Prepubescent, leafy, curly, pencil or horseshoe, Dalí or Cantinflas style... and if we leave any of them along the way... well, damn it.   

If there is a month in which the mustache is the protagonist, it is November.
Today, we tell you why.

The Movember Movement: barely saving lives

It all started in 2003 when a group of 30 Australian colleagues decided to grow a mustache with the purpose of raising awareness and funds for research into the three causes of greatest male mortality: prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide.

Some data like this:

● The WHO estimates that 510,000 men die from suicide worldwide every year , one every minute. In Spain alone 10 people commit suicide every day (no need to get out the calculator, one every 2 and a half hours) and 7-8 are men.   

 ● Every year, 899,000 cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed worldwide. +35,000 cases and +6,000 deaths in our country alone (one death every 90 minutes, which lasts one episode of Temptation Island without publicity).   

 ● Testicular cancer is the most common among young men (15-35 years old). Every year, +1,300 new cases are detected in Spain.   

 ● Men die 4.5 years earlier than women.

And, obviously, most of the above... can be avoided by raising awareness about the importance of check-ups, visits to the doctor and asking for help without fear.  

Hence, 5 million people have already joined the Movember movement, they have +1,250 funded projects around the world and they hope to reduce the number of men who die prematurely by 25% by 2030.  

However…   

Although they say that where there is hair there is joy, not everything has been smiles for Movember. Beware of the hate that is associated with it

Some things we don't like at all about Movember

●      Privileges. Only rich countries (such as Germany, the USA, the UK, etc.) join the movement. Being a cis white man who grows a mustache and raises money… is a bit of a privilege in itself.   

● The gender gap. Historical fact is that there is under-research on “women's” diseases vs. "of men".   

 ●      Opportunism. Ironic that clipper sellers try to pull our leg to make a profit by taking advantage of the cause every November.   

 ●      And lastly… the lack of focus on other aspects of health. If this is about “changing the face of men's health”, we would have to speak without mincing words (to name a few) also about the current stigmatization of HIV, risk behaviors and violence as an automatic response to emotional movements that do not we know how to manage, the consequences of not asking for help in time due to the “fault” of learned “masculine” behaviors,…

Beyond the mustache – changing the face of (your) men's health

In any case; Any movement called to expand karma positive points seems superlative to us. And it seems even more wonderful to change the world... starting with yourself.   

So in a month like this, we didn't want to end but by proposing a #challenge; a list of activities that you should do, at least once this month, a la Mr. Wonderful:

1. Touch your balls: touch yourself (by yourself) and let yourself be touched (by the doctor) as you deserve, literally. 
2. Go drinking with your colleagues: many therapies began in a bar and with a 'I love you bro' after a few too many beers. If you don't feel like it or you don't feel like opening yourself up... at least vent your sorrows on the weekend of your choice. 
3. Share a meme: that message of 'it's been a long time since we've been together' or 'this photo of a dog #represents you' are the therapy and breaths of positive energy of our era. Don't underestimate its multiplying power. 
4. Use the spoon more and the fork less: it turns out that 'according to surveys', men “have less sex than we would like to have.” But, open question: what if what we are really talking about is the need for intimacy with someone instead of more insertions? – What if your next fuck-plan ended with more of a blanket and less of Netflix&Chill? 
5. Shave your butch role from your chest: In general, the next time you feel 'forced' to appear strong, to act 'like a man would', to protect, to care, to get over it... well, think about yourself and whether you really feel like it or if, before being there for others... you should start by being okay for yourself... without waiting for Movember because it doesn't matter. In short, whatever you do... put on panties always do it for enjoyment and for your face.    

PD: This week's post is not sponsored by us, but our friends from The Test, what are they celebrating Movember in style and banishing taboos about male sexual health.   

We have a raffle with them, so stop by our instagram to earn creampies and reviews for your face and for your nepe

We do cool right,
Siwon