IT’S TIME TO GROW YOUR
MOUSTACHE! MOUSTACHE! Have you noticed that, men’s health. For the first sight the idea may seem ridiculous, walking down the however according to the statistic, street, you can see more Movember raised £79,3 million British pounds sterling globally men with moustaches during the 2011 campaign, with than usual. For those over 850,000 registered Mo Bros of us, who haven’t and Sistas. The numbers are very impressive, and it is quite within heard about Movemreason to suggest that in this year ber, this phenomenon the numbers will be much higher. can seem at least very Why Mo? strange. It’s hard to believe that Movem-
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ach year thousands of men all over the world are sprouting moustaches in order to raise funds for men’s health. The motivation behind the Movember is to bring the awareness in such men’s intimate health problems like prostate and testicular cancer. “Mo”, a slang for a moustache, and “November” come together to create Movember. All guys, who participate in this charity foundation, must grow and groom a moustache, not a beard and not a goate. All “Mo Bros” are required to begin the 1st of November with a clean-shaven baby face and grow a moustache throughout the month. The main purpose is to rise awareness and funds for
ber started in a very non traditional way. Its roots go back to 2003 in Melbourne, where now CEO Adam Garone and his friends met over a few pints. They talked about 70s fashion and how everything manages to come back in style. After that they came with the question, why didn’t the moustache come back. Generally speaking, they had a challenge to bring them back, and to avoid all the ironic, they decided to do it in the name of men’s health and rise money for research, treatment and after-care for survivors. So do we girls need to worry about the fact, that moustache can come back in fashion among guys. Can it be like a new hipsters movement? Does Movember encourage to wear one? Let’s just cross our fingers that it’s a passing fad.
I have interviewed all my friends about whether they find moustache attractive or not. Almost all of them answered that they prefer clean-shaven men, saying that guys with moustache look older and a bit creepy. However, men with light stubble are very sexy, despite the fact that it is not very comfortable to kiss them.
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month guys have an excellent excuse not to shave” Moreover, growing a mo isn’t easy, and not every guy is able to grow long Mo within 30 days. According to my personal survey, some girls don’t like this month when men across the land throw away their razors and gradually start resemble uncle Ben or 70s porno star. My friend Christin, who has a very strong opinion about men’s appearance, said that during this month guys have an excellent excuse not to shave because of the participation in the Movember’s competition. She said, ” Some of my male folks don’t know what Movember
Love,Sex&Life is actually about. They grow their moustache just for fun. However, I don’t find it funny at all.”
How can it help?
With a massive help of social media, Movember is bigger and better now then ever. A lot of guys annoy their girlfriends with moustaches, however the point is that their sudden decision to have Mo can rise an awareness about the health issues. It is the start of the conversation. People start talking and wondering about moustaches, they post their pictures on Facebook and register at movember. com. As a result, more and more men are aware about the risk that they have. Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the UK. It affects over 40,000 men each year, it about 112 men a day. If Movember encourages one uncle, father, brother or friend to go to the doctor and to get check, then the tens of thousands of Mo Bros have done their jobs. It is all about keeping men healthy.
Support or not support?
You may have a question, whether to encourage your boyfriend to grow a moustache, the answer is definitely not. Your boyfriend doesn’t necessarily need to grow Mo. So, don’t worry, if you don’t like moustaches. Just speaking about Movember is changing the world too. The celebration of facial-hair fest is only a good mean to promote Movember and rise funds. Nevertheless, we shouldn’t forget about the importance of being aware. It is essential to speak about health issues, because early diagnosis of cancer is vital. Guys
them even refuse to see their doctor. That is why Movember movement is a good way to highlight men’s health problems. Clearly, we have to be a little more open about our health to have a happier, healthier and more productive community.
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What about us?
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