Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle

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Let's cut our hair according to the socialist lifestyle (or translated as Let's trim our hair according to the Socialist lifestyle >) is a television program that is part of North Korea's government propaganda campaign that announces standards of care and clothing in 2004-2005.

It was broadcast on state-run Central Korean television in the Pyongyang capital and clips of the program were then re-broadcast on British channel BBC One. The program claims that hair length can affect human intelligence, in part because it deprives the entire body of the nutrients necessary for growing hair. However, although some researchers have suggested that the brain and hair are in competition from an evolutionary point of view, cutting hair has no effect on its growth rate. It is part of a North Korean government's restrictive campaign that has long opposed hair and clothing that is considered against the "socialist values".

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Such clothing and hair standards have long been a tool of North Korean society. Kim Jong-il is known for the so-called " Speed â€‹â€‹Battle Cut " which crew cut when he first became famous in the early 1980s, though he later returned to a short bouffant side which his father likes. After Kim Jong-il succeeded his father, some state restrictions on Western fashion became relaxed. Women are allowed a permanent wave, men can grow slightly longer hair, and even public dancing is permitted. Though there were small concessions during the early years of Kim Jong-il's reign, clear emblems of Western fashion such as jeans continued to be banned, and long hair in men could lead to arrests and forced haircuts.

According to the North Korean newspaper Nodong Sinmun ( Working Papers ), leaders are battling the guerrilla war against the possible entry of capitalism into the realm of personal appearance. Along with long hair, shoes that are not neatly identified as a symbol of Western culture which, by imitation, will lead the country to damage.

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Television series

The series started in 2004 as part of the regular television program Common Sense. In the fall of that year, a larger media campaign (print and radio and television) began promoting decent clothing and neat appearance for men. The show encourages short hairstyles, such as top-flat crew cuts, medium hairstyles, low hairstyles, and high hairstyles. It is said that the hair should be kept between 1 and 5 cm (0.4 and 2.0 inches) in length, and haircuts are recommended for men every 15 days. The country's official hair style allows men over 50 years to grow their upper hair up to 7 cm (2.8 inches), to disguise baldness.

A series of the first five sections of the show feature an officially-supported hairstyle, while the next series goes a step further by showing certain men as examples of how not to trim a person's hair. With each instance, the show shows the person's name and where they live (or work) through translation and/or voice. For example, in one episode (shown in January 2005) a North Korean resident named Mr. Ko Gwang Hyun, whose hair is disheveled over his ears, is shown as a negative role model, with voiceover comments: "We can not help question the cultural sense of this friend, who can not afford to be embarrassed by his hairstyle.Can we expect a man with this tangled mindset to do its job well? "

In the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, Western news articles reported that hidden cameras were placed to capture people with inappropriate hairstyles. This is part of a television program broadcasted at the same time as Let's Cut Our Hair According to the Socialist Lifestyle . The offenders will then be interviewed by the presenter and asked to explain themselves. Their name, address, and workplace will be announced to prevent others from being embarrassed and ostracized.