Sunday, December 18, 2011

A Missive on Eyebrows

Was just looking at one of those pictures of all the celebrities without eyebrows where they look like alien cannibals. And I was wondering. What is the purpose of eyebrows other than to keep us from looking like diseased mutants.

So, naturally, I Googled it. Apparently their main function is to keep dust, sweat, water and other debris out of your eye sockets. But I've seen plenty of chicks who shave off their eyebrows and tattoo new ones on (that doesn't look good, by the way, ladies.... see above) and they don't walk around blinking all the damn time.

They're also supposed to assist with communication and conveyance of emotion. But then I've never been talking to someone wearing sunglasses and had to ask "Will you take those off? I can't understand you."

My conclusion is that the only real purpose of eyebrows is to make us more pleasing to the eye. So, apparently, we evolved an aesthetic device. Go figure. That's all.