The Beard Struggle is committed to maintaining an environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. If you are caught participating in any of the following malicious acts, you will be eligible for removal from the Brand Vikings Program.
If you see any of our team members participating in the above acts, please contact us at bvsupport@thebeardstruggle.com. You will be asked for names, experience, and proof (screenshots), so please have them prepared.
Victims may experience racial harassment because of their race, skin color, ancestry, origin, country, or citizenship. Even perceived attributes of a particular ethnicity (curly hair, accents, customs, beliefs, or clothing) may be the cause. Racial harassment often looks like:
This includes harmful teasing, patronizing comments, or isolation directed towards individuals who:
Inappropriate comments Offensive jokes Personal humiliation Critical remarks Ostracizing behaviors Intimidation tactics
Direct threats of intent to inflict harm Physical attacks (hitting, shoving, kicking) Threatening behavior (shaking fists angrily) Destroying property to intimidate
Isolating or denying the victim’s presence Belittling or trivializing the victim’s thoughts Discrediting or spreading rumors about the victim Opposing or challenging everything the victim says
Sharing humiliating things about the victim by mass email or mass chat Spread lies or gossip about the victim on social media Send harassing instant messages or text messages directly to the victim
This type of harassment typically has three parts:
See our Hate Speech Policy
Making someones personal or private information public and sending people or groups to intimidate, criticize, or harass them:Examples of personal or private information include, but are not limited to:
The Beard Struggle has a zero-tolerance policy in regards to hate speech. Any advocates caught promoting violence or hatred against individuals or groups based on any of the following attributes will be terminated from our program:
If you encounter our advocates or ambassadors participating in the above acts, please contact bvsupport@thebeardstruggle.com and provide us with both the name of the TBS advocate and proof of the interactions observed or experienced.
Any defamation, whether it be libel or slander, will not be tolerated at The Beard Struggle. We pride ourselves on our integrity and our ability to think critically while gathering and dealing with facts. We do not condone the spread of rumors, skepticisms, or misinformation.
The main exceptions to free speech protection include:
If you see any of our team members participating in the defamation of The Beard Struggle, its ambassadors, other companies, or their ambassadors, please contact us at bvsupport@thebeardstruggle.com. You will then be asked for names, experience, and proof (screenshots), so please have them prepared.