Why is male facial hair so widespread these days?

[Jonathan Bailey]

Say what?
Tom

Well, sometimes "role models" aren't always good role models. People often copycat what they see in celebrities whether or not in good taste.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

Well, sometimes "role models" aren't always good role models. People often copycat what they see in celebrities whether or not in good taste.

The Duke boys in Dukes of Hazard is how young men should look. Tim Allen, as in Tool Time, is how not-so-very-young men should look.

 

[Spirit of Light]

The Duke boys in Dukes of Hazard is how young men should look. Tim Allen, as in Tool Time, is how not-so-very-young men should look.

Just curious, Who decides how a "real man" should look?
Isn't that up to each one of us?
Is it not how we behave that is more important?

 

[columbus]

The Duke boys in Dukes of Hazard is how young men should look.

Driving gigantic cars, getting 2mpg, with racist logos painted on the roof?

Seriously?

What about the bimbo in the really short shorts? Is that the way women should dress for national public appearances?
Tom

 

[Shiranui117]

No, I never said it was RIGHT to follow Hollywood or TV trends. Death, violence and killing is also fashionable on TV and in movies but is it good for the real world to follow?

You say, after you make a post highlighting beardless Hollywood personalities from the 20th century.

I was born in 1964. I'm so accustomed to seeing clean-shaven men for most of my life. All the men in my family were clean-shaven. My 1908-born grandfather thought men with beards looked like dirty bums or hippies. It is customary to cut off the male foreskin in America for sanitary reasons. Foreskins look weird on nude men and boys. Hair on guys' faces also look weird. I can tolerate the looks of a well-trimmed mustache, but that's it.

Nice attempt at backpedaling, though.

 

[Jonathan Bailey]

You say, after you make a post highlighting beardless Hollywood personalities from the 20th century.


Nice attempt at backpedaling, though.

Well, I happen to like how 20th century celebs look! That's is how I would like to see real-world people today look. The sight of beard (and dreadlocks) makes me puke. It's as gross to look at as dog feces.

 

[Shiranui117]

Well, I happen to like how 20th century celebs look! That's is how I would like to see real-world people today look. The sight of beard (and dreadlocks) makes me puke. It's as gross to look at as dog feces.

You might want to talk to a counselor about that. I get people have personal likes and dislikes, but this is way over the top.

 

[Duke_Leto]

In my case, because I’m too lazy to shave.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

I know it's pretty. I don't know what's wrong with me, I just can't get past it for some reason. It's embedded deep in the core of my soul. As if, Maybe my ancestors were enslaved by Mohammadans or battled them or something, and that intuition was encoded in my soul.. IDK.

All I know is that I can't get past it.

Any ancestors of yours who fought Muslims back when the term "Mohammedan" was still used probably had generous facial hair themselves.

 

[Cooky]

Driving gigantic cars, getting 2mpg, with racist logos painted on the roof?

Seriously?

What about the bimbo in the really short shorts? Is that the way women should dress for national public appearances?
Tom

I always liked Roscoe P. Coltrane.

 

[Milton Platt]

I think facial hair is dirty-looking and unsanitary. It's also very uncomfortable to wear. I think men look better clean-shaven.

So do women