You are always going to get very different views on something like this. Immaturity is, after all, not illegal. All I would say is make sure you know the person and their personality very well because it is tantamount to assault and a sense of humour failure could turn into something much worse.
It can appear very funny on the outside but it could easily be quite a traumatic experience from someone with self-confidence issues.
theyre mates, obviously he knows his character and will know how he would take it, this isnt something you do to a 'fairweather friend' the 2nd part of your post is quite interesting though and probably applies to half the people disgusted at this
lets also not forget the fact it could effect his job.
imagine hes a trainee lawyer or whatever how is he going to explain to his bosses he now looks like a BNP thug with a shaved head?
they are mates, mates wouldnt do that if it was going to affect you in such a detrimental way!
Why do you presume a thing like this?
He's an ace bloke that can have a laugh and has been a close mate since play school! He was 20 then and is now 24.
He took it on the chin (or the scalp as the case may be) and laughed it off because he knew he'd been a light weight. Same as any of my group of friends would.
fair play and well said
All you have to do is shave the rest of your head, it takes about a week and a half till you cant see skin anymore, whats the big deal, please tell me, some men are way too attached to their hair in a feminine like way, i have a term for that, can you guess what it is
some people have never really had proper mates have they I guess, this is what my group of friends used to do to each other about 17 years or so ago, ive done it and had it done to me, lol at all the 30 somethings disgusted at it, im sure they wont be doing it at that age, just like me and my mates dont do it anymore
if you never had experiences like this when you were young then you have missed out on some good laddish friendships, im sure that will no doubt offend some people, i guess they are the sort of people I could never be friends with because I find they are boring and anal