Beard Liberation Front
Media Release
11th December
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Tribute paid to David Bellamy, hirsute icon & victim of pogonophobia who lost his way in later life
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers has paid tribute to the naturalist David Bellamy who has died at the age of 86.
The campaigners say that David Bellamy was a hirsute icon and one of the most familiar figures with a beard to appear on TV before it became more common for beard wearers to be featured in more recent times.
As a result Bellamy was often made fun of and was the victim of pogonophobic abuse, irrational dislike of facial hair.
However the BLF says that Bellamy lost his way somewhat in later life changing his earlier views to become a climate change denier. He also stood as a General Election candidate for the Referendum Party, in part a forerunner of UKIP, although he was not closely associated with the latter
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, we salute David Bellamy he was the public face of beard wearing before it became fashionable to wear a beard.
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