Beard of Organized Labor
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The Beard of Organized Labor is the facial hair worn by Galen Tyrol during his time on New Caprica as a union leader and insurgent.
Throughout history, men with beards have been viewed as wise, sexually potent, of high status, but have also been attributed a lack of cleanliness and refinement, or an eccentric disposition. Tyrol hits most all of these points during his time on the ground of New Caprica.
In some societies, such as the Amish, the men are clean-shaven until such time as they are married, at which point they grow a beard and are never without one from then on.
For the ancient Romans, a bearded man represented a man of virtue and simplicity. During grief and mourning, a Roman would let his hair and beard grow.
The militaries of many countries prohibit beards and sometimes even mustaches, usually for hygienic reasons. The Colonial Military's stance on this is unknown, as we've seen Admiral Adama wearing a mustache. It seems that Tyrol shaved his beard once returning to the Galactica after the Battle of New Caprica.
Notes
- "There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless - boys and women, and I am neither one." - Greek axiom
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