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Style Debate: Anthony Davis’ Unibrow

July 2, 2012 By Joe | Heads up: Buying via our links may result in us getting a commission. Also, we take your privacy rights seriously. Head here to learn more.

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Not too long before becoming the #1 overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, former Kentucky basketball player Anthony Davis had trademarked the phrases: “Fear the Brow” and “Raise the Brow”, which are obvious nods to his appearance.  He plans to keep the taboo follicle connection because it’s unique.

The Case FOR Anthony Davis keeping the unibrow:  More power to him.  He took something that people normally pounce on and make fun of to no end, and turned it around into a huge positive.  That doesn’t happen everyday and he’s setting a hell of an example.  His unibrow makes him instantly recognizable, and if he pans out into the shot-blocking, post-dominating beast NBA scouts think he will, then he stands to make even more money because of it.  Talent is one thing, but talent + a unique & recognizable trait = another.  His unibrow already has its own facebook page with 10,000 likes.  That’s power.  Gotta love this young man’s attitude.  Most 19-year-olds don’t have the guts to wear a go-to-hell piece of grooming, or lack thereof, on their face.

The Case AGAINST Anthony Davis keeping the unibrow:  This is great.  All credit to him for embracing it.  But eventually it’s gonna have to go.  A unibrow, in a very, very small way, is similar to devastating cleavage.  It’s a choice, and it’s a distraction.  You can’t NOT look at it.  It’s like being challenged to not think of anything at all, only to end up creating a 100 foot tall, fluffy, delicious monster.  Right.  Same thing.  Davis risks being mainly defined by his appearance, which isn’t something anyone should actively strive for.  He’s typecasting himself in a way.

Your turn guys.  Is Anthony Davis making the right move?  Should he get rid of it now (say, in some sort of event where it’s waxed/plucked off for charity?)  Or is this genius?  And did you ever sport a unibrow?  If so, for how long?

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  1. Pao says

    July 2, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    If he shaves it off there will be haters as well, saying things like “He only cares about his appearance”, “He succumbed to the pressure of being in the media spotlight, endorsements, etc”.

  2. justin t says

    July 2, 2012 at 3:53 AM

    Can’t stand him as a person. All he talks about is making money. Isn’t he a basketball player? Shouldn’t that come first? I don’t think he’s talked about basketball once.

    What if Andrew Luck was trademarking things leading up to the NFL draft and talking about all the commercials he’s gonna do?

  3. Jordan says

    July 2, 2012 at 6:15 AM

    another waste of space Callipari one and done. I’m waiting with bated breath for that championship to be vacated.

  4. Steven Bremer says

    July 2, 2012 at 6:17 AM

    Hugh Acheson’s unibrow is more epic.

  5. stoneule says

    July 2, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    hahaha butt hurt much? Go Cats!

  6. Ryan says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    He looks like a jackass with that unibrow

  7. hbc14 says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:05 AM

    After he gets that inchworm waxed off his head he should hit up the orthodontist to get those bottom teeth straightened out.

  8. Brian says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:28 AM

    someone should wax that thing when he is passed out

  9. David Porter says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Devastating Cleavage is a Choice?

  10. Brad says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    You’re kidding right? He’s an unselfish player that does the best for the team. He’s less ‘thuggish/arrogant/childish’ than 95% of the college and professional players out there.

    Everyone can’t be Andrew Luck, stop living in a fantasy.

  11. Eric says

    July 2, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    It is with plastic surgery.

  12. Herr_Synnberg says

    July 2, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    I have a natural unibrow. I keep it trimmed because it’ll look fudging stupid otherwise.
    Just because someone famous did it doesn’t automatically make it right.

  13. Joe says

    July 2, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    Not everyone can be as pretty as you. Whoever the hell you are.

  14. ThatManGilmore says

    July 2, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    LMAO Checkmate! And yea as a part of the NBA having the whole “Image Revamp” I think it would be safe for him to correct that brow. Argument could be the fact that you have people like Udonis Haslem with the worst beard in NBA history or Amare Stoudamire’s hobo look lol.

  15. AnonymousJay says

    July 2, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    I have a unibrow but it’s certainly not as pronounced or noticeable as Anthony Davis’. I keep it trimmed enough to where the middle isn’t connected.

    I’ve thought about getting them done but I’m super afraid I’ll leave the salon (is that where you go to get them done?) with really feminine arched eyebrows…haha.

    I want to get them done so they look really natural and not like they were ‘done.’

  16. C Cummings says

    July 2, 2012 at 12:24 PM

    Unlike spectacular cleavage (which I admit takes an act of will to ignore), Davis’ brow immediately became background after the first minute. It’s just him, and to me neither adds nor detracts. It’s a uni, but it looks groomed and somehow right for his face. Not in the same category as Frida Kahlo’s brow.

  17. JayScott says

    July 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    He should shave/wax the outside edges to go for the cyclops eyebrow. That would be intimidating.

  18. Dave says

    July 2, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    He ought to hope Beetlejuice didn’t copyright his face.

  19. Tergiversator_Maximus says

    July 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    For him, go for it – he’s famous and wealthy, so everyone else can go to hell. Maybe he and Sen. Casey will be able to do something for all the guys out there to whom nature decided to give one where others have two. In the meantime, I’ll still play Moses and part the brow sea every week.

  20. Tergiversator_Maximus says

    July 2, 2012 at 2:11 PM

    Butt hurt? Really?…. Really?

  21. Josh says

    July 2, 2012 at 4:02 PM

    I don’t get the positive reaction to this. It’s the equivalent of having any other gross, neglected grooming feature like excessive nose-hair… and choosing to actively embrace and marketing it.

    You’re the multi-millionaire, celebrity face of a franchise; time to grow up, kid.

  22. grasking says

    July 2, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    Well, wouldn’t there be some health benefits to having straight teeth? Wouldn’t it make them easier to brush and clean and lessen your chance of cavities and gingivitis? And this guy has more than enough money to get them straightened out. It’s not like he’s living on charity.

  23. Ben IncaHutz says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    I live in Los Angeles. There are alot of Armenians in LA.
    Armenians are hairy. I see alot of unibrows and since this guy started making news I’m seeing alot more of them.

    More power to all of them. Including the ladies with the unibrows and big butts.

    If you’ve never been to LA make sure you goto Glendale(its next to North Hollywood). Its Armenian heaven.

  24. Anon says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:39 PM

    Feel the exact same. I just keep it shaved in the middle, but I wish it could look better.

  25. Supes says

    July 2, 2012 at 8:01 PM

    damn, there is a lot of hate on here over his choice not to shave it. i would think on a site about fashion, the fact that he has gone against the masses and taken something that is seen by everyone as a flaw and embrace it would warrant some kind of praise. You may not agree with his choice, but you have to admit that it takes a lot guts to go out knowing you have something as noticeable as that on your face and still, simply, not care. it’s like a guy wearing a pair of go to hell pants. i may not do it myself or even like the way he looks in them, but i have to admit that it is a bold move. Kudos to you Anthony Davis for choosing to teach all of us that it is ok not to fit into the norm of what society deems beautiful. I hope you have a successful career and do it all from under that hairy beast of an eyebrow!

  26. JacksonNC says

    July 2, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Does the unibrow look good? No. Is he playing the hand he’s dealt to use it to his advantage? Yes. Will it be a passing fad? Yes. Can he play ball? Yes. Should he have finished college? Yes.

  27. Will Hampson says

    July 3, 2012 at 12:59 PM

    It just looks like a disregard for personal hygiene. It may not be, but that’s what it says to the world. And women. And endorsements.

  28. William B says

    July 3, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    I heard on NPR that he registered trademarks in his unibrow… “when life gives you a unibrow… make intellectual property?”

  29. Corey says

    July 5, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    You don’t get the fact that millions of people in just Kentucky knew more about the brow than the actual person. Advertisers and fans alike will eat that up in the NBA. No one cares what he looks like; they care if he can dunk, rebound, and block. Patenting the rights to “Bow to the brow” and “fear the brow” show he (or someone behind him), knows a little about marketing.

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