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If you have a large beard, you’re basically unmasked. I think the CDC is right. If you’re bearded, it’s just hygiene theater. I’m not sure what can be done, man
by jdavis703 5y ago
If you have a large beard, you’re basically unmasked. I think the CDC is right. If you’re bearded, it’s just hygiene theater. I’m not sure what can be done, mandating shaving would run against Jewish and Islamic beliefs, so any such mandate would probably be struck down quickly.
- bradknowles 5y agoYou can trim the beards down to get good fit. They can be as long as 10mm and not have any material impact on the fit of the mask, so long as you use the right mask-fitting process. They may be harder to fit on someone with a 10mm beard, but it’s still do-able. Same with CPAP and SCUBA masks.
- cute_boi 5y agoYea its so sad that many old beliefs will render the efforts like masks useless (to some extent but I still think it is beneficial over no masks.). :(
- throwoutway 5y agoLet’s not be degrading by calling things old beliefs. There are plenty of hipster millennials growing immaculate beards and video blogging about it which are just as problematic with what the CDC said and would be upset