tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170446847883774150.post8643614783450136591..comments2022-08-06T02:52:16.631-07:00Comments on The Beard Lady: Editorial reveals bearded stereotypeslostberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09522346363853395335noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170446847883774150.post-8957128936251854712010-04-30T19:19:52.927-07:002010-04-30T19:19:52.927-07:00Really, guys?
Ben, in my defense, Iiii didn't ...Really, guys?<br />Ben, in my defense, Iiii didn't attribute these characteristic to the beard, the editorial I cited implied it.<br />Still, it is a wide-ranging, and generally positive, constellation of traits. A few are almost mutually exclusive -- it's difficult to appear primal and pretentious simultaneously.<br />It's also difficult to stereotype shaving men, because there are so many of them. And if I'm going to make generalizations, I might as well point out an obvious signifier, right?lostberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09522346363853395335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170446847883774150.post-47290484338973996642010-04-30T09:36:01.066-07:002010-04-30T09:36:01.066-07:00You're on to something here Ben.You're on to something here Ben.Rawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09701770944308750122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5170446847883774150.post-64876800474144680772010-04-29T11:03:33.748-07:002010-04-29T11:03:33.748-07:00As a non-bearded man, I feel I should stick up for...As a non-bearded man, I feel I should stick up for the shaven ranks here. Most bearded men I know don't fit a lot of these categories. In addition, most shaving men I know fit many of these categories.<br /><br />What is it about the beard that causes you to attribute these characteristics, which are shared by many a bearded and non-bearded man, to those with beards? If it is a signifier--a sometimes false signifier--of these characteristics, why do you fetishize the signifier as opposed to the content?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866014018121841715noreply@blogger.com