Posted on 06/16/2024 6:44:03 PM PDT by thegagline
A popular haircut known as 'The Edgar' has sparked a major backlash - with some restaurants and schools seeking to ban those who sport it.
The bowl-shaped style *** is typically favored by Mexican-American young men who are known as 'Edgars'.
But the trend is causing widespread division in Hispanic communities as locals increasingly link the haircut to crime, while others accuse critics of being racist.
One of the suspects Mikey Valdez, 18, an 'Edgar ', had just been let out of jail on unrelated car burglary charges and was killed alongside his accomplice by police who rushed in to protect the public.
Valdez and a second shooter 'had some sort of beef and decided to take it to Market Square, among all those people,' Police Chief William McManus stated***
Following the melee, local restaurateur Ricky Ortiz posted a meme with a 'no Edgars' sign on social media, suggesting he did not want anyone with this haircut in his popular restaurants El Camino, Besame, Ay Que Chula and Perfect Tender.
'Fiesta commission needs to fence the whole thing off, charge a cover, and have a no Edgar policy,' Ortiz said of the organizers of the event Valdez targeted. *** But Ortiz's comments received pushback in the majority Hispanic community, with some San Antonio residents accusing him of being a racist. ***
'Lol, you live in "Edgar" city. This is a new form of racism.' But Ortiz, a first-generation American of Mexican parents, defended his comments.
'People accusing me of racism are speaking from a place of ignorance,' he told the local publication.
'They don't want to acknowledge or admit that the majority of the kids that are getting these haircuts want to be in a culture influenced by gang affiliation and things like that.'***
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
However, we have been repeatedly told by the left that cultural appropriation is racist. Moe is unavailable for comment
The Beatles agree with you.
Beat me to it!
But that’s the only way my wife knows how to cut my hair.
Yep!
Forget the ‘Edgar’…
These are the last of the Moe Haircuts!
Btw ... I don’t see #5s tie in ... and #6 could be said to be a tribute to Dumb and Dumber.
If calling it a ‘Yung Hee’ catches on, no one will want to sport it.
They seem nice.
I never realized that Floyd cut Wally’s hair.
Rename it the Moe Howard.
Racist haircuts now?
He was Andy the barber before he was Floyd the Barber.
As long as they don’t look like this guy 😬
It looks stupid and always did.
Personally, let them wear it as they choose.
So what if it’s a style popular with gangs? That way when we see one we know to be extra vigilant.
Just some neighborhood guys out having fun!
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