Beard Liberation Front
Media release
1st December
Contact Keith Flett 07803 162766
‘Unacceptable face of capitalism’ Philip Green’s ban from Beard Awards increased
In the light of fresh news stories about Philip Green, who has been labelled the ‘unacceptable face of capitalism’, the Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that his ban from consideration for all Beard Awards will now run until at least 2025. He had previously been barred until 2021.
The BLF which runs the annual Beard of the Year Award, says that while Sir Philip sometimes sports what some might call a designer beard, the only real impact is to bring the hirsute into disrepute
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, one of the main reasons for our existence is to promote a positive image of the hirsute in public life. Sir Philip Green manages precisely the opposite. By his conduct he is helping to promote pogonophobia
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