Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley had the perfect response to a troll who tried to shame her about her hair loss due to an autoimmune disease.
House Representative for the 7th congressional district of Massachusetts, Pressley revealed in January of last year that she has alopecia - a condition that causes her hair to fall out.
After proudly revealing her bald head, and she has been sporting the incredible look ever since.
But despite embracing the look, some people have taken umbrage with her appearance and made their opinions known on Twitter.
Rapper Common posted images of the Congresswoman in the House, along with one of her quotes, to Twitter, and in the comments section, a Twitter user was needlessly necessarily cruel.
They wrote: "She could at least wear a weave. I can't..."
However, users of the social networking website were quick to jump to Pressley's defense, with one rightfully pointing out that society needs to normalize female hair loss.
A second wrote: "What is wrong with you? You actually think you can tell [women] how to wear their hair? A Congresswoman? You’re pathetic."
A third added: "She shouldn't wear a weave. We need to normalize women who have hair loss."
However, the best response to the troll came from Pressley herself who simply replied: "Nope!" alongside a fire selfie.
The congresswoman then joked that she wasn't just replying to a troll, it was her way of saying she wants to be cast in the next Black Panther movie sequels. She added the hashtag #AlopeciaStrong.
She wrote: "I know y'all think I'm just replying to a cruel troll mocking me for not, 'wearing a weave' but this is really my soft appeal to be cast in Black Panther sequels as a #DoraMilaje Cc #RyanCoogler @DanaiGurira @shauneywood @sydelle_noel #AlopeciaStrong"
According to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation, alopecia is a "common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp, face and sometimes on other areas of the body. The condition affects as many as 6.8 million people in the US with a lifetime risk of 2%."
Pressley previously opened up about her hair loss in an exclusive video with the Root.
