#BeardedButtigieg was trending last night on Twitter after people started sharing altered photos of Pete Buttigieg with a beard.
Filmmaker Jim Fall (director of Trick) kicked off the trend when he photoshopped pictures of Mayor Pete using FaceApp, adding a little extra fuzz to his regularly clean-cut face.
#beardedbuttigieg (via FaceApp)
Posted by Jim Fall on Thursday, February 20, 2020
I'm voting that Buttigieg should have a beard. (thanks to FaceApp)
Posted by Jim Fall on Thursday, February 20, 2020
Soon, people began referring to Mayor Pete as “Mayor Woof” and photoshopping their own versions to share on social media.
I heard #BeardedButtigieg was a thing. I’m on #TeamBeard pic.twitter.com/aDVJOQR62H
— Garret Brubaker (@ItsGarret) February 21, 2020
Poll for Pete #BeardedButtigieg pic.twitter.com/FB38KZ6K51
— Anders ? BudaJudge (@itsmeand3rs) February 21, 2020
I photoshopped Tom Selleck's mustache onto Buttigieg during the commercial break. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/QRRXVGPIQo
— Kris (@Articulate_indy) February 20, 2020
Did I do this right? This is Rubeus Hagrid Buttigieg. #BeardedButtigieg #TeamPete #HarryPotterForPete #PeteButtigieg pic.twitter.com/OILoEmurd2
— Hoosier Democrat (@DemocratHoosier) February 21, 2020
Me looking at all the #BeardedButtigieg content pic.twitter.com/pEgzohiLer
— Make calls to NEVADA for Pete ???? (@tylergarret2) February 21, 2020
All of this had many wondering what Mayor Woof’s husband, Chasten, thought about his husband with facial hair.
It didn’t take long for an old tweet from 2018, in which Chasten addressed this very issue during the month of “Movember,” to resurface:
What do you think of Mayor Woof’s new look? Sound off in the comments section below…
Goforit
In general, I am a fan of facial hair. (and body hair for that matter) But these pics of Pete take him from “cute imp” to “sponge-worthy”. Hope somebody gets the reference.
ryancmysho
Sponge worthy! Yes, Elaine, he would definitely be sponge worthy. I’ll take a case!
Blackceo
It has White gay Twitter thirsty, maybe. The rest of us are good. Thanks.
Den
Interesting that you can speak for all people of color, or somehow manage to follow them all on twitter! I sincerely thought poc were actual individual people, with, you know…individual personalities and taste.
Didn’t realize they were all uniform and identical.
SeijnSei
So glad somebody said it. I will stay hydrated and continue drinking my water which I imagine is about as flavorful as he is.
wvwrangler
Pete looks sexy af with scruff. Damn!! ?
ShiningSex
He looks sexy with a beard. Most men do. Clean shaven is boring.
lovethyneighbor
I think Pete looks great, and I respect all the hard work he is doing campaigning. I would love to see him become President, which doesn’t have anything to do with his sexuality, but because of his ability to emulate strength, integrity, honor, and respect for all Americans. He’s a big enough person that he apologizes and does not make excuses, for things he has said or done that hurt other people.
frapachino
Hes such a well spoken intelligent guy too bad about all that socialist BS he spews.
JED08
He doesn’t ever spew ANY socialist BS.
Robert-in-Seattle
It’s not HIM so much as it is Uncle Bernie!
Den
Clearly you never learned how to think.
Buttigieg is an absolute centrist. Just because Rush lied and told you he was a socialist does not mean he is, child.
Kangol2
Rustyspanx/frapachino [sic], you wouldn’t know socialism if it bit you hard in the tuches.
Mayor Pete is about as close to socialism as Mercury is to Pluto.
evanxx
You can photo-shop a beard or a big red nose on him; he still looks 14 yrs old.
marion
Makes him look less like a rabbit.
Paton41
Damn! Pete is sure sexy with his scruffy look!
fur_hunter
If my ID Name doesn’t give you an idea as to expressing my opinion on the subject………then, you have to be a Dumb Moron. HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHE
sillyme
I’ll vote for Pete with a beard or not for he’s still has an attraction about him that i like and he’s more of a human for anything that he says is true and he will apologize for an error or mistake that he makes or his husband does, I love that about them, real people do that. No a true politician.
JED08
Yuck, hate it.
tameron1
Mayor Pete is gorgeous with a beard. I vote for the beard.
Onecaddy13
Don’t really care one way or another. Sorry, he just doesn’t do it for me..
Robert-in-Seattle
He does it for me, I just don’t think he has the umph to become a viable candidate. The far-right asswipes will scream from the rooftops: Sodomite! I don’t see why they ALWAYS go THERE first, but they are out and ready to make their presence known.
I really hope he does get at least to be someone’s VP, but I don’t think he’s presidential. Yet. In a few years maybe.
Colin Clout
It worked for Lincoln when he was running for President. Just saying…..
Kangol2
Well, that, and Lincoln was a brilliant candidate who espoused political ideas that were very important to a majority of northern voters. But hey, if a beard works its magic as well, so be it.
Wheelerman
Pete is hot af with the facial hair.
Nevertheless, I’m voting for him for his policies and presidential demeanor. #PETEBUTTIGIEG2020
Hillers
Amped up his hotness by a solid 8 points. Enthusiastically approved.
Blackceo
Are there two Gay twitters? Cuz ummm…the one I’m on says hard pass.
Bradley
I hate facial and body hair as a rule. Some of the created pictures look nice, though. He’s not my husband, so he can do what he wants! As long as he (and his hubby) are happy, that’s all that matters!
jasentylar
The thirst is real, honeybooboo. PeteforAmerica!!!!
Tranceboi1
Why are they even talking about a bearded Pete? I just saw him the other night at the debate and he was clean shaven like he always is. No BEARD. He looks great clean shaven and smart as always. Guess they are running out of things to put on this page. Talk about Fake News. Now that is really fake.
Ronbo
Well this is literally accurate. Now Pete is officially wearing his CIA beard. For details, Search “CIA Buttigieg Greyzone” to see how thick the beard truly is.
Terrycloth
Woof …the beard and stashe. Yes.
Just the stashe um no..just the Beard. Another no…but he went from being twinky boy next door to sexy man. Wonder how Chaz feels about these pics..or Pete ?
Virpilosus
Pete shaven is good looking cute, but with facefur he’s just danged hot n handsome!
jkb
He’s a cheating rat.