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Best Korea only allows choice of 28 Haircuts

Postby The Genoese Cromanatum » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:49 pm

Now, I understand this may be very old news to some of you, however I figured it could spark an interesting debate. In North Korea, the state approves of only 28 choices of hairstyle, 18 of which can be chosen by females, and 10 that can be chosen by males.

I have two questions:

Do you approve of any of these hairstyles?

Do you believe the North Korean government should restrict what hairstyles the citizens can and cannot have?

I, myself, believe that North Korea should be able to do this. For some reason, the North Korean government's strict policies have made it's citizens love their country (educational brainwashing aside), and I admire that. Besides, some of those haircuts are pretty classy.


http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/25/these-are-north-koreas-28-state-approved-hairstyles/
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Postby Wind in the Willows » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:50 pm

Some look alright, most of them suck though.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:50 pm

Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....
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Postby TaQud » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:51 pm

its from February, old news is old (even if it was nearly 6 months ago) why bring it up now?
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Postby Wind in the Willows » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:52 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....


I know someone that started to go bald when they were 17.
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Postby The Genoese Cromanatum » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:52 pm

TaQud wrote:its from February, old news is old (even if it was nearly 6 months ago) why bring it up now?


For the purpose of sparking discussion about a very odd law that some may find interesting.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:53 pm

Wind in the Willows wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....


I know someone that started to go bald when they were 17.


They were lucky. I first noticed on a skiing holiday when I was 15 and I suddenly got sunburned on my crown. By 20 I was fully bald.
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Postby Page » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:56 pm

I don't see the dead Dear Leader's granny perm in any of those male options. :P
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Postby Wind in the Willows » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:57 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Wind in the Willows wrote:
I know someone that started to go bald when they were 17.


They were lucky. I first noticed on a skiing holiday when I was 15 and I suddenly got sunburned on my crown. By 20 I was fully bald.


Ah well, look on the bright side, at least you dont have to brush your hair in the morning.
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Postby The Genoese Cromanatum » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:58 pm

Page wrote:I don't see the dead Dear Leader's granny perm in any of those male options. :P


I'm glad you noticed, it's actually against the law to have the same haircut as Kim Jong-un. Such a sly dog, he is.
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Postby Conservative Idealism » Sat Aug 17, 2013 5:59 pm

The Genoese Cromanatum wrote:...In North Korea, the state approves of only 28 choices of hairstyle, 18 of which can be chosen by females, and 10 that can be chosen by males...

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Postby Napkiraly » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:03 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....

Being bald is a sign that you are a bourgeois imperialist spy pigdog. *nod*
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Postby Sierra Lobo » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:03 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....

Government issue wigs is a must.
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Postby Norstal » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:04 pm

Hornesia wrote:Does this surprise anyone?

I thought they only have 20 haircuts.
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Postby Sierra Lobo » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:05 pm

The Genoese Cromanatum wrote:
Page wrote:I don't see the dead Dear Leader's granny perm in any of those male options. :P


I'm glad you noticed, it's actually against the law to have the same haircut as Kim Jong-un. Such a sly dog, he is.

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Postby Regnum Dominae » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:19 pm

Old news is old.
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Postby Spartan Philidelphia » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:25 pm

Iran did something similar a few years back. Stephen Colbert's haircut was one of the approved styles.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/ ... index.html

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Postby Anachronous Rex » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:25 pm

You know. I've always wanted to be able to order a haircut McDonald's style.

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Postby Vetalia » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:37 pm

I do generally go with the men's #6 myself.
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Postby The Remean Lordship » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:40 pm

Kim-Jong-Un was scared of barbers as a kid, so he cuts his own hair. People have come to like this and call it the "youth" or "ambition" cut.
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:58 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:Well I'd be fucked. I went bald at 20.....

I feel your pain. Mine started receding at 17.

Also, I don't know that I can think of 28 hair styles.
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Postby Pope Joan » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:00 pm

The hair is ok but I especially like the expressions.

Can I buy one of those tough confident smiles?
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Postby Slafstopia » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:04 pm

The Remean Lordship wrote:Kim-Jong-Un was scared of barbers as a kid, so he cuts his own hair. People have come to like this and call it the "youth" or "ambition" cut.


Holy shit you guys.

A monarch doing something for themselves.
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Postby Warda » Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:05 pm

Slafstopia wrote:
The Remean Lordship wrote:Kim-Jong-Un was scared of barbers as a kid, so he cuts his own hair. People have come to like this and call it the "youth" or "ambition" cut.


Holy shit you guys.

A monarch doing something for themselves.

not every monarch is a lazy pants
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