Pogonophobia is the fear of beards, often triggered by a negative experience with a bearded individual or discomfort with facial features being obscured. Those with pogonophobia typically avoid ...
Let there be beards in the Bronx ... culture - think of the 2010 San Francisco Giants and their "Fear The Beard" mantra - the Yankees only presented themselves as further out of touch.
Figaro Pho is about a boy swamped with an alphabet of phobias. Whether it's the fear of spiders, telephones, vegetables, beards, or even fear of the great mole rat, Figaro has experienced them all!