Yeah - as I recall, "bearish" guys had sort of been a subset of the "girth and mirth" phenomenon, but those who weren't thrilled with the idea of being lusted after for being chubby didn't entirely fit there. When the bear phenomenon kicked off with the focus on fur, they came a-woofing. ;)
I haven't read the whole NBCS in a long time, but as I recall they focused on beards because it's generally obvious if someone has a beard or not; a guy could have three hairs on his breastbone or a forest primeval from the collarbone down, and in a lot of circumstances (clothes, ya know) it would be exceedingly difficult if not impossible to tell the difference.
I agree with you about people being left feeling excluded at what's supposed to be a social meet 'n greet kind of event. I don't understand people who won't talk to someone they don't find sexually attractive.
To be honest, I'm not sure exactly where NBCS was first published - I first encountered it through the then-popular Bears' Mailing List.
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Date: 2011-Jul-10, Sunday 03:16 am (UTC)I haven't read the whole NBCS in a long time, but as I recall they focused on beards because it's generally obvious if someone has a beard or not; a guy could have three hairs on his breastbone or a forest primeval from the collarbone down, and in a lot of circumstances (clothes, ya know) it would be exceedingly difficult if not impossible to tell the difference.
I agree with you about people being left feeling excluded at what's supposed to be a social meet 'n greet kind of event. I don't understand people who won't talk to someone they don't find sexually attractive.
To be honest, I'm not sure exactly where NBCS was first published - I first encountered it through the then-popular Bears' Mailing List.