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I can't grow a mustache. Never have been able to. Can't grow a beard either. I always tend to look like Shaggy from Scooby Doo. But I guess I never thought that men with mustaches were showing any kind of masculinity. Unless you associate it with a Devil may care attitude that says you are too manly to let society dictate to you how you are to look.
Are mustaches cool? Uncool? Or so painfully uncool they are actually kind of hip? It's possible they are all three at once, depending on who is wearing one and who is taking notice. One thing is for sure: No other style of male grooming sends so many potent - and often mixed - signals.
But the mustache is also associated with masculinity and power. It has long enjoyed an un- ironic popularity among blue-collar men. "If you're a fireman, you have a mustache," said Ron Walker, 47, a fire captain in Dixon, California. "It's an unspoken deal."
The mustache is mostly associated with wrestling fans, porn stars and men over 40.
I'm curious. If you have a second, leave a comment on whether you wear facial hair or not and why or why you haven't chosen to do so.
No facial hair. Wife hates the way it looks on me, hates the way it feels to her. Can't grow a decent beard anyway since it's too thin and comes in three different colors.
I don't have a problem with facial hair (on men) as long as it's neatly trimmed and doesn't look like the Unabomber or something could live in it without discovery.
Posted by: Jeff | November 09, 2006 at 10:46 AM
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But, I do admire a man that can wear a hooped mustache. They look like they would tickle the nose quite a bit. I guess I'm not man enough to handle the constent nose tickle.
Posted by: AndrewP | November 09, 2006 at 02:02 PM
I am a Police Officer who is clean cut. Don't believe that even a mustache is professional. Why do firemen have them anyway? Also why do alot of firemen smoke? Ironis huh? As far as the mustache.... is it a lack of confidence in the masculinity?
Posted by: Bryan | February 07, 2008 at 05:08 PM
i dont have a mustache,since five years i shave my face regularly could u plz tell me ways to grow mustache.......
Posted by: aravind | May 05, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Dear Bryan, Most Firemen have a mustache becuase it's tradition. Before the PPE that today's firemen wear it was thought that soaking your mustache/beard in water before you enter a burning building would help make the air more breathable. This is no longer the case wiht todays technology. however they are limited on facial hair they can grow because of how thier face masks fit.
Posted by: Allyssa | January 02, 2009 at 01:51 PM
I always wanted to grow a mustache just to see what I would look like, so 5 months ago I did. If it turns out to be so bad that no one can stand it, I'll shave it off.
Posted by: Drphibes | January 06, 2009 at 02:04 PM
At the moment I am forced to shave regularly because my facial hair only now starts to grow and it grows slowly, so right now it looks too messy to let it grow. I do believe though that I do look better with some facial hair to give my babyface a more distinctive look. I like some stubble on it, too clean looks somewhat boring in my case.
I personally like mustaches but I don´t believe that it would suit me since I have an already broad face and with a mustache it will appear even broader.
I´ve seen people though that look great with a mustache and that should never go without. Errol Flynn, Burt Reynolds and Tom Selleck look great with mustaches, for example.
Posted by: Michael | August 10, 2009 at 04:20 PM
I'm 31 and have a mustache. 2 years ago I was working from home and just didn't shave for a month. As I finally went to trim my bristle, I decided to leave the scragly mustache for a good laugh, thinking it would be gone within a couple of weeks. I turned out to really like it, and now have a long, pointy Hungarian-style mustache that I wax up.
Lots of people grow mustaches for irony, but I sincerely like mine, and regularly get compliments on it. My wife likes it too. I think if you look good in a mustache, and you'd like to have one, go for it. They're really not just for firemen, porn stars, and old men anymore.
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