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Apr 17, 2024
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BlooCoug
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It is dumb. It's a relic of the Vietnam era at BYU when Ernest Wilkinson didn't
want his students looking like the hippie war protesters at Berkeley, etc. That era has long since past, and still the tradition has gone on.
It's time for a change. Jesus and Brigham Young had beards.
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I get that we are a “unique people” but why are so many complaining about KY having to remove his beard?
touchdownbyu
All-American
Apr 17, 2:10pm
Because it is a really, really, dumb rule.
AtomicHamster
Apr 17, 2:12pm
It is dumb. It's a relic of the Vietnam era at BYU when Ernest Wilkinson didn't
BlooCoug
Apr 17, 2:18pm
Ernest Wilkinson was a weird dude.
dYrtbYkerYder
Apr 17, 4:18pm
He was very black and white in his thinking.
BlooCoug
Apr 17, 4:20pm
And dumber to make it any more of any issue.
Incentivize
Apr 17, 2:23pm
Disagree. The sheer stupidity of it carries a weight all its own.
AtomicHamster
Apr 17, 2:26pm
Apparently coach Young is okay with it.
blau56
Apr 17, 2:38pm
I could probably shave every hair on my body if my $4.2 million/year job asked
SoBlueitHurts
Apr 17, 4:21pm
The stupidity is to apply it to him, personally. If you don't like the general
Incentivize
Apr 17, 2:40pm
I disagree.
Cookster
Apr 17, 2:28pm
Noted.
ochobeeguy
Apr 17, 3:06pm
RE: Because it is a really, really, dumb rule.
joshkanosh
Apr 17, 4:42pm
CBers are weird about beards. We mock ute fans for their goatees, then we complain that BYU has a no beard policy.
Brisco
Apr 17, 2:17pm
Well for one, they aren’t the same thing . . .
LakeshowCougs
Apr 17, 3:00pm
Because the beard rule is dumb. No correlation to having a beard and being bad
Blue for Life
Apr 17, 2:35pm
When was having a beard correlated to being bad or sinning??
blau56
Apr 17, 2:42pm
When they made the dress and grooming standards at BYU
ochobeeguy
Apr 17, 3:07pm
Never. But it was coded as rebellious. Those times are long gone
JAK
Apr 17, 3:39pm
Guy in my old ward disagreed. Basically condemned it during an EQ lesson. I just
SoBlueitHurts
Apr 17, 4:23pm
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