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The social implications of fuzzy-facedness Submitted by Joe Idoni on Mon, 2005-12-19 10:03.
I'm growing a beard. The first comment I received about this personal statement was from my girlfriend. It went something like this, "You look great either way, but you look better with it trimmed." Well I'll be damned. You see, I don't understand where this began, but I'm pretty sure where it will end. This sort of social convention is completely baffling to me. Do people think that my unwillingness to shave makes me a lazy person? Or maybe having my face hidden (naturally, I might add) makes me dishonest? Well I say screw that. Shaving is a serious pain in the neck. And if anyone can disagree with this, then I invite them to step up. I won't even limit this to men since women have just as much of a difficult time shaving their legs (although they may argue this point). So I am going to cease toiling for social convention! I say throw away your razors, shit-can your shaving cream, grow your hair out and show the masses that you are no puppet to their mischeivous deviance! Or you could not.
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Damn apostrophe's
Linz,
You'd think that I would know better than that with my high-powered public school education.
But I guess that you never wrestled. Even the toughest man (and maybe some women) would shed a tear when having their leg hair ripped out. Besides, it makes it easier to wear stockings.
Idoni
Priorities
Signor Idoni—I don't mind if you shave (though the goatee is fetching) & hate homos. I do mind if you put an apostrophe where there shouldn't be one, as in the plural of homo.
Anyway, while on tonsorial values:
Why do Sumo wrestlers shave their legs?
So as not to be mistaken for feminists.
Damnit!
I suppose I'll have to shave and hate homo's now. Sorry Linz.
Idoni
Objectivism
Joe, you wrote:
"This sort of social convention is completely baffling to me. Do people think that my unwillingness to shave makes me a lazy person? Or maybe having my face hidden (naturally, I might add) makes me dishonest?"
Ayn Rand thought male facial hair was indicative of a piss-poor sense-of-life.
So get with the program, buster! Get a grip!
Michael
I guess that's the thing
I guess that's the thing about stereotypes; sometimes they're true...
I think I was called
I think I was called different before the beard.... or was that asshole?
As long as its not patchy
Welcome to the club but be prepared for pets and small children to recoil in fear.
And its not that people think you're lazy but that you're different. And anything different is bad, or at least open to criticism.
I agree, Joe. Shaving is a
I agree, Joe. Shaving is a real pain in the tush. But while most men look good (or at least presentable) with facial hair, women with hairy legs and under arms are seen as unkempt. Unless you're French, of course, but for them, even bathing is looked upon as a semi-annual chore. Why do you think they're so fond of prefume?
Summer