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[[File:Tyrol_LDYBII.JPG|thumb|right|The Beard of Organized Labor]]
[[Image:Tyrol_LDYBII.JPG|thumb|right|The Beard of Organized Labor]]
[[File:Chinese_characters.png|thumb|right|A closeup]]


The '''Beard of Organized Labor''' is the facial hair worn by [[Galen Tyrol]] during his time on [[New Caprica]] as a [[Colonial Worker's Alliance|union leader]] and [[New Caprica Resistance|insurgent]].
The '''Beard of Organized Labor''' is the facial hair worn by [[Galen Tyrol]] during his time on [[New Caprica]] as a [[Colonial Worker's Alliance|union leader]] and [[New Caprica Resistance|insurgent]].
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For the ancient [[w:Ancient Rome|Romans]], a bearded man represented a man of virtue and simplicity. During grief and mourning, a Roman would let his hair and beard grow.  
For the ancient [[w:Ancient Rome|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 Admiral Adama is wearing a [[Adamastache|mustache]]. It seems that Tyrol shaves his beard shortly before the [[Battle of New Caprica]]. Upon shaving the beard, Tyrol's former Underbite of Humility returns, as he resumes his job on ''{{RDM|Galactica}}''.
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 [[Adamastache|mustache]]. It seems that Tyrol shaved his beard shortly before the [[Battle of New Caprica]].
 
After [[Cally Tyrol|Cally]]'s death, Tyrol goes in a different direction with his personal grooming and adopts the [[Slaphead of Mourning]].


==Notes ==
==Notes ==


* "There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless - boys and women, and I am neither one." - Greek axiom
* "There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless - boys and women, and I am neither one." - Greek axiom
* Tyrol inexplicably loses his beard before "[[Exodus, Part I]]". This was necessary because Aaron Douglas's scenes were shot weeks after the main part of the episode, when he had already shaved and it was felt that a fake beard would not be convincing.


==See also==
==See also==
[[Image:Chinese_characters.png|thumb|right|A closeup]]


* [[William Adama|Adama's]] [[Adamastache]]
* [[William Adama|Adama's]] [[Adamastache]]
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* [[Saul Tigh|Tigh's]] [[Guerilla Booze-Catcher]]
* [[Saul Tigh|Tigh's]] [[Guerilla Booze-Catcher]]


== External Links ==
* [http://grownasspeople.blogspot.com/2009/01/semiotics-of-shaving-beards-in.html Semiotics of Shaving: Beards in Battlestar Galactica] An essay discussing the symbolism of facial hair in BSG
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Beard Liberation Front|Beard Liberation Front}}
{{ext-wikipedia|article=Beard Liberation Front|Beard Liberation Front}}


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