hair cont.

I thought about the whole hair issue..and it dawned on me that this is not a recent issue.  Being the history major i am, i realized that in ancient rome, beards were often considered barbaric..i think that the idea of having body hair is linked to being very animalistic.  Since animals are covered in fur, the idea of having more body hair than others is seen as animalistic too.  I think that this idea has carried over to modern times.  A beard is not necessarily seen as not professional.  Its the manner in which the beard is kept that makes people question the person.  If it is unkept and dirty, then it is looked down upon...if its clean cut and trimmed, it is sort of revered.