Beard and moustache competition
Hey there men, just a question for the sake of discussion, anybody here enter and participate in beard and moustache competitions. Entered one my self back in 2019, won first place in "groomed" category.
I encourage everyone to do what inspires them but that said, I am really not a fan of competitions that pit man against man in terms of overall looks, or one feature or another, simply because it means one "wins" and many "lose" and some don't even feel like they deserve to compete, and in the end, it puts almost everyone else in a position of being "not chosen". I am much more a fan of awarding each person who submits to be judged either a set award that they are going for (with one entrant per award) or a "community choice" award in which the judges offer three possibilities and the crowd can only approve of them, the loudest applause and hooting votes the choice forward, and these are designed to be supportive and encouraging.
I want all men to feel sexy, masculine, and like they're part of a community that wants them and appreciates them, and definitely I am happy to know you won, don't mean to take that away at all, just wish everyone could have that same experience, young and old alike. I will definitely be modelling that here, all of you will get my genuine appreciation for your beards, and it's a pleasure to do so. That said, I didn't post this to argue (or be antagonistic at all) about contests or no contests, if you like em and want em, don't feel like my opinion should define anything for you, it's just how I feel (I won best feet once but I was a poor student and it came with $50 and a bar tab so I did it, but once was enough). Conversely if you like this approach, that's cool too.
Also, do you have pics of the winning beard, cause regardless of my opinion I still wanna see.