This beard caper has gone full circle. At one point beards were the sign of a man who didn't give a shit. Now it is all beard this, facial hair that - I contend that a beard is now the sign of a weak willed conformist.
The latest beard 'thing' is now well past its used by date and is a push from barely pubescent young men (boys) who all of a sudden realise they can manifest some kind of facial growth and are now riding on the coat tails of the real pioneers - the REAL men that grew beards, 'back in the day'. Well boys - give yourselves a pat on the back - if that is all it takes to be a 'man' these days - well, what hope does the world have...jesus wept.
My proof: Does Jared Graves have a beard? No. End of thread.