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Anyone fancy moving to North Korea?
North Korea: Students required to get Kim Jong-un haircut
in several countries, the oppressor is the governement, but in several others,that's the religion (paul cor.1, 11-16)or the necessity of finding ajob from "good thinking" employeers
"what kind of freedom has an american when he is on the dole"(joseph staline)
Here is one example of a North Korean man with criminally long hair.
--Val
Here's another example.
--Val
Hate to burst your bubble but the story is fake.
Not that Wikipedia is the end-all-be-all of peer-reviewed journalism, but the multiple references listed do seem to confirm the story as being legitimate.
--Val
Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle
I wouldn't trust wikipedia. Just ask the folks who changed a political candidates page to reflect comments about the American
Revolution starting in New Hampshire.
http://blog.masslive.com/thefray/2011/03/michele_bachmann_shot_heard_round_world_new_hampshire.html
... this does not imply that all Wiki pages are similarly altered and inaccurate. I am compelled by the fact that, over the course of several years, a number of articles making the same claim about N. Korea were published by the likes of The Guardian, BBC News, the Daily Telegraph, and South Africa's Independent. Do you have similar sources that discount the story? I'm not emotionally invested, either way (and if anything, I hope you're right)... just genuinely curious.
--Val
A number of sources are now debunking it. Here is one from comcast.
Haircut Claim debunked
Washington Times has it reported, also.
http://www.washingtontimes.com....UzL5VLsCO0o.twitter
Yeah, I think you may be right. Looks like the BBC and loads of other media picked up the story from The Korea Times, and the story went viral.
Are the men of North Korea really being forced to get Kim Jong Un haircuts?
That Viral ‘Kim Jong-Un Haircut’ Story Is Another Hoax
Good to know the story did cause outrage though - even if it was fake. At least it proves there are many people who loathe his ghastly short-back-and-sides haircut!
Damon