Beard Liberation Front
11th September
Financial Times dubs lockdown beards a sign of social change
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has backed a perspective that suggests the lockdown beard is a sign of social change.
According to an FT article by Gillian Tett lockdown beards are a sign of liminality, that is something that marks a situation that has changed significantly from the existing status quo.
In this particular instance the lockdown beard has marked a period when some have worked from home.
The FT piece argues that as some people return to the office the clean shaven approach may reassert itself.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, we suspect many will prefer to keep their beards and stay working from home. Of course many have always had beards but have allowed them to grow more organically. This is a nuance the FT is unaware of.
https://www.ft.com/content/b4dcddd0-baf7-4a0b-95c9-245e6096f355
Michael Rosen has been voted Beard of Lockdown 2020. He shaved Michael Sheen for the honour
https://kmflett.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/author-michael-rosen-voted-best-beard-of-lockdown/
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