LAist: Beards: A Growing Epidemic

guest

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:47:43 -0800

i have a beard and am proud. why should i live my life in accordance with the pronouncements of some paris-based fashionista and his mindless socialite disciples?

futureperfect

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:54:34 -0800

i love it when my boyfriend's face smells like my vagina for the whole day after he eats me out in the morning. yay beards!

FutureShipwreck

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:16:09 -0800

You will never stop the beard movement! Viva la revolucion!

guest

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:00:44 -0800

Beards are dreadful. I have never grown one and I never will. Shaving my face weeds out the chicks I wouldn't wanna sleep with anyhow. I shave for my girl and she shaves for me.

April Smear

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:16:13 -0800

Anytime!

Anti

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:11:58 -0800

i thought it was down to fart

guest

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:03:26 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA DTF means DOWN TO FUCK!? Thats genius. whoever came up with that, kudo's to you!, not the expression, actual Kudos hard granola bars. Thanks April Smear, good usage. -Torch

hipsterorbum

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:42:41 -0800

Beards make me not DTF!

Lindsay William-Ross

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:01:42 -0800

Awww, I heart my man's goatee. Granted, I've never gone looking for facial hair, nor necessarily cringed at its presence, but I think my current fondness for my fellow's facial hair has an awful lot to do with my fondness for the fellow himself. He just happens to define sexiness for me, and he just happens to have some hair on his face. I think the hygeine argument has just as much validity if you were talking about someone's beard, crotch, mouth, or hands. Where April comes out ahead: Knowing what she wants.

guest

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 05:13:03 -0800

well, i came in to say that i actually find beards attractive on men who can pull them off (and i think the "it's unhygienic" argument is never valid, since anything is hygienic if a person cares to make it so), but instead must actually say B.L.O.W.W. fucking rocks! how random that you chose that photo--i just dropped B.L.O.W.W. referree vinnie bennedetto off at LAX a few hours ago. he loves los angeles.

April Smear

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:17:44 -0800

Down to Fuck!

guest

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:27:23 -0800

Is anyone gonna tell me what the funk DTF means? I still dont know -torch

Tony Pierce

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:03:36 -0800

As a man who had a beard for a good six months, let me say it wasn't a good six months as far as the ladies were concerned. In fact right before I ended up shaving the beard I found myself in a strip club and after each lap dance I asked each young lady to give it to me straight - beard or no beard - unanimously they said that they preferred clean shaven men in their personal life as well as in their clients. needless to say, when i shaved my beard off last month i was not surprised when the ladies in my life thanked me and showered me with praise for shaving it off. which isnt to say that i dont miss it. alot.

EricLee31

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:45:57 -0800

The best you can do to support your personal preference is try to convince the reader that ALL women feel the way you do? Wow. What does your therapist have to say about this particular irrational rant? I can't imagine how it's *that* important to anyone...don't like it? Don't date guys with facial hair. It's that easy. Why all the rage about it? I know plenty of women who like it just fine, or prefer it. And a bunch who don't. SO what? ohhh that's right... everyone has to do what YOU want. Sorry, forgot. I'm certain you don't want anyone telling you what to do with your body and anyone who doesn't like what you do is invited to take their problem somewhere else. I submit that you could stand to take some of your own medicine. For the record, I shave almost every day but should I choose to let it grow out, rest assured that I'll do my very best to stay far away from any emotionally retarded girl I encounter.

guest

Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:09:38 -0800

You know, I love my beard. And, as a gay man, I love a beard on other men too. And, what's more, I was in to that ish way before it was in vogue. Facial hair is something that happens naturally. And, in my belief, that's really sexy. Like, the worst thing for me is a shaved body and a shaved face. It's what makes a man, for me.(This statement goes no further than surface aspects.) ...Growing a beard doesn't help you connect to nature! Give me a friggin break. That's some BS, right there. How about hiking? Or recycling? Or killing your own food, mountain man?

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:29:18 -0800

Ms "April Smear" ? you sound like a charming woman... may I suggest you get some more tattoos? yikes....

AlPl

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:10:20 -0800

Clean and trimmed; not shaven. That goes for all of us. A man's face isn't complete without a well-groomed beard. And neither is...

Zach Behrens

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:23:20 -0800

When asked why he grew the beard, Mountain Man explained that he wanted to further disassociate with mainstream society and reconnect with nature.Does he still drive a car? Did he move into a log cabin? Beards or beardless are all pretty much mainstream to me.

LA MapNerd

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:56:05 -0800

beards weed out the chicks you wouldn't wanna sleep with anyhow.Amen, brother. And as for what porn actresses look like: who cares? I don't find silicone tits sexy, either. As for women shaving other parts, hey, real grown-up women have hair. They don't look like smooth-skinned 13-year-olds - thank goodness. The current porn 'ideal' of no body hair and giant balloon tits is downright creepy, in fact. Grow a beard, guys, and spend more time having real sex with real women and less time wanking off to silicone-injected shaved-and-oiled plastic porn princesses.

Anti

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 19:34:28 -0800

having hair grow out of your face is a curse, believe me ladies, it sucks. Girls are lucky they get to shave their legs instead of their faces, because you don't have to be paranoid about slitting your throat, and hell, if you feel lazy you can just wear pants. What is the equivalent of pants for a mans face? a bag over my head? Wearing my hooded sweatshirt backwards, with the hood up? But i back you, April, you made some good points. If girls are down to shave their muff off, we should pick up a razor too.

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:53:22 -0800

MY main question is, being a musician but not a hipster, what is DTF? right off the bat i though it meant (down to f*ck) but thats pretty much any guy, hipster/musician/oral hygienist/curator of local museum/janitor/hobo/red lobster waiter/philanthropist... You get the idea. But seriously, whats DTF people? Torch -shameless self promotion myspace.com/torchmcclouchee

Carrie Meathrell

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:49:07 -0800

I haven't shaved my legs in months and I most often forget to shave under my arms but most important is that beards are hot.

brainylagirl

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:33:51 -0800

yay, more bearded guys for me! i'm all about the beard rubbing on thighs thing that ben bang mentions. and what's with all the hate for vaginas? it's yours ladies, learn to love it. sheesh. as long as everyone's washing regularly and keeping things trimmed, i really don't see the problem. beards bring into relief the sexy 'otherness' of men, their masculinity. personally, i don't like anything less than a 3-day beard on a man, or at least a little scruffy 5 o' clock shadow. mmm, stubble.

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:19:19 -0800

ben bang

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:57:33 -0800

This wonderful little post proves a longstanding point of mine: beards weed out the chicks you wouldn't wanna sleep with anyhow. And, for the record, my lady loves my soft, trimmed whiskers grazing her thighs. Also, the "dirty" argument is baffling. Perhaps you date dirty guys but I tend to, you know, WASH my face thoroughly a few times a day. It's refreshing and you should try it some time. No beard required.

Tony Pierce

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:56:06 -0800

shaving parties? at the next one please take pics and send em in.

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:54:05 -0800

Beards are gross. They were gross in the 70's and they're gross now. When I see that unruly, patchy, nasty bush of pubes on your face, go directly to strike 3, you're out. My only hope is that the Geico Caveman Sitcom will kill this trend for good. On behalf of all women who shave their armpits: Fuck you, buy a razor or sit alone picking food bits out of the vagina on your face.

guest

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:17:42 -0800

Have you thought abut a shaving party? Sort of a prelude, like foreplay, which would be an excellent way to show these guys how hot it is to you to get them to rid themselves of their facial hair. I've been to a few group shaving orgies, they are a lot of fun.