North Korea clamps down on long hair

North Korea’s communist government is waging war against men with long hair, calling them unhygienic anti-socialist fools, and even leader Kim Jong Il has trimmed his famous bouffant locks.

North Korea clamps down on long hair

North Korea’s communist government is waging war against men with long hair, calling them unhygienic anti-socialist fools, and even leader Kim Jong Il has trimmed his famous bouffant locks.

The hair campaign comes as North Korea’s dictatorship struggles to tighten its control over information, monitor its population and dictate cultural tastes.

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