moustache
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.
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Purpose and description
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.
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.
What it is for: Personal appearance and expression.
It can be describe named styles; relay grooming information; explain cultural and institutional conventions; present history with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Upper lip hair
Shaped by grooming
Named styles
Cultural and institutional meaning
What it looks like
Hair on the upper lip, trimmed and shaped in a style.
How it is recognised
Facial hair confined to the upper lip
Named styles by shape
A beard covers the chin and cheeks; stubble is unshaped
Related models
is a kind of - the category
is related to - the other main facial hair
is shaped by - the practice
is subject to - in some institutions
In practice
Families and kinds
pencil moustache
handlebar moustache
chevron and walrus moustaches
horseshoe and other extended styles
toothbrush moustache, historically loaded
moustaches with beards as combined styles
Standards and regulation
Military and police grooming regulations
Food hygiene rules on facial hair in some workplaces
Respirator fit rules for facial hair
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping by facial hair
Demeaning style names used as descriptions
Respirator seal failure
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Styles Named styles.
Description.
Names
Style names.
Names
Names.
- What named moustache styles exist, and how are they shaped? definition
- Is the facial hair a moustache, a beard or a combined style? boundary
Describe
Describing neutrally.
Describe
Describe.
- How is a moustache described neutrally without loaded names? action
- Is the description free of stereotypes? boundary
Groom Grooming and rules.
Practice.
Grooming
Grooming.
Grooming
Grooming.
- How are moustaches grown, trimmed and maintained, in general terms? provenance
- Which entry fits shaving and grooming? action
Rules
Institutional rules.
Rules
Rules.
- What rules do armed forces, employers and safety regulations set on facial hair? provenance
- Which entry fits dress codes? action
Culture Meaning and history.
Attribution.
Meaning
Social meaning.
Meaning
Meaning.
- What social and cultural meanings have moustaches carried in different periods and places, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History
History.
History
History.
- How have moustache fashions changed, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of facial hair? action
Context Campaigns and health.
Context.
Campaigns
Charity campaigns.
Campaigns
Campaigns.
- How are moustaches used in awareness campaigns such as Movember? provenance
- Which entry fits health awareness campaigns? action
Health
Health and safety.
Health
Health.
- What health and safety considerations, such as respirator fit, apply to facial hair? provenance
- Which entry fits respiratory protection? action
What the second pass must settle
- 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