Movember

[Casio]

The point of the moustaches is not, as you say, just to show off; although that's certainly a part of why a lot of people do it, but it is also to genuinely raise awareness. I hadn't heard of Movember before I came to uni and now I'm doing it for the second year with a group of 5 guys, none of whom had done it before uni, and we've raised a total of about £250 so far. That might seem all cliché and too sickeningly PR for cynics like you, but that's how it works. If you just have individuals in their own rooms donating in secrecy whenever they get that generosity bug you don't have that domino effect. A lot of people have asked me this month why I have this horrible caterpillar on my face, I've told them, and some of them have donated.

 

[Gavin]

^ I see your point. The first time I heard of it a few years ago, I donated money through the one friend I knew that was doing it.

Now that "awareness has been raised" to the point that I've got 20+ people on my Facebook page jumping on the bandwagon and pestering for cash, guess how much they get from me? **** all.

There's "raising awareness" and then there's becoming an irritant. It's not a whole lot better than the people who harrass you in the street.

The worst thing is that I know people here who are doing it to "raise awareness", but who aren't actually bothering with the pesky issue of sponsorship and raising money. They just smugly seem to think that people will look at the state of their face and think what wonderful people they are for "raising awareness" for such an important cause.

 

[rtotheizzo17]

I don't go out an ask for money. When my co-workers ask me why I look like a super trooper I explain to them the history, and point out the issues (prostate cancer, mental health issues, heart issues, etc...).

I doubt everyone who wears pink in October is donating/asking for money. You can help a cause and not be a nuisance.

 

[Intricks]

I thought it was No Shave November....did it just become all about the moustache this year?

 

[rtotheizzo17]

http://us.movember.com/about/history

Movember has been around for 10 years (about 6 ish Stateside). I had always heard of that. I had never heard of no-shave November until last year.

EDIT:

And the winner is Movember

http://www.no-shavenovember.com/#!about/cfvg

No Shave started in 09.

 

[Intricks]

Thats all Ive ever heard was No Shave November.

Never heard of Movember til this year.

Whatevs though as my second job is...something...towards facial hair (employee booklet says no, corporate says I can has a small goatee or something that covers up to 10% of my facial area), and anytime I grow a moustache it is so blonde with random red hairs that it will forever look like a Pedo-stache and not the luxorious Porn-Stache I so dearly want.

 

[Jordanovichy]

I got rid of it not 30 minutes ago. It looked bloody awful. Have a before and after pic:

Before:

After:

 

[Ben]

As of this morning...

So hot. It's also soooo itchy.

 

[Tomatron]

Even with that photo, I can't imagine you with facial hair, Ben.

 

[Ben]

So fit.

 

[Jordanovichy]

^it is.

I rather like the manly stubble too <3