“No More Beardos”: Hegseth’s New ‘Professional’ Military Standards Just Dropped
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“Today, at my direction, the era of unprofessional appearance is over,” said Secretary of Defense War Pete Hegseth, who forced generals from around the world to fly to Quantico to listen to him speak.
“No more beardos. The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done. If you do not meet the male-level physical standards for combat positions, cannot pass a PT test, or don’t want to shave and look professional, it’s time for a new position. Or a new profession.”
Two things on that:
First is that the subtext of this statement is embedded in a racism that has pervaded the US military’s history: being clean shaven can be medically more irritating to some skin types than others, often causing a folliculitis in Black skin. The right to not shave as a military member allows people of all skin types to join, which means, according to members of the armed forces themselves, that this new order is aimed at pushing out Black people from service.
Second thing: you’re saying this, Pete?? The guy who somehow has a whole back catalog of ridiculous and unprofessional looks, whose body is littered with tattoos that make him, and we’re quoting X-user Omar El-Ayat here, “look like he flunked out of Aryan Brotherhood MC tryouts”??
Yeah, the military really needs to be more professional:
But that’s not all Hegseth’s got in this week’s Thursday Throwdown. In fact, that one’s wayyy tamer than the other thing he said at Quantico:
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