I don't know any Furries...but I do know many, many furry-faced fellas.
Does that count?
It‘s not that hard to notice all of the bearded humans roaming around these days? It’s like an unofficial Lumberjack Invasion with a twist of cool-metro- hair-flare trend has hit the States full force? (Facial hair and man ponytails galore surrounds us/U.S.) I am a little ashamed to admit that I can not grow decent face chops, so everyday in awe I watch many beards going about their business and I often wonder the backstory to each beard strand that gracefully —yet somehow ruggedly—blows in the wind. It’s sad to witness many men are forced to hold back these trendy bushels of individual “statements” behind a face mask during these uncertain times. (Luckily most of them have unruly neck-crop overflow hair that extends past the mask to let us know there is indeed a face beast that is forced to be caged)
Do you remember * “Hands Across America”?
(mid 80’s — charity event?—Hands held across the U.S.? )
Last month I borrowed the idea and tried to put together a “Beards Across America” event.
(for a good cause of course) We set our facial hair plan in motion to stretch across the U.S ...but unfortunately I only had 17 guys sign up and we barely made a line down my driveway and 2 steps onto the sidewalk. (Enough money was raised for some beard shampoo and conditioner for the participants. No beards were harmed in the process)
Like me trying to grow a half Grizzly Adams/ half ZZ Top inspired chin masterpiece...it failed miserably.
Idk, maybe attempting to braid all of the beards together was a bit too ambitious on my part?
It didn’t matter, due to the quarantine and social distancing rules we got shut (and cut) down.
I hope TPTB realize that a bearded nation will not stay silent forever.
(Actually one could say the Beard Movement is...growing.

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*Hands Across America
was a respected charitable event that helped a lot of people. Please take note—in no way am I trying to take away from the amazing things it accomplished with this childish U.S. beard invasion joke above. I’m merely stating (in joke form ) my concern for Beard Trends, how it impacts society and what will eventually happen the day the hair clippers come out to trim.
You can read more in my made up book —
LET’S FACE IT: BEARD AWARENESS AND IS IT HAIR TO STAY?
By Reborn Smith Jr.