Beard Liberation Front
Media Release 24th June; contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Week 2019 launches with a call to the Tory Party to ditch its clean-shaven image
BBC
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that Beard Week 2019 has launched with a call for the Tory Party to ditch its clean-shaven image.
Beard Week aims to promote a positive image of the hirsute while underlining that pogonophobia, irrational hatred of facial hair still exists.
The campaigners say that while beards are now quite common in the boardroom and even the occasional TV newsreader has one, the Tory Party remains stuck in the clean shaven 1950s. Even the US Republican Party, lifelong beard hater Donald Trump aside, has started to adopt beards.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, if it helps the Tories break their clean shaven embrace we have even found a quote from Mrs Thatcher where she acknowledges that beards can be ok
What about beards—did she really hate them? ‘My dear,’ she threw her hands up. ‘I’ve no idea where that came from.’ Then smiling quickly at the bearded Mail on Sunday photographer cringing behind an armchair, she added: ‘I mean, beards are like hairstyles, they suit some people and not others.’
Thatcher, Daily Mail 3rd February 1985
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. 2019 winner, England cricketer Moeen Ali
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; 2019
Saturday 29th June: Beard of Summer 2019: the third of the four quarterly seasonal Awards 2018 Philip Ardagh. Vote opens on 24th June
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