Beard needs more gay, and Rantasmo needs more beard.

"Do you care what it tastes like?" "Not really" Isn't that usually the attitude of people who LIKE Miller Lite?

great video! I definitely noticed the masculinity politics that have come into play with the rise of beard culture and, as a black gay man, I really like that you pointed out how sidelined we are from bear culture and how facial hair reads differently on different races of men. I fall into the category of not being very hairy & having a patchy at best beard area if it grows in so I usually keep it clean.

Dont worry Rantasmo, you look adorable with and without facial hair. Also, i love your videos!

Ok if lumberjack flannel shirts have been claimed as both gay and lesbian fashion icons, I'm looking forward to the inevitable forest parties

Freddie Mercury. Just Freddie Mercury.

My biggest concern about the rising popularity of beards is that it could be a slippery slope back to the world's hairiest decade, the 1970s! On a separate note, I am very pleasantly surprised at how civil the comments are so far. A regular KZfaq channel isn't usually this nice, much less one that could easily be a target for bigoted a-holes.

Rantastero is always a joy to see XD.

you look good with a beard, you look good without it. I'm jealous

I’m a woman with a mustache Nothing I can do about it aside from constant waxing It’s not very noticeable unless you really look for it, but I do sometimes get “you look like a man” comments from my grandma when I haven’t waxed in a while

the opening made me chuckle, love your channel btw

I love you with or without a beard, Rantasmo. Never change. And keep these funny, thoughtful, smart videos coming!

I have a beard because my face is really just kinda average and boring looking, it's face furniture so I don't look like a pink balloon on top of a shirt.

On the beards being used to enforce masculinity - There is an Australian comedy band called "The Beards" - got songs like "Got me a beard" (It has the best music video.) "You should consider having sex with a bearded man" but unfortunately also have "If your dad doesn't have a beard you got two moms."

PLEASE do Steven Universe needs more gay! D=

The miller light joke made me laugh. Great video and always informative.

I wonder if I'll ever overcome my crush on rantasmo. Which ever video I pick, they're always great!

I'm curious whether Rantasmo actually owns a football, bought one for this video, or borrowed one from a nearby bro.

I also trimmed my beard this sunday. I feel your pain.

When I shaved my beard off the biggest thing I missed was the ability to just fiddle with it when I was bored/thinking.

Your videos are great and I'm definitely subscribing

I do like this less bewhiskered look! Stylish yet.. whiskered? But it's your style, baby! Love your videos

I was recently dragged out of bed and shaved against my will in order to get a Proof Of Age Photo ID for social security purposes, so this video hit close to home for me even as a straight man.

Best of both worlds; flower beards!

Rantasmo, you can have whatever beard you want. You'll still be smart, sharp as a tack and a cuddle-able as the snuggle bear on a cloud of ponies. *hugs*

For what it's worth, I think you look great with the shorter beard! Also, you are just awesome in general :)

Aww...if it's your face, it can hardly be called a "Problem Area." :) Could you please do an episode about something asexual?

I died when he rubbed the football onto his face

Beards in the thumbnail. Works every time.

is there a episode about Supernatural in the works

No-beard Rantasmo, while not bad looking, certainly does /feel/ wrong. I await the return of the beard.

Yes, but can we talk about how wing eyeliner and full beards are actually kinda made for each other?

Look! It's Buzz Litebeard!

For the record, while I'm more accustomed to beardy Rantasmo and can't quite get used to him without facial hair, he does have an adorable chin-dimple and could totally get away with going without one if he chose.

Are you joking in that last sentence? You look so cute with your trimmed beard!

I love how Rantastero tries to make his facial hair grow back faster by rubbing his face with a football.

Love you man!

My sister just recently convinced me to watch a show called The Real O'Neals. The main character is gay and I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. It's really funny, but I feel like it's got some occasional problematic jokes and situations. The first season is currently airing, so you may want to wait until it's done.

I have a beard and a samurai bun.

Curiously enough, I think a very short beard suits you better than a full one. Which is not me telling what you should do with your face hair (I am not), but me telling that at the end of the day everybody has his own perceptions and tastes and they they might be shared... or not.

NOOOOO you're glorious beard! Why Rantasmo, WHY?!

AH! Rantasmo with light beard!

Hey Rantasmo, can you address the 'Great Lesbian Massacre 2k16'? I'm a bit surprised you didn't do it sooner because of the backlash but there is a lot of material to work on so I won't exactly blame you for posting it later.

Idk man, I personally think the scruffy thing you got going on right now is super cute.

"Clean shaven" is stigmatic language.

Hey, can you do an episode on 'Jenny's Wedding'?

Hey! Jesse Bradford is a hotie. My 14 year old self was very enchanted by him. Liked that the movie at least showed a gay character, meant a lot to me at that time.

I really like you rantasmo. Why the fuck did I not know about your existence before. Wow.

You look so much younger w/o a beard.

you look great clean shaven ^_^

I'm a cis woman and I don't have a beard but I do have stubble.

you have to prepare people for... things... that change... drastically. you can't just appear on camera and be like "sup" :P

wow you look 5 years younger

I myself hate having a beard, only because when I forget the shave my face easily gets hot and that is not a pretty sight.

Me I just don't like beards or mustaches in general though that could be just my own personal experience talking.......anything that grows on my face is so dry and coarse that if I even touch a hair a certain way it actually hurts like hell. Ugh.

wait, I thought you gave people miller lite when they say they don't care about taste

Did you get any compliments from Lindsay? (She is known not to like beards).

Do you still review old tv shows? If so: Xena Needs More Gay!

God, Rantasmo, you're so cute with reduced facial hair! (You're cute all the time, but so much more with that level of facial hair.)

You're a handsome fellow, Rantasmo! With our without beard. That said; are you going to go back to the shaved upper lip style you sported so long ago?

Fantasy Dwarf women should have beards!

I have a dainty brand of evil.

I love beards

Not gonna lie, as is probably obvious from my twinkish anime boy avatar... I'm not fond of beards. Body hair on guys just tends to remind me of my own body hair and that just makes me feel a little dysphoric. But I understand that's really just a personal hang up. Now, body hair on women? Unf.

I don't grow a beard because I wanna look straight, I grow a beard because otherwise I look 16.

yaaasss queen

I want all men, gay or not, to have beards or other facial hair.

It would be really interesting if you did a video on metrosexuality and other shit like that, if you want to, of course.

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People of any gender who actually care about the taste of a beer don't drink commercial lites. Corona, bud lite, miller lite, there are good reasons to drink these but a discerning taste in beer is not one of them.

Please do a Steven Universe episode!

I don't like how something like a beard gets mired in goddamn gender norms and sexuality. God forbid a straight guy doesn't like looking like a beaver. For what little it's worth, I think you look better with less beard.

I really don't understand the "logic" behind that beer commercial.How does caring about what a beer tastes like make you masculine or feminine? I get that it's miller trying to sell their product but they really didn't think this through.People of all sexual orientations/sexes/genders either do or don't care how beer tastes. Some people just drink to get drunk while others care about the taste and actually enjoy it.If anything you could say caring about how a beer tastes would be "hipsterish" because of microbrews.To go further you could insinuate being a hipster would be more feminine then masculine because it is "nonconformist" and therefore less masculine.Ssince we all know being a conformist is highly regarded as masculine as long as you conform "to the right things." Which is totally arbitrary but so are all labels and generalizations.

I love Beard !!!!!!!!!!!!

Quite frankly, for most of the 20th centrury men with facial hair were seen as "perverts" so mostly child molesters. A gay man with a shaven face simply set them apart from that, not from the straights who either had stubble or no facial hair. (and yes, I was there. I can provide you with examples of my experience, but if you disagree, provide me with samples of yours so we can have an actual conversation) P.S. He's right about the difference between white men with beards and non-white men with beards.

Typical flamers have done more harm to the gay community than anyone else and also gay masculine men are fucking BOSS when it comes to masculinity.. Like you mentioned the "lumbersexuals" have been a look the gay men have been perfecting for a very long time that straight men are just barely getting into..Also lots of straight men I know really like the idea of "Bear culture" which brings a nice fresh new view of gay men that defies all the negative femme stereotypes plaguing the gay community..

I enjoy the ambiguity of looking like Kurt Cobain. A lagom amount of beard, but I enjoy it more clean-shaven than full-grown, I admit. As a feminist, looking like a stranger danger neckbeard is my least aspiration.

Yaaaaas queeeeeen

There is an obsession among trans men about growing beards. . .

Smooth is where it's at, hon. You do you, but I'll be looking for my hairless studs. Head hair exempt obviously.

Beard trend "sprouted"? Heheheh....

The only problem with your face is that i am not eating it right now. (kidding, I'd never do that without consent) Seriously, I love your beard and look forwsrd to seeing it again, but whatever makes you comfortable. :)

oh stop, you dont look that bad :P

You're still cute with just the light scruff. Just FYI.

Dude, no. Gay men did not perfect the lumberjack look for anyone. This was a joke back in the Monty Python Flying Circus days. Expression of typical butch characteristics based around class just happens. When it results in something perennially fashionable, just let it be open.

When's your Steven Universe episode coming out? Whenever Steven Universe comes back so as to be topical. When does Steven Universe come back? NEVER.

:10 says the guy who barely has one :P

So what you're saying is, you were bearding before it was cool. ;p

You don't look right! :-P

Not really your whole face, just the part above the lip. You would probably do fine with a goatee.

you'd look a lot better if you kept it groomed

Speaking as a... straight?... man, beards to me speak of laziness. Get that nonsense off your face. Eurgh. It's like an old bog brush taped to your chin. Make the effort and take it off.

great video! I definitely noticed the masculinity politics that have come into play with the rise of beard culture and, as a black gay man, I really like that you pointed out how sidelined we are from bear culture and how facial hair reads differently on different races of men. I fall into the category of not being very hairy & having a patchy at best beard area if it grows in so I usually keep it clean.