Want to agitate some people?

[SunsetBengal]

(12-26-2016, 09:48 AM)xxlt Wrote: Funny.

You may enjoy this article:

http://www.esquire.com/style/grooming/q-and-a/a41359/of-beards-and-men/

It touches on not only your 2011 hipsters and goes all the way back to Alexander the Great to offer some observations about when beards have been "in" and when they have been "out" and why. 

The article also points out that even with the 2011 trend you allude to, as well as the urban lumberjacks that someone else posted a meme of, and the last few seasons' explosion of athletes growing beards, to have a beard in our culture still puts you firmly in the minority. So, the notion that the grower of a beard is a conformist following the latest trend seems misguided. The latest trend is to be clean shaven and it has been for some time, and the vast majority seem to feel a strong compulsion to conform. This seems to explain some of the harsh reactions I have received from men and from women, and in at least one case a heterosexual couple.

Oh, I was just having a little fun.  Oddly enough, a pretty high percentage of athletes in my sport (strongman) have beards.  Now, in middle age, I'm losing my hair.  I've never worn facial hair, other than the pencil mustache at age 15.  However, with my hair leaving me, I have considered just shaving the head and growing the goatee.  You know, going with the bar bouncer/ex-convict/rogue biker look.  At 6'2" 260, I think I could pull it off pretty well!