I mustache you a question…what is it with all of the mustache action going on in our culture? Everywhere you look, folks are donning fake mustaches in public, they are pasted on mugs, t-shirts and athletic gear, and they are worn by men and women alike.
Even our cultural understanding of the ‘stache has changed. Urban dictionary defines the mustache as:
“A universal icon representing the epitome of authority and raw manhood*. It graces small children the chance to believe in a hero and causes evil-doers to second guess their existence. There are very few things in this world that could ever achieve the divine status that each individual hair is birthed into. Resting just above the upper lip, the mustache is a beacon to all mankind that there is hope for this world and a bright future for all who have been gifted with this treasure from God himself.
*I used manhood as a majority observation. No disrespect to the women of this world that wear their mustache with pride.”
There’s even a mustache institute that is out there, “Protecting the rights of, and fighting discrimination against mustached Americans, by promoting the growth, care, and culture of the mustache.” To that, I say, we may have gone a bit overboard with our love, and general mockery of the mustache. But, before you write upper lip facial hair off as passe, you really have to check out the the book, “Mustache Baby“.
When it comes to facial hair, the mustache makes for some decent joke fodder, but when it comes to facial hair on an infant, the mustache becomes magical. Well, at least in the case of Bridget Hoes’ adorable storybook.