I’m one sick puppy.
Angela on Thu, 20th May 2010 6:58 am
Hi Curt,
Thanks for your comment…it was very appreciated. It is often hard for a bald woman who has medically lost her hair to appreciate her total beauty. I went through it. Almost every woman I know who is losing her hair goes through it. Bald women are sexy, and at the same time, there are men (I know from personal experience) who do not want to have anything to do with personally, but instead are always asking me to post pictures of me shaving my head. That is totally different than what you are talking about. I’m talking about straight up fetishism with no regard for who I am personally. Men who have seen me, and have the balls to ask if I’d be interested in taking pictures of me shaving my own daughter’s head after I’m done shaving.
When bald women come into their own and accept that they will be bald for the rest of their lives, they begin to come out of their shell and shine. It is truly a most rare beauty, because finding women who can be who they are inside and out is a daunting task. We all cover up things we don’t like about ourselves, and find ways to divert attention from the things that can’t be hidden. Whether a woman is bald or has a full head of hair, the more content she is in her heart that she is following her dreams and passions…the more beautiful she becomes.