Posted on 06/17/2015 11:43:56 AM PDT by rightistight
A study released last month suggests that, regardless of actual personal actions or beliefs, men with facial hair are perceived as being more sexist than those without.
Written by Rebekah Herrick, a professor at Oklahoma State University, the study showed candidates pictures of men in Congress with and without facial hair. They were also shown on a scale, including clean-shaven men, men with stubble, men with mustaches, and men with full beards.
"Pictured members of Congress with facial hair were perceived by our student subjects as more masculine, and less supportive of feminist issue positions, although not more willing to support deployment of force," she wrote. In other words, according to people's perceptions, men with beards are less "concerned" with the plight of women.
"These stereotypes, in turn, may affect the electability of politicians with beards or mustaches," Dr. Herrick continued. "Our experimental results did not show that men with facial hair were less electable overall than men without beards or mustaches. But women and self-identified feminists among our experimental subjects said they were less likely to vote for the politicians with facial hair."
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That’s not what I think of looking at ‘beardos’ (hipsters with beards).
The “plight” of women when there are more females than males in colleges and universities today?
That plight?
Aren’t we told we are not supposed to judge a book by its cover?
And aren’t some of these feminist women organizing slut walks, dressing and acting like sluts, but then becoming outraged that anyone would think they are sluts???
I think they meant sexy...: { >
She is a lesbian and I am supposed to listen to her with sincerity when she talks about masculinity?
Well, there was of course Dabney Coleman in the 1980 movie “Nine to Five”, with his moustache. I’d better watch out myself, since I presently have a beard (have been wearing them on and off since I was sixteen).
Feminists don’t like manly men because they are harder to control.
The prophecies tell of a great mustached President who will rise to destroy socialism, you'll see!!
“The most interesting man in the world”
Bearded, doesn’t always drink, but when he does, he prefers “Dos Equis”. That would probably be regarded as “sexist”, but remember the culture from which it springs.
Which ones do better at picking up women?
What plight indeed...
In THIS country, anyway; in others, where for example beards are mandatory, women do have a “plight” worth discussing.
Here, not so much.
That’s because they’re asserting the social construct of their patriarchal hegemony over women by having facial hair, because (most) women can’t grow it, too.
+1
Don’t know about sexist, but sexy? Oh, yeah.
I thought lesbos liked beards....I am so confused. LOL
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