A liberal activist called a bald man a "skinhead" last month only to find out that the man became bald from a medical condition he suffered while serving in the military.
The activist was standing outside an event in which Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos was speaking. He was talking with a cameraman and described how a bald man he saw was a "skinhead" because of his appearance and the fact that he was attending a "right-wing event."
"He's got skinhead style, he's in a right-wing event," the activist said. "I mean, like, if you put two and two together."
The cameraman then asked the bald man to come over and confirm if he is a neo-Nazi or not. The man then explained that he is bald because of a medical condition he suffered while serving in the military.
"I have alopecia areata. It is a medical condition that I got while serving in the military," the man said. "I had a backpack on that stops cellphone signals from detonating bombs under our feet. And it either gives you a big white stripe up your head, or it gives you–so I got patches in my head."
The activist then apologized to the veteran for assuming he was a skinhead. The two then went on to have a polite conversation about health care.