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22 minutes ago, S1ngh said:Not reading the article as it looks stupid write-up justifying the usage of "get rid of beard" society stigma in this world. If you see from the pictures comparison, you will see how author picked the fat guy and slim guy in comparison and one can judge the biased standpoint of the writer based on this pick.
I don't think he trimmed it right? it is just that he is now putting lot of chemicals and glue it down? I used to this un-natural process back in the days and i have no issues with folks doing it or not doing it. However, i would like everyone male/female to stay on the natural beauty.
He did trim it. He started out with a full beard, then he started gluing it down, and eventually he said that was too time-consuming and stressful so now he trims it.
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After giving it some hard thought about three years ago, Swatch decided it was time to cut his beard. The pressure, the stress, the time investment — it all became too much.
I concluded that it's not how long you keep your beard, it's that you keep a beard. People still identify me as a Sikh," he said. "I don't like having a painful face anymore."
Swatch still keeps a beard, but it's only about two inches long now.
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After struggling for an ideal Sikh beard, he's easing up on his face - but not his faith
"Is 'struggle beard' a term?" asked Tej Swatch when asked to describe decades-long battle with his beard
Tanara McLean · Posted: Oct 05, 2018 4:43 PM ET | Last Updated: October 29, 2021This story was first published in October 2018.
It turns out the saying "beauty is pain" applies to beards, too.
For nearly 20 years, Tej Swatch struggled with the same painful, daily beard-grooming routine.
At peak beard, Swatch spent at least 30 minutes a day tugging, blow-drying, pasting, hair-spraying and bunning his seven-inch beard. Most days, it didn't even turn out the way he wanted.
I don't like having a painful face anymore.- Tej Swatch on the stakes of ultimate beard upkeep
"It was a struggle," he said, "Is 'struggle beard' a term?"
"If it didn't work out that means you had to spend a bit more time doing that whole procedure again, up to the point where you actually have to wash out all your product and start all over again," he said, stroking his face.
Perfecting the technique
Swatch started growing a beard at 14, but by the time he reached his late teens he was getting teased by other Sikh men about his untidy turban and beard.
So Swatch, now 42, set out to become a master beard-sculpter, something he says comes with the territory for Sikh men.
He spent years curating his beard-beautifying arsenal, including the perfect hair-dryer, shampoo, gel and brush.
"It just needed to be pasted down. It needs to be straight," Swatch says.
To achieve that beard straightness, Swatch used a Thathi — a cloth commonly used by Sikh men to groom their beards.
"You tie it on the top of your head, and you look like an old cartoon character with a toothache," he says, laughing, although it was no laughing matter taking the Thathi off when his beard was set.
"You would carefully peel it off and take some hairspray, then you'd dry that so you have a final finish."
The Five Ks
Keeping a perfectly manicured beard isn't just ego or vanity. Impeccable grooming and hygiene are important elements of Sikh culture.
Sikhs can be initiated into a community called the Khalsa, who live by a collective of symbols known as the Five Ks:
- Kesh: Uncut hair
- Kanga: A wooden comb
- Kara: An iron bangle worn around the wrist
- Kachera: Wearing clean undergarments
- Kirpan: A dagger or sword
Kesh, pronounced kay-ess, is all about not cutting your hair, on your head or your face.
"The reason these factors exist is that they came about around the time when Sikhs were being persecuted in India," said Swatch. "The point of it was these five symbols should signify who they are."
The father of all beards
When Swatch started growing a beard at 14, his Dad's beard was the ultimate example for him.
"He was this splendid Sikh man who had this very nice turban and he had this nice fully groomed beard that didn't look cut, it was just something that was totally under control," said Swatch.
"He had a way of brushing it out and then tying a little bun and putting it under his chin before he went off to work."
The younger Swatch insists that despite his efforts, he never got his beard in peak condition like his father's. Eventually the 30-minute daily process was just too painful.
"Pasting it down, the hair would start to pull down … and some hair would inevitably get plucked out."
After giving it some hard thought about three years ago, Swatch decided it was time to cut his beard. The pressure, the stress, the time investment — it all became too much.
"I concluded that it's not how long you keep your beard, it's that you keep a beard. People still identify me as a Sikh," he said. "I don't like having a painful face anymore."
Swatch still keeps a beard, but it's only about two inches long now.
Although his parents still ask once in a while if he'll grow it back, Swatch's beauty-beard days are a thing of the past.
"It's just not who I am," he says.
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3 hours ago, intrigued said:
I've also heard that there was mention of reincarnation in early Christian culture but it was discarded in Roman times...
I've also about heard about this. The Roman Emperor Justinian was against the idea of reincarnation and had it removed from Christian doctrine. It was also easier to control the masses if they did not believe in it. No doubt religions have been corrupted over the centuries.
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2 hours ago, GurjantGnostic said:
Mmm.. I'll wait on that covid vaccine. Sounds like the timetable for testing a vaccine and knowing it's effects is a lot longer than "if the vaccine was bad we'd know already because the paramedics would be dead".
I would check out @cv19vaccinereactions on instagram. They are trying to take it down but it has some really eye-opening accounts of what some people are going through after getting the vaxx.
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14 minutes ago, KhalistanYouth said:I don't want to link the picture of the account because they're posting really disgusting memes about our religion, and our guru's, as well as sikh-martyrs, and I feel that it doesn't deserved to be posted here on this website, so I'll try my best to describe it without being too specific.
I'm talking about stooping to the lowest of the low, making depraved and nasty vulgar pictures, the page is ran by a Hindu-nationalist, everyone that is able to stomach these disgusting pictures made about our religion, please report this Instagram user and all of his posts, the username is valorous.hindu.2.1 another account is the.valorous.hindu he also has a alt where he didn't post anything yet called the.royal.hindu
You will get mad at the videos and memes he made about our faith, he even disrespected our holy book, but remember that these are the same people that abandoned their faith and religion during Mughal rule like the weak cowards they are.
I think his personal account is: the.achal
He follows 6 people from the valorous.hindu.2.1 account
We should report:
valorous.hindu.2.1
valorous.hindu.3.6
the.royal.hindu
harris_park_aajao2
the.valorous.hindu
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12 minutes ago, kcmidlands said:
It's textbook Trumpism, he would post using the same kind of language, if you have a twitter account the best thing to do is report it, at some point the algorithm will pick up on the amount of reports and start flagging the tweets.
She is an out of work actress who want's to get into politics, nothing more, the only problem is the crown that follow her are usually "patriotic" Indians who would throw themselves of bridges to their death if they were told it's the patriotic thing to do, as difficult as it is it's usually best to ignore people like her.
I just checked and Twitter finally took it down.
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12 minutes ago, puzzled said:
I wonder if Kangna is being blackmailed perhaps she got herself in a mess(with a man) and is being blackmailed to say all this sh1t. Just a theory lol. For someone who isn't involved in politics she really is very vocal about some issues.
Unless it's just the obvious and she's being paid, bjp poster girl.
Not to forget the Mumbai mafia. Some of these celebs are involved with members of the mafia, pay the mafia protection money etc something dodgy about Kangna.
Yeah it's pretty obvious that all of these Indian celebs coming out and saying the same propaganda garbage at the same time on Twitter was set up. At the end of the day, it's either they do what they are told or they lose their fame/career. Puppets - all of them.
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Hmm...what is she implying?
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10 minutes ago, puzzled said:Well it's got people talking. Since she tweeted it many human rights activists have tweeted it, including that climate extinction girl Greta, the humans right watch have done articles on it. Other artists have tweeted it.
Yh, it did cross my mind, she has been rumoured to have connections with dodgy people for years now.
But either way, atleast it's got people talking.
India has for far to long been torturing its citizens and covering it up with "Incredible India"
Absolutely it definitely helped.
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4 hours ago, puzzled said:Well this is a bit out of the blue, but Rihanna has tweeted about the Indian farmers protest, questioning why no one is talking about it and the internet ban.
Not bad considering she has like 100s of millions of followers on social media. Anything to spread the awareness is good!
Wonder if the online/keyboard BJP mobs will start sending her rape/death threats.
Definitely a good thing bringing awareness to the situation. However, I do have my suspicions about her being a puppet of the elites, illuminati, etc.
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14 hours ago, superkaur said:Could there be a possible link to why bill gates, ambani and other rich billionaires are trying to buy vast farm land? Bill gates has been successful in aquiring vast amounts of farm land in america just recently. Ambani plans to doe the same in india hence the huge protests and push back by small farmers.
The UN agenda 21 and 2030 claims for a sustainable future things will need to be done differently. Is this all part of the agenda? That the UN other bodies are involved in trying to oppress the common man across the word
I noticed this as well and was wondering if there is a connection. I think ultimately their plan is to get rid of independent farming and to control the global food supply. Once they control the food supply, they have unlimited power.
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35 minutes ago, dharamyudh said:
Yeah, the Indian flag was not touched in any sort of way. They put the Nishan Sahib on a pole in front of the Fort and on some domes. Now, we have the Indian media trying to say it was a Khalistani flag like these dimwits never seen a Nishan Sahib towering in gurdwaras across the world. Furthermore, these Indian nationalists are showing their true colors all on Twitter!
Yeah the nationalists on Twitter are really going crazy. Many are calling for all to be shot or arrested. It's amazing how many people are brainwashed by the corrupt media propaganda. And they expect people not to defend themselves when the police are beating them with sticks and shooting tear gas.
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13 hours ago, Shaheed4life said:
I have reported his accounts over ten times but each time it says that it doesn't go against community guidelines. Not sure what to do at this point.
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1 hour ago, superkaur said:
Lets get all the Sikhphobic accounts flagged and banned on any social media network as find them.
Here's ones i found on instagram:
- harris_park_aajao2
- squintneonpunjab
- thesatirespecialist
- valorous.hindu.2.1
- squintneon
- squitneon2
- theignoranttimes
- rightwingindia
What are you selecting as the reason when reporting them? I reported them a few times but get notified by Instagram that it does not go against their community guidelines.
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Also report waheguru.memes and valorous.hindu.3.6
This guy has nothing better to do.
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22 minutes ago, Not2Cool2Argue said:I know ppl who had covid. Its like the worst flu ever. They said they wouldve taken the vaccine because the illness was so bad even though they all got over corona and are fine now.
On the other hand, this vaccine was rushed. Usually drug testing takes at least 10 years, so...
But on the other hand, if you dont take the vaccine you have to keep social distancing and being fearful of being infected or actually get infected by corona which is painful. Fever and chills. Body aches and fatigue lasts at least 2 weeks and racking dry cough..
They say that even after taking this vaccine you have to socially distance, wear masks, etc.
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The Queen has died
in WHAT'S HAPPENING?
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https://twitter.com/SherePanjabUK/status/1570365550492266502?s=20&t=Fz55bgNPbG4wRTH3BXJF5w