My husband has a beard and he shaved it off the other day - I'm not sure I like it, as he's just finally been able to grow a full one.
They have been a style for a long time! I wish I could grow a full beard, I can't do it haha.
Some people think that it's a trait back from the time when humans had hair all over there faces and body like gorillas - getting back to our roots I guess LOL!
Wow! I don't believe that, but I can see how people get that interpretation. They have a lot more hair.
And then you have some religions that say it's essential for males to have full beards and mandate it, like Sikhism
Right! I don't know much about Sikhism. I know a lot of the Old Testament people had beards though!
Very true - it seems in todays' age that there are still places that see it as savage and uncivilized to have a beard, even stereotyping men as dangerous.
Right! I think a majority of the population stereotypes people with beards. It seems like they have become very popular in the 21st century though!
It seems around here most people see it as bestowing virtues on the man, such as wisdom and strength.  It's very accepted where I live.