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moustache

vr.tr.moustache · thing-q15179

Let an agent describe moustaches and their named styles, relay grooming, dress code and cultural context with attribution, and avoid stereotyping people by facial hair or using demeaning style names as descriptions.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Styles Named styles.

Names

Style names.

Names

Names.

  1. What named moustache styles exist, and how are they shaped? definition
  2. Is the facial hair a moustache, a beard or a combined style? boundary

Describe

Describing neutrally.

Describe

Describe.

  1. How is a moustache described neutrally without loaded names? action
  2. Is the description free of stereotypes? boundary
Groom Grooming and rules.

Grooming

Grooming.

Grooming

Grooming.

  1. How are moustaches grown, trimmed and maintained, in general terms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits shaving and grooming? action

Rules

Institutional rules.

Rules

Rules.

  1. What rules do armed forces, employers and safety regulations set on facial hair? provenance
  2. Which entry fits dress codes? action
Culture Meaning and history.

Meaning

Social meaning.

Meaning

Meaning.

  1. What social and cultural meanings have moustaches carried in different periods and places, with attribution? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How have moustache fashions changed, and which references are standard? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of facial hair? action
Context Campaigns and health.

Campaigns

Charity campaigns.

Campaigns

Campaigns.

  1. How are moustaches used in awareness campaigns such as Movember? provenance
  2. Which entry fits health awareness campaigns? action

Health

Health and safety.

Health

Health.

  1. What health and safety considerations, such as respirator fit, apply to facial hair? provenance
  2. Which entry fits respiratory protection? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
pornstache, pencil moustache, Menjou moustache, hooked mustache, handlebar moustache, Fu Manchu moustache, horseshoe moustache, toothbrush moustache, walrus moustache

What it is Filled

Facial hair grown on the upper lip, worn in many styles from the thin pencil moustache to the handlebar and walrus, shaped by grooming, fashion, military and cultural conventions, and by rules of some institutions; moustaches carry social meaning that has changed across periods and cultures.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe moustaches and their named styles, relay grooming, dress code and cultural context with attribution, and avoid stereotyping people by facial hair or using demeaning style names as descriptions.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Upper lip hair
  • Shaped by grooming
  • Named styles
  • Cultural and institutional meaning

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Infer a person's religion, ethnicity, politics or sexuality from a moustache.
  • Use demeaning or stereotyping names for styles as descriptions of people.
  • Ignore facial hair when checking the fit of a tight-fitting respirator.
  • Use images of a person's face for identification without consent or legal basis.

Only with a human decision

  • Enforcing a grooming rule that conflicts with a person's religious practice.

May

  • Describe moustache styles and their history.
  • Explain grooming rules of workplaces or institutions with their source.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Facial hair rules can discriminate against religious and ethnic groups.

Who is affected

  • People subject to grooming rules
  • Respirator wearers
  • Religious minorities

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who wears it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1847641 - registry parent class
  • Q66568682 - registry parent class

related

  • human facial hair - the category
  • beard - the other main facial hair
  • grooming - the practice
  • dress code - in some institutions

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.moustache
  • Wikidata: Q15179 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15179)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Hair length: millimetres - Measure representative hairs from their emergence at the skin to their tips along the hair shaft.
  • Hair shaft diameter: micrometres - Measure representative hair shafts using calibrated microscopy.
  • Hair density: hairs per square centimetre - Count visible hair shafts emerging within a measured area of upper lip skin.

Recognition required Filled

  • Facial hair confined to the upper lip
  • Named styles by shape
  • A beard covers the chin and cheeks; stubble is unshaped
  • Hair on the upper lip, trimmed and shaped in a style.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • describe named styles
  • relay grooming information
  • explain cultural and institutional conventions
  • present history with attribution

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stereotyping by facial hair
  • Demeaning style names used as descriptions
  • Respirator seal failure

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Military and police grooming regulations
  • Food hygiene rules on facial hair in some workplaces
  • Respirator fit rules for facial hair

Context of use required Filled

  • Personal appearance and expression.
  • pencil moustache
  • handlebar moustache
  • chevron and walrus moustaches
  • horseshoe and other extended styles
  • toothbrush moustache, historically loaded
  • moustaches with beards as combined styles

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q15179: moustache - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Moustache - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should named styles be separate entries?
  • How should grooming regulations be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases including a crude name and an ethnically loaded style name; they should be reviewed

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q15179/spec.json