Let’s say, for president. A fellow who embraces your values wholeheartedly, has a clean record, much experience…and a big-Moses-style beard he’s had forever and refuses to shave. Would he get your vote?
I honestly wasn’t sure if this should go in GD; it’s so heavy in there.
Years ago I applied for a job as a used car salesman (OK so shoot me). The guy who ran the car yard told me I had the job but I had to shave my beard off. I told him I didn’t want to do that. He said that women do not trust men with beards and I was welcome to work there as long as I liked but I would not make any sales.
Turned out he was dead right and further research found plenty of evidence that women don’t trust men with beards.
I don’t like to think that fitness to run a country of the size and complexity of the United States would be decided based on quantity and location of body hair.
Given that I have a beard, I think I’m biased in this matter.
New Jersey recently elected a man with a beard to be governor, Jon Corzine. In his inauguration yesterday, Jon Corzine said he was going to focus on getting rid of corruption in New Jersey politics.
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[li]Only six presidents have had significant facial hair. There are seven if you count Martin Van Buren and his monster sideburns, but I don’t.[/li][li]Only four presidents have had significant beards, and they all served between 1860 and 1890.[/li][li]Only two presidents have had significant mustaches, and they all served between 1900 and 1920.[/li][/ul]
I don’t know anything about the styles of those time periods; perhaps someone who does could comment?