I had a whole slew of people block me a couple of year ago for stating that beards make men seen less trustworthy...

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I had a whole slew of people block me a couple of year ago for stating that beards make men seen less trustworthy and that those who grow them are overcompensating lost masculinity. Seems science backs me up (again).
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2015/11/25/men-with-beards-are-more-likely-to-be-sexist/#.VlXIxBzn_qA

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Lars Fosdal said…
In the western hemisphere, beards are a trend.  Is it trendy to be less trustworthy and/or sexist, or are the less trustworthy/sexist more likely to be bearded? Or is this a reflection of fear of muslims, which have an overrepresentation of people with beards, simply because people from the middle east appear to have a genetic disposition for facial hair?
November 25, 2015 at 8:27 AM
Jason ON said…
And that's perfectly okay, A Pérez​. ;)

Lars Fosdal​, this just a recent study. For decades social studies have supported these outcome. It's one of the reasons politicians always shave during election season (to appear more trustworthy) and why newscasters almost never sport beards.
November 25, 2015 at 11:07 AM
Jason ON said…
Beards are to identify hipsters and Islamic terrorists. Yes, up until about WWII, beards were fairly common, but so was taking days or weeks between showers, polio and smallpox.

http://m.huffpost.com/uk/entry/8357404
November 25, 2015 at 11:31 AM
Zephyr López Cervilla said…
Most beards are revolting. Therefore, having a beard must be linked to impaired capacity of self criticism, unrealistic self perception, and narcissism.
November 25, 2015 at 10:54 PM
Lars Fosdal said…
... or, they've watched to many episodes of  the Vikings series: 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2306299/mediaindex?ref_=tt_ql_pv_1
:P
November 26, 2015 at 12:31 AM
Jason ON said…
I watched the first half of Vikings season one. Just kind of fell off. I keep meaning to get the DVDs and marathon it.
November 26, 2015 at 12:00 PM
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