Now try the same sort of whiskers visualization with mustaches.Īdolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin, every time.įor some reason, mustaches make us reach straight for the villains. Odds are, you’ll have been imagining an assortment of upstanding, wise gentlemen - the likes of Charles Darwin, Santa Claus, Abraham Lincoln, Dumbledore. Quick thought experiment: Close your eyes and, in the hairiest part of your mind, try to picture the most iconic beards from history.
Or: When did the moustache stop turning us on?