Beard Liberation Front
18th January
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The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that a controversy over the moustache of the US Ambassador to South Korea, Harry Harris, underlines the political nature that facial hair can have.
Harris wears a military style moustache and has come under attack for his appearance reflecting a previous era of Japanese domination of the country where the imperial rulers invariably wore moustaches.
Ironically despite a long career in the navy it appears that Harris only grew the moustache when he became Ambassador.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, Mr Harris should be in doubt about the symbolism facial hair can have in some contexts. He might also reflect that US President Donald Trump is a noted hater of facial hair who has never worn either a beard or a moustache
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