DOS_patos
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No matter what style of facial hair you sport, it's our humble opinion that all beards are beautiful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however, disagrees.
Not all facial hair is created equal, according to a CDC infographic on the best facial hair styles suited to N95 respirator masks, which are intended to help shield you from airborne particles. In response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) viral outbreak that began earlier this year in Wuhan, China, the image has made waves on Twitter this week.
You might think a master guide to 36 styles of facial hair means the CDC knows more about beards than barbers do. But upon further inspection, some of the advice is a bit counterintuitive.
A face with fresh stubble on it, for example, gets a big red X from the CDC. That'll apparently mess with the seal on your mask. But isn't that better than, say, a bushy walrus mustache? Not so, according to the graphic.
Predictably, the good people of Twitter have resorted to making fun of the masks more than heeding the CDC's advice. Plus, the users point out the infographic features only men, leading some to call the graphic discriminatory against people who identify as non-binary.
