Yesterday I passed a barbershop and saw ads on their wall outside of men with beards and short hair. It is a revival or saving electricity ?

  • WittyProfileName2 [she/her]
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    7 months ago

    When I was still in the closet, I grew and maintained a big beard as part of my attempts at performative masculinity.

    Not saying that this is what's happening with most men who're growing 'em out, but sometimes I see a bloke with a well maintained set of facial hair looking absolutely miserable and my egg radar starts shrieking.

    • bleepbloopbop [they/them]
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      7 months ago

      oh hey its me

      Though over the winter it was decidedly not well maintained, longest its ever been, etc. I kind of get weirdly less dysphoric about just letting things go vs. actively cultivating something I don't necessarily want or like.