Is the Trendy Beard Fad Going Away?

The trend goes beyond beards. A bunch of dudes think that acting "alpha" will get them women. Being too lazy to shave is regarded as alpha, for some strange reason.

No it's not going anywhere, and it's not a new trend.

Outrageous facial hair has been popular since General Ambrose Burnside.

This fad is a reaction to the metrosexual look ... ex. clean shaven face and body - no chest hair.

Back in the 70s the style was the manly stache - Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck.

Perhaps we will see a rise in men acting like men.

angry willy wrote:

This fad is a reaction to the metrosexual look ... ex. clean shaven face and body - no chest hair.

Back in the 70s the style was the manly stache - Burt Reynolds, Tom Selleck.

Perhaps we will see a rise in men acting like men.

Yeah, but ummm...pay attention. Those beards are grown in a very metrosexual manner.

I will do my part to keep this 'trend' alive as soon as I retire from military service.

I. HATE. SHAVING.

Having been a manly man for a long while now, I avoid paying too much attention to the trendy grooming trends of the day. ;-)

not so fast mister wrote:

Yeah, but ummm...pay attention. Those beards are grown in a very metrosexual manner.

This was discussed here already not that long ago. A man's wearing a beard is not a trend any more than his having arms is a trend. Shaving the hair off your face is the trend. The natural state of an actual man's face is to be covered in thick, burly hair. Shearing it off with a razor in order to look more feminine is a modification to the natural state of the organism.

Same as a girl putting on rouge and lipstick and eyeliner.

And same as that same man going electively under the knife to have his penis turned inside out and sewn up inside his abdomen.

Be somebody. Wear a beard, if you can raise one.

frogs wrote:

This was discussed here already not that long ago. A man's wearing a beard is not a trend any more than his having arms is a trend. Shaving the hair off your face is the trend. The natural state of an actual man's face is to be covered in thick, burly hair. Shearing it off with a razor in order to look more feminine is a modification to the natural state of the organism.

Same as a girl putting on rouge and lipstick and eyeliner.

And same as that same man going electively under the knife to have his penis turned inside out and sewn up inside his abdomen.

Be somebody. Wear a beard, if you can raise one.

So, you're saying that it is going away?

[quote]frogs wrote:

This was discussed here already not that long ago. A man's wearing a beard is not a trend any more than his having arms is a trend. Shaving the hair off your face is the trend. The natural state of an actual man's face is to be covered in thick, burly hair. Shearing it off with a razor in order to look more feminine is a modification to the natural state of the organism.

By this same logic women should not shave their legs......

harryharry wrote:

[quote]frogs wrote:

This was discussed here already not that long ago. A man's wearing a beard is not a trend any more than his having arms is a trend. Shaving the hair off your face is the trend. The natural state of an actual man's face is to be covered in thick, burly hair. Shearing it off with a razor in order to look more feminine is a modification to the natural state of the organism.

By this same logic women should not shave their legs......

No. Doing so makes them more feminine just as a man shaving makes him more feminine.

If you enjoy looking like every hipster doofus slinging coffee.. yeah grow that hideous bushy beard.

frogs wrote:

The natural state of an actual man's face is to be covered in thick, burly hair.

I think about half the world's population cannot grow enough facial hair to be 'covered in thick, burly hair.' Lots of facial hair is moreso a caucasian thing.

Everyman wishes they could grow a thick beard, that's a fact

Everyman wrote:

Everyman wishes they could grow a thick beard, that's a fact

I bet men who have thick beards don't "wish they could grow a thick beard".

Now see, this here thread is PROOF that women post on LetsRun.

I couldn't grow a beard to save my life but they benefit is I don't have a hairy ass or back. When I see guys with those huge grown out beards I naturally assume that's what their back looks like.

seriously.... wrote:

I couldn't grow a beard to save my life but they benefit is I don't have a hairy ass or back. When I see guys with those huge grown out beards I naturally assume that's what their back looks like.

If I grow a beard it's sort of weak and patchy, but I have a hairy back, shoulders and triceps. The shaft of penis is pretty damn hairy as well.

...and where did you determine that there is a "trend?" In your hometown? The internet?

Half the Man wrote:

Oh, I sure hope not.

seriously.... wrote:

I couldn't grow a beard to save my life but they benefit is I don't have a hairy ass or back. When I see guys with those huge grown out beards I naturally assume that's what their back looks like.

There is nothing natural about 'assuming' how hairy another guy's back is.