Ordain Beards!

[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]

It took me a while to realize that this thread wasn't advocating giving the priesthood to women used as props by gay men. I just figured it was a subset of the larger OW umbrella group.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

We're usually about 30 years behind on these things. When did beards stop being a symbol of hippie movement and antisocial behavior? 70's or 80's? We're probably about due to make a change.

The right time to end the ridiculous beard ban was the the late 70s through the 80s. Now's not a good time because of the hipster affection for bad facial hair, there will be pushback.

I wonder who the BYU bureaucrat was that decided to enforce the ban against one day old stubble at the testing center. One time, I stayed up until 2am studying for a test, woke up and studied some more and went straight to the testing center and was going to shower after the test. I was forced to shave with a crappy bic before taking the test, they just couldn't tolerate one day of growth.

As a sidenote, I was talking to my dad today about how I don't care to watch GC intently. I know it's not a terribly important, but the extreme conformity on petty things bothers me, and it's especially bad at GC. The cadence of the talks, the permanent grins on the female speakers' faces, use of the same phrases and banalities throughout. I remember on my mission looking at older 8x11 pictures form the 70s and early 80s of the Quorum of the 12 (the same portraits used in the GA chart that's in the Ensign for the GC editions) and noticing that every member of the Q of the 12 that had glasses had the exact same frames. The pictures dated back to when the thick black frames were still being worn by non-hipsters, and were in fact worn by the more stuffy, traditional, non-hip groups in society.

The beard ban exemplifies this extreme conformity. There's no point to it, except it's just another means by which some members choose to distinguish themselves more from the unwashed masses.

[Jeff Lebowski]

OB movement picking up steam. NY Times, baby!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/us...sity.html?_r=0

Excellent essay highlighting the absurdity of how the rule is applied. Bonus points for piling on Carrie Jenkins.

http://bycommonconsent.com/2014/11/1...ck-and-beards/

[Sleeping in EQ]

OB movement picking up steam. NY Times, baby!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/us...sity.html?_r=0

Excellent essay highlighting the absurdity of how the rule is applied. Bonus points for piling on Carrie Jenkins.

http://bycommonconsent.com/2014/11/1...ck-and-beards/

This is good to see. The quasi-official prohibition against beards in The Church is beginning to fail in my neck of the woods. At first it was just some ALUFs trying to make a point about THE LORD'S SCHOOL, but now it is people who just think they look better with beards (and some of them do).

One of the best defenses to the facial hair hardliners is, "My wife likes it."

Sisters, step up and help us out here. We have your back on two-piece swim suits and skirts above the knee.

[Applejack]

OB movement picking up steam. NY Times, baby!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/us...sity.html?_r=0

Excellent essay highlighting the absurdity of how the rule is applied. Bonus points for piling on Carrie Jenkins.

http://bycommonconsent.com/2014/11/1...ck-and-beards/

BYU is so weird. How did you seemingly normal people survive? And Sooner too?!

[wally]

This is good to see. The quasi-official prohibition against beards in The Church is beginning to fail in my neck of the woods. At first it was just some ALUFs trying to make a point about THE LORD'S SCHOOL, but now it is people who just think they look better with beards (and some of them do).

One of the best defenses to the facial hair hardliners is, "My wife likes it."

Sisters, step up and help us out here. We have your back on two-piece swim suits and skirts above the knee.

So in other words, the ALUFs blazed the beard trail for the lds in your region? You are welcome.

[Sleeping in EQ]

So in other words, the ALUFs blazed the beard trail for the lds in your region? You are welcome.

Next the ALUFS will be bringing near beer to the potluck. The possibilities are endless.

[Jeff Lebowski]

So in other words, the ALUFs blazed the beard trail for the lds in your region? You are welcome.

LAU (the patron saint of ALUFs everywhere) supports the beard ban.

[TripletDaddy]

Sisters, step up and help us out here. We have your back on two-piece swim suits and skirts above the knee.

on those issues, i only have the backs of certain sisters. sjbh.

[San Juan Sun]

LAU (the patron saint of ALUFs everywhere) supports the beard ban.

On which message board? You have to be specific whith what he says and where.

[Sleeping in EQ]

on those issues, i only have the backs of certain sisters. sjbh.

Understood. Not every sister is a Helen Mar Kimball or Fanny Alger. In the spirit of Zion, though, I'm willing to take the good with the not-so-good. If it takes a 400 lb mastadonian in yoga pants to lead the way, I'll gladly avert my eyes and follow in the track.

[Applejack]

LAU (the patron saint of ALUFs everywhere) supports the beard ban.

On which message board? You have to be specific whith what he says and where.

Yes, link please. LA's said some funny things in his day, but supporting BYU on one of its most embarassing policies? That would be like Sooner arguing that cold fushion hasn't been disproven.

[wally]

LAU (the patron saint of ALUFs everywhere) supports the beard ban.

Well, maybe its just the New Order ALUFs.

[Jeff Lebowski]

On which message board? You have to be specific whith what he says and where.

Yes, link please. LA's said some funny things in his day, but supporting BYU on one of its most embarassing policies? That would be like Sooner arguing that cold fushion hasn't been disproven.

See the OP for this thread. He was defending the beard ban on FB when the initial story broke.

I can't believe you find this surprising. Such is the tortured existence of the ALUF. Mocking BYU while simultaneously supporting the church and leaders who manage it.

[TripletDaddy]

On which message board? You have to be specific whith what he says and where.

You have boardmail!