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Does Kim Jong Un's new haircut reflect attitude?
abc News 8 Idaho Falls ^ | 2-19-2015 | Alanne Orjoux CNN

Posted on 02/19/2015 2:08:56 PM PST by Citizen Zed

An updated 'do can "hair-ald" a new phase in your life, signifying a fresh start.

And maybe that's what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first debuted at his New Year's address in January.

After all, Kim Jong Un -- following in the footsteps of his father, Kim Jong Il, dear leader and eternal chief of the Workers' Party of Korea -- is cracking down.

Kim's new image got attention on social media, with some asking -- tongue in cheek -- if the new hairstyle was a nod to his father and grandfather.

"Kim Jong Un has an amazing new haircut. We have many, many questions," Amanda Taub wrote on Vox.com.

Others jumped in to share their feelings on the fade.

"The Joey Essex haircut goes drastically wrong as it reaches North Korea," tweeted Adam Taylor.

Some commented on the new shape of the style.

"Kim Jong Un shows off new trapezoidal hair style, tiny eyebrows," said Allen & Kelley Co.

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To: Citizen Zed

“Kim Jong Un has an amazing new haircut. We have many, many questions,” Amanda Taub wrote on Vox.com.

“Amazing?”

“We?”

“Questions?”

A VERY weird post by Ms. Taub if you ask me.


21 posted on 02/19/2015 2:56:16 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

22 posted on 02/19/2015 2:57:39 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

What...is....that.?


23 posted on 02/19/2015 2:58:59 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: Citizen Zed
Looks like he's going for the "Kid" role in the remake ...


24 posted on 02/19/2015 2:59:08 PM PST by x
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To: central_va

Kinda calls for some eye-bleach, don’t it.


25 posted on 02/19/2015 3:00:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Citizen Zed
It looks like he used too much Butch Wax in his “haircraft carrier”. [Bad pun, but I couldn't help it.]
26 posted on 02/19/2015 3:05:37 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: Citizen Zed
I think Kim Jong Un watched The Interview on Netfricks and decided he liked the look.


27 posted on 02/19/2015 3:06:43 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Citizen Zed
Oh how Obama envies this little man.


28 posted on 02/19/2015 3:19:17 PM PST by Organic Panic
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To: SampleMan



29 posted on 02/19/2015 3:23:09 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Citizen Zed

But as long as we’re on the subject, he probably should affect a monstrous afro to give the impression that his face doesn’t quite occupy so much acreage.


30 posted on 02/19/2015 3:23:27 PM PST by DPMD
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I had a doctor tell me once that the loss of the outer third of ones eyebrows may be a symptom of hypothyroidism. One can hope.


31 posted on 02/19/2015 3:37:32 PM PST by Afterguard (Liberals will let you do anything you want, as long as it's mandatory.)
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To: Organic Panic
OBIES FOUND that the cuts so popular....hes following ..suit....er Haircut..


32 posted on 02/19/2015 3:37:36 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: Citizen Zed

Eraserhead.


33 posted on 02/19/2015 3:43:12 PM PST by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away)
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To: Vigilanteman

He come on flat top.........he come groovin’ up slowly......


34 posted on 02/19/2015 3:54:22 PM PST by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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To: Citizen Zed

It means his barber has been put to death.


35 posted on 02/19/2015 3:56:11 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: minnesota_bound

Death by a thousand cuts...... really a death by a thousand cuts!


36 posted on 02/19/2015 3:56:43 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: Blood of Tyrants

> What’s up with those eyebrows?

Its a gay thing. You think any woman would want to have sex with you if you looked like him? Not that that would bother him. He’s looking for wuv in all the wong pwaces. ...


37 posted on 02/19/2015 4:11:29 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: MeshugeMikey

Comrade Ri Sol Ju is quite a looker.

I’m personally fond of Korean women.


38 posted on 02/19/2015 5:24:34 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Well, i like it


39 posted on 02/19/2015 5:29:08 PM PST by Toespi
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To: goldstategop

ah that would be the lady on the arm of “the great leader”?.

Thanks


40 posted on 02/19/2015 5:34:35 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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