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'''''Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle''''' was part of a government propaganda campaign promulgating grooming and dress standards. [[North Korea]] broadcast it on state-run television in the capital of [[Pyongyang]]. The [[television program]] claimed that hair length can affect [[human intelligence]] in part because of the deprivation to the rest of the body of [[nutrient]]s required for hair to grow. |
'''''Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle''''' was part of a government propaganda campaign promulgating grooming and dress standards. [[North Korea]] broadcast it on state-run television in the capital of [[Pyongyang]]. The [[television program]] claimed that hair length can affect [[human intelligence]] in part because of the deprivation to the rest of the body of [[nutrient]]s required for hair to grow. (This is at odds with the mainstream medical understanding that hair growth is unaffected by the amount of previously grown hair that remains attached to the body.) |
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An initial five-part series in the show ''Common Sense'' featured officially endorsed haircut styles, while a later series went a step further by showing certain men as examples of how ''not'' to trim hair. |
An initial five-part series in the show ''Common Sense'' featured officially endorsed haircut styles, while a later series went a step further by showing certain men as examples of how ''not'' to trim hair. |
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Revision as of 09:24, 6 July 2006
Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle was part of a government propaganda campaign promulgating grooming and dress standards. North Korea broadcast it on state-run television in the capital of Pyongyang. The television program claimed that hair length can affect human intelligence in part because of the deprivation to the rest of the body of nutrients required for hair to grow. (This is at odds with the mainstream medical understanding that hair growth is unaffected by the amount of previously grown hair that remains attached to the body.)
An initial five-part series in the show Common Sense featured officially endorsed haircut styles, while a later series went a step further by showing certain men as examples of how not to trim hair.
The series is part of a larger media campaign that began in autumn 2004, promoting proper attire and neat appearances in men, appearing in print and radio as well as on television.
The show encourages the state-mandated short hairstyles, such as the flat-top crew cut, middle hairstyle, low hairstyle, and high hairstyle. It says that hair should be kept between 1 cm and 5 cm in length, and recommends haircuts for men every 15 days. The country's official hairstyles also allow men over 50 years old to grow their upper hair up to 7 cm long, to disguise balding.
In the second series, individuals were interviewed about their hairstyles.
Western news articles (see below) reported that people were forced to be interviewed, that their names were displayed on television and that 'bad' haircuts were criticized.