Why do people take offense at men with beards?

That must be an Iowa thing. Down here it's goatees.

 

I wish I could grow a beard












haha but there's this dude in my bio lab that has a straggly beard ( I dunno if that's how you say it) but the hairs grow very far apart, so you cans see alot of chin/jaw skin. and they're all very curly...

Every I see him, I just wanna say "What's up pube face?"

 

I've had mine going on 6 months now and I've never heard a complaint. Then again, at 6'0 260 pounds, no one's messed w/ me anyway. Just some crazy stares (the "I want you" stares, not "ewwww...") from girls and had some chick next to me in the dollar store parking lot look at me and lock her doors. Hmmm...

 

Great responses guys. To be honest I was a bit self-conscious at all of the feedback I've been getting lately.

Another question I have is why can women freely hate on guys facial hair, but if we say anything about their hair style/cut/appearance they freak out as if there is a constitutional amendment baring you from doing so?

I don't have a worthy photo of my beard now, as I trimmed it to about 1/4" last night, but here is a shot of me about two years ago with a man-sized beard going. Anytime I would walk up to a group of young ladies they would dart away like fish, older women would try to confront me. A few of my guy friends would call me grizzy adams, and one of my friends (who can't grow a beard) would give me shit everytime we would ride together. My cousins (all married and +5 or so years older) would trip out over it. Older guys like my uncles were really cool and were over it.

 

Surely you understand that trying to figure women out is a losing battle, that will only end in sheer madness.

That is the first thing I'd like to point out here.

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hey that beard in the picture is nothing to be ashamed of. that bad boy is sick! . . i usually rock the tom cruise scruffy look. when it gets too long and actually beard-"ish" my roommates, girls, parents start giving me shit about it. . . . screw em all!!

 

People tend to get out of my way when I have a beard...I have a babyface underneath, so I kind of enjoy the few months a year I can actually intimidate folks.

 

Alright, that's it...I think I'm doing No Shave November. I want to see what I can do...

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once you get past the annoying itchy phase, beards fucking rock. i take it as a compliment when my beard scares or offends people

last year...

 

cause youre in cali! here in wv no one would look twice.

next time a female says something about it, f it, say something about her hair, when she gives you an aweful look, tell her its impolite to make rude comments like that unless she wants one in return. seems fair to me. maybe people will learn some manners and have some decensy sp?

imo if you can grow a beard it usually looks good, the ones that have the scraggly pubic beards...not so much.

 

I like my beard. It helps me think...I just sit there, rub my chin and bam! No problem I can't figure out.

 

That is kind of scary. Kudos!

 

Lol always trying to post a pic of yourself huh jk

As for this thread....people are just jelly...I can grow one just don't choose too loo

 

Are you Irish, by chance?

I would kill to be able to grow a fucking beard like that.

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I've got the 20 y/o quarter inch beard thing going on right now. I've had it for a while just trying to let it grow, mine grows all over just won't get very long. I'm a baby face so I like to have a beard to make myself look older.

 

x2 . . . ive been shaving daily so it will really come in thick haha. don't have the great beard growing skills like my father and brother. but it fills out good enough to pass. never committed to it for over 3 or 4 weeks.

 

I think I'll be able to grow a beard, I'm just waiting on my mustache and chin/lower lip area to catch up, but when they do I'm going for it

 

Same here.

I'm going shave clean for November 1 and then just let it go and see what happens.

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Who cares what those dumb bitches think. Fuck em.

 

Sadly, my first real GF in high school had a bit of a 'stache. She made up for it in other areas, though.