Call In The Fuzz! Why Men With Beards Are More Likely To Hold Sexist Views Than Those Who Live Clean Shaven

By Mike Buchanan: The start of the article:
Bearded men will just have to take it on the chin – they are, apparently, more sexist. A study found that men who sported facial hair hold more hostile views towards women. One theory is that beards give them an air of masculinity, power, and dominance.
The link will come as a surprise to the thousands of hipsters – young, urban professions who have carefully cultivated lumberjack-style beards to affect an earthy look.

The Australian researchers quizzed more than men aged 18 to 72 on levels of hostile and benevolent sexism and then investigated whether there were differences between the clean shaven and those with facial hair – stubble, moustachioed, goateed, or bearded.

Hostile sexism was defined as having derogatory patriarchal views, such as holding the view that most women interpret innocent remarks as being sexist and believing that once a woman gets a man to commit to him, she will try to keep him under her thumb.

Benevolent sexism is well-intentioned and involves helping and protecting women by holding open doors or insisting on paying for dinner, rather than splitting the bill. While some may see this as chivalrous, it is argued it is damaging because it reinforces the idea that women are the weaker sex.

So that’s it. With my new beard, grown for Movember but started in Moctober, I’m accused of not only sexism, but hostile sexism. A reminder of how this is defined in the article:

Hostile sexism was defined as having derogatory patriarchal views, such as holding the view that most women interpret innocent remarks as being sexist and believing that once a woman gets a man to commit to him, she will try to keep him under her thumb.

That’s been my experience of women throughout my adult life, and I’m 57. I plead guilty as charged.

There are some gems in the comments section, as you’d expect. A quick glance turned up these:

Those famous Australian studies…

What about wimen with moustaches ie all feminists?

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