Has history finally destroyed the MOUSTACHE???

[Zylka]

My simple question is, whether or not the moustache will see the light of day in popular culture again. In this new millenium, the moustache has primarily become a key trademark of four typecast personas:

A - The sociopath dictator
B - Homosexual connoisseurs of hardcore S&M
C - "Officer pole up the ass" (most often in the Canadian police/military force, or recently relocated from the RCMP)
D - 1980's Tom Selleck

One question pertaining to the possible answer: could a man with a moustache ever again be elected as president of the United States?

[Ted Striker]

Good thread, Z. I've actually been pondering this lately.

I don't think I've met anyone under the age of 40 who had a moustache.

Personally I've always thought they were hideous.

In Iraq it's a deep cultural thing, some weird source of pride that they have. Men get made fun of if they don't have a moustache. Like we swear on our mother's dead grave, they make promises and swear on their moustache.

[Verto]

Good question, I wonder if it is simply coincidental most politicians don't have moustaches/beards?

[Ted Striker]

I think that just like tatoos, every man's facial hair says alot about him.

[Spiffor]

Many Germans grow a moustache too, though it often goes along with a beard. I don't know if the trend is downing with the almost-moustacheless younger generation, or if it's dependent from age.

[Zylka]

I'd like to grow a moustache, as a bit of a counter cultural retro thing. People like Tom Selleck, that guy from the MASH movie, and my Dad the crazy helicopter pilot always kept a good cultural image of them in the back of my head.

Too bad I've a few years yet before able to... anyone else ever have one?

[Zylka]

Hahahaha

Spiff, at least half of the sites I browsed to source images were German. Go figure

[Jon Miller]

so the second two pictures fall under this category?

Homosexual connoisseurs of hardcore S&M

Jon Miller

[Spiffor]

I'm eagerly waiting to have enough hair-growing potential to grow a beard or a moustache. In the meantime, I concensiously shave, believeing it'll make my hair grow faster in the future.

[Jon Miller]

porn stars have mustaches!!

Jon Miller

[Dominikos]

I'm just curious but hasn't Al Gore grown a beard?

Al Gore may be the next president of the United States. I wonder whether he will shave his beard off before the next presidential campaign.

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~Dominik - Lord of the Putumayo~

[Zylka]

whoops

Oh man, hehe Wittlich - I didn't mean any personal references/assumptions... but perhaps you can agree that the joking stereotype exists?

[Dominikos]

I don't want a porn star to be the leader of my country!!!

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~Dominik - Lord of the Putumayo~

[Zylka]

You appear to be Greek though... aren't they born with a moustache of some sort?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

History destroyed the moustache? You haven't been to Turkey lately.

Besides, none of your stereotypes cover Ned Flanders (unless he's a gay s/m porn fan )

But you're right about the US presidency and facial hair. We haven't seen a moustache since Taft, or a beard since Benjamin Harrison. I can't even remember the last time someone with facial hair ran for president (Nixon's 5 o'clock shadow doesn't count ). Dewey, maybe?