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Every Man in North Korea Now Has to Get a Kim Jong-Un Haircut

http://gawker.com/every-man-in-north-kor...1552031556



North Korean Dear Leader/monster Kim Jong-Un is now requiring every man in the country to copy his exact haircut. The rule was reportedly introduced in Pyongyang two weeks ago.

Until now, there have been 28 government-approved hairstyles in North Korea—10 for men and 18 for women.

Long hair has been discouraged by North Korean state TV since 2005, when a campaign warned men that too much hair could consume vital nutrients, stunting brain development. The campaign recommended they schedule haircuts every 15 days.

Now the state is going a step further, reducing men's hair options to one: Kim's famous center-parted 'do.

If it weren't mandated, Kim's style wouldn't be particularly popular. Before it was known as the "Dear Leader" haircut, Koreans mostly associated it with Chinese smugglers.

"Until the mid-2000s, we called it the 'Chinese smuggler haircut," a former Pyongyang resident told the Korea Times.

Incidentally, the previous "Dear Leader" haircut, Kim Jong-Il's trademark bouffant, is no longer an option.

Update: NK News is expressing skepticism that the new rule, if it's real, will affect most North Koreans' lives. Sources visiting Pyongyang as recently as last week said they hadn't seen many men wearing Kim's distinctive hairstyle.

And even if the rule were in effect, enforcement wouldn't be particularly strict.

"The fashion enforcers are normally students required to 'volunteer' a couple of times a year and are stationed by bus stops, metro stops and busy street corners," and the worst consequence men would suffer is "a talking-to" for multiple violations, a source told NK News.

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If Tuthmosis was the leader of North Korea, he could implement a Long Hair Rule for Women.

Paging Tuth!

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As if picking a face out of a crowd wasn't difficult already:

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This regime is one of the most horrific ones in history, poor souls.

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How about....

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We are looking at te next hipster style.

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Good think Skrillex isn't a dictator.

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Just in, Obama orders all Americans to get a 1 buzz cut with a line up.

The power of power.

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The story is anti-Korea bullshit, but it would be hilarious if he really ordered it.

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Kim should better think how to get everyone as chubby as he is.

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Some people have one body double.
Some have multiple doubles.
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Kim has a WHOLE country of them now - go big od go home

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It's probably so that if they make an attempt on his life, it's harder to pick out the real cat from millions of clones.

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(03-27-2014 05:31 AM)Moma Wrote:  It's probably so that if they make an attempt on his life, it's harder to pick out the real cat from millions of clones.

Yup - people can hate him for being a dictator, meddling in people's affairs or not fixing his country, but the fact is, he's far from stupid and definitely knows his stuff - he has so much money and power (hell, he even has his own country that he can use as his plaything) that he doesn't really care.

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What are bald dudes going to do? Wear a hair piece?

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This guy is the most unintentionally hilarious person since Mike Tyson.

Funny "anime" about him: http://www.collegehumor.com/video/674002...im-jong-un

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North Korea is by far the most bizarre, totalitarian country that is every existed.

If people want to get an idea of this place, I highly recommend reading the book "Nothing to Envy" and seeing the documentary Camp 14.

The stories that are shared, and the brutality people go through in the country is mind-boggling. I really have trouble fathoming that a country like this exists.

America definitely has it's problems, but read or watch the book/movie, and you'll be so glad to be living in the old U.S.A.

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(03-27-2014 07:01 AM)bacon Wrote:  What are bald dudes going to do? Wear a hair piece?

They will be considered "expendable" - it's their fault for daring to be bald and ruining the perfect haircut nation

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Meh. It ain't that bad of a haircut.

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Oh oh..... We're fuct....

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^

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North Korean flag just got a bit easier to capture (though still insanely hard)

Contrast Game will be key.