Kim Jong-Un's Abysmal Haircut Is Now The Law

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Kim Jong-un’s Abysmal Haircut Is Now The Law
North Korea has launched a new campaign, targeting citizens with long hair and commanding them to adopt Kim Jong-un’s absurdly angled, high and tight male bouffant.
In February 2015, Jong-un’s haircut made headline news – the Supreme Leader’s trademark style still had shaved sides, but his mop-like top was swapped for a bizarre trapezoid-shaped poof. At the time, media joked about his ‘do, but this latest purge sounds like a more serious enforcement.
According to South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper, authorities in the North Korean capital have established an order for men to keep their hair at a maximum 2 cm (0.8 inches) length. North Koreans have been told to show respect to Kim Jong-un by mirroring

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