Beard Liberation Front
Media Release 16th June
Beard Week 2019 launches with a call to end all Pogonophobia
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that Beard Week 2019 will launch on 24tth June with the announcement of the winner of the vote for Hirsute Personality of the Year. It could be a close shave
Beard Week aims to promote a positive image of the hirsute while underlining that pogonophobia, irrational hatred of facial hair still exists. We still await the first hirsute BBC TV Newsreader for example.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, you hear talk of ‘Peak Beard’ and beards being in decline. We are here to celebrate beards, the more the better and to demand an end to pogonophobia in employment and in social contexts too
National Beard Week 2019
Monday 24th June: Hirsute Personality of the Year: the beard wearer who has made the positive public impact during the year. 2018 winner- Jeremy Corbyn
Tuesday 25th June: Beard Friendly Sandwich of the Year: the sandwich that goes in the mouth not the beard. 2018: cheese & marmite
Wednesday 26th June: Hirsute Broadcaster of the Year: the broadcaster whose beard has had the most public impact. 2018 Michael Rosen & James O’Brien
Thursday 27th June: Pogonophobe of the Year: the most notorious beard hater of the year; 2018 Donald Trump
Friday 28th June: Beard Friendly Employer of the Year: the field grows wider each year 2018 Wildes Cheese
Saturday 29th June: Beard of Summer 2019: the third of the four quarterly seasonal Awards 2018 Philip Ardagh
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